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Beleaguered Purdue Pharma Makes Leadership Changes

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

My San Antonio– Purdue Pharma announced Tuesday a corporate turnaround specialist as its new board chairman and also changed its top lawyer, marking the latest in a series of organizational shifts for the embattled maker of the OxyContin opioid.

SmackDown, Raw Deals Highlight WWE Growth

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

Stamford Advocate– WWE’s audience continues to grow — and so do the company’s cornerstone contracts.

NBC Sports and Telemundo team up for World Cup coverage

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

The Hour– Stamford-based NBC Sports Group has assigned about 50 people to work on World Cup production from Russia or its East Side headquarters as part of its support of sister organization Telemundo’s coverage of the world’s most-watched soccer competition.

Studying for the Bar? Put Down the Phone — Or Not

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

ABA Journal– The days of attending bar review classes in person are waning, say law school deans, and recent graduates preparing for the bar now do a great deal of studying on smartphones with offerings like streamed lectures, flashcard apps and even YouTube songs devoted to thinking through statutes and case law.

New Business Faculty Drawn by UConn’s Reputation

Posted on May 29, 2018January 8, 2025 by Claire Hall

Alina Lerman and Debanjan Mitra will join the UConn School of Business faculty this fall. (Alina Lerman, Debanjan Mitra)

The UConn School of Business is welcoming two distinguished veteran faculty members this fall, including an accounting expert from Yale and a marketing professor who studies innovation. Continue Reading

Purdue Pharma Faces Private-Sector Litigation

Posted on May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

News Times– Purdue Pharma and other prescription-drug makers and distributors are being sued in five states for private health-insurance costs allegedly spiked by the opioid crisis, in what the plaintiffs’ lawyers describe as unique litigation.

Spring 2018 Research Newsletter

Posted on April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

Hello Colleagues,

Spring has arrived in Connecticut and, with it a renewed sense of excitement, growth and accomplishment both in our classrooms and through our research commitment. I would like to share with you some of our recent milestones.

With Less Than 80 Days to Regulatory Deadline, Neo4j Urges Organizations to Turn GDPR Compliance Into Strategic Advantage

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

PR Newswire– In lead-up to GDPR’s looming May 25, 2018 deadline, Neo4j, the market leader in connected data, is urging any company that is investing in GDPR compliance to use those investments for a long-term, strategic advantage. As part of that effort, Neo4j is offering an interactive, personalized demonstration and solution assessment, which shows organizations how to use connected data to meet GDPR compliance, and also how to turn those compliance investments into a strategic advantage.

How Visual Technologies Influence Virtual Teams

Posted on March 6, 2018April 18, 2018 by Claire Hall

Professor Lurie Discovers Visual Technologies Foster Persuasion, Agreement among Virtual Teams

In a business climate where colleagues may never share office space or even meet face-to-face, Marketing Professor Nicholas Lurie has found that more visual information technologies can help virtual teams build consensus under tight deadlines. Continue Reading

U.S. Seeks Repayment from Purdue Pharma

Posted on March 6, 2018March 12, 2018 by Melissa Ferrigno

My San Antonio– The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week it would seek reimbursement from Purdue Pharma and other makers of prescription narcotics for federal health and law-enforcement costs incurred from the opioid crisis.

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