Westport News – Six of the state’s 10 largest cities, and hundreds of others across the country, have sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. So has Connecticut’s attorney general and more than 30 of his counterparts.
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Opioids: Boston trial opens what could be year of reckoning for executives
The Quest for Joy
Medium – A Q&A with Professor Robin Coulter about Marie Kondo, the psychology of clutter, and what it means for marketers.
Purdue Pharma to research non-opioid treatments
Daily Heralds – Purdue Pharma, the controversial maker of OxyContin, and eyecare-pharmaceutical firm Ocular Therapeutix has announced a research partnership aiming to develop non-opioid pain treatments.
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Ph.D. Candidates: From Writing Prose to Writing Pros

Hongfei Li, a Ph.D. candidate in Operations and Information Management, knows there’s more to writing a great research paper than just having a fascinating topic. Continue Reading
Op-ed: What saying ‘Happy Holidays’ says about us
Stamford Advocate – “Happy Holidays!” It is the most common greeting offered this time of year. People say it to each other. Retailers greet consumers with it. We hear it in advertisements across all platforms-television, radio and in print. It is now so common the words go almost unnoticed, much like asking “how are you” as you pass by someone you know, and often don’t even hear the answer. Such greetings have become a habit.
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Entrepreneurship
When entrepreneur Peter J. Werth pledged more than $22 million to the University of Connecticut last winter, for the creation of the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, a new chapter was written in UConn’s history.Continue Reading
Students Visit RazorFocus, Learn Marketing Research
The UConn Marketing Club in Stamford recently visited RazorFocus, a marketing research company located near the campus.Continue Reading
For Olympic Athlete the Goal is Dual Degrees

The day before he ran the 2018 Hartford Half Marathon, Donn Cabral attended a seminar called “A Lawyer’s Primer on Blockchain.” After he won the race, he headed home to tackle a take-home exam for a course called “Motivating Individuals and Teams.”Continue Reading
Winds of Change: Customer Demands, Improving Technology are Creating a New World for Retailers

In Philip Dick’s “A Minority Report,” Tom Cruise walks through a mall where his character’s name is called out by a screen and he is addressed for an ultra-targeted Guinness ad.Continue Reading