Hartford Business Journal – The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) awarded a total of $11,000 to four students from UConn’s School of Business, all majoring in real estate and urban economics.
Finance
‘Where You Go In Life Is Up To You’
Finance Chief, Philanthropist, Innovator Denis J. Nayden is a Husky Through-and-Through
A year after Denis J. Nayden ’76, ’77 MBA, graduated from UConn, he was visiting his parents in the Annapolis, Md.,-area, and attended a function at the U.S. Naval Academy.
“My father introduced me to the commandant and said, ‘This is my son, Denis, and he just graduated from UConn,'” Nayden recalled. Apparently, the commandant was only familiar with the other Yukon.
“Congratulations, son!,” the commadant replied. “I didn’t know Alaska had a university.”Continue Reading
Alumni Share Career Experiences with Financial Management Club
Fred Carstensen Talks Energy Economics
Upcoming Conference Brings Energy Leaders Together
Fred Carstensen, professor of finance and economics, will speak at the annual Energy, Environment and Economic Development conference on March 9 from 7 AM to 1:30 PM.
The conference brings together Connecticut leaders from energy and related industries to understand how their businesses interact with environmental policy and development.Continue Reading
Why Are There So Many Mattress Stores?
WFMY News 2 – John Clapp studies retail at the University of Connecticut. He says it’s common for companies to cover an area with their own stores.
“It’s a game they’re playing with each other. Of course they’re trying to do well with sales but they’re also trying to block each other out,” says Clapp.
UConn Business School Announces 10 New Professors
Decreasing Infant Mortality
UConn Professor, Colleagues Discover That Turkey’s Take-Charge Healthcare Initiative Saves Lives
Since the nation of Turkey launched an aggressive healthcare initiative, providing free and convenient access to primary care for all its citizens, at conveniently located walk-in clinics, the mortality rate has decreased, most dramatically among infants.Continue Reading
Courage and Expertise
Executive MBA Grads Reconnect at Hartford Event, Say UConn Education Bolstered Their Careers
Joe Connolly ’06 MBA, the vice president of administration and chief experience officer at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, earned an MBA degree through UConn’s Executive MBA (EMBA) Program because he thought greater financial knowledge would enhance his career. It did.Continue Reading
Sports Sponsorship and Stock Returns
BYU Radio – Asaaf Eisdorfer, associate professor of finance at the University of Connecticut, and author of the study, “Corporate Sport Sponsorship and Stock Returns: Evidence from the NFL.” Eisdorfer’s study seeks to examine the effect on Sponsor’s stock returns after game day. Eisdorfer shares his findings.
Advocates Say High-Speed Internet Key to Attracting Businesses
CT Post – No matter how much it spends on technology upgrades, Connecticut will never have a city like Boston.
But it can still make investments in hardware, software, networks and data facilities that would appeal to large companies, experts say, and might prevent the next General Electric from leaving — or help to bring in its replacement.