UConn Today – Two OPIM professors, known for their scholarship and groundbreaking work in the classroom, were honored with prestigious awards by the Information Systems Society at its annual conference in San Francisco earlier this month.
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UConn Professor Co-Chairs National Academies Study of Federal Small Business Innovation Programs
UConn Today – When the federal government invests hundreds of millions of dollars annually in small-business research and development, how should it determine whether those investments make a meaningful impact?
That question was pivotal to a comprehensive National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study co-chaired by UConn business professor Timothy B. Folta, the Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship at the School of Business.
CCEI’s Jennifer Mathieu Wins ‘Women of Innovation’ Award
UConn Today – Jennifer Mathieu ’09 (CLAS) ’23 MBA, the executive director of UConn’s Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation was selected as a Connecticut Women of Innovation Award recipient on Tuesday.
The award, given by the Connecticut Technology Council, recognizes women for their achievements in science, tech, engineering and math. This year 100 nominees –from scientists to manufacturers to academics—competed for the recognition. Mathieu was honored in the Academic Innovation & Leadership category for post-secondary institutions.
UConn Researcher’s Insight on Small-Business Bankruptcy Recovery Draws the Attention of Congress
UConn Today – New research by UConn finance professor Xiang Zheng indicates that an improved bankruptcy procedure, designed to make reorganization easier and less expensive for small businesses, is proving successful in enabling many of those companies to regroup and remain in business.
Professor Bird Speaks at Top Global Legal Research Center
UConn Today – Business law professor Robert Bird gave two lectures last month at the prestigious Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany.
The Institute is a top global center for foundational comparative legal research and is renowned for its academic rigor and expert policy advising.
Three New Faculty Members Join the School of Business
UConn Today – The School of Business is welcoming three new faculty members this Fall, who bring expertise in accounting, entrepreneurship, and real-estate research.
“Hiring new business faculty is always exciting, because the nature of our field is to stay on the cutting-edge of innovation and its application in the real world,’’ said Interim Dean Bob Day. “Looking at these three new hires and their current research programs I see innovation throughout: I see new taxation policies and new means of studying their implications; I see AI and autonomous-vehicle policy; I see research on manufactured homes and the impact of solar panels on real estate investment, among other topics.’’
Marketing Professor, Colleagues Find New Way to Enhance Social Media Influencer Messaging
UConn Today – UConn marketing professor Nicholas Lurie and two colleagues have found a little-known method for significantly enhancing social media influencer marketing.
In a recently published article in the Journal of Marketing, the researchers highlight how seeding the combination of a prominent influencer and a follower boosts the spread of an endorsement up to fivefold.
“Both researchers and marketers have traditionally believed that the key to social media messaging is to find the influencer with the largest social network,’’ Lurie says.
UConn Business Researchers Discover Voluntary Corporate Climate Goals Are Viewed Favorably by Investors
UConn Today – As companies face increasing pressure to address climate change, many are choosing to publicly announce voluntary carbon-elimination goals.
Two UConn researchers have discovered that, in addition to highlighting environmental responsibility, these commitments also influence how investors perceive the value of a company.
Marketing Association to Honor Professor Emerita Robin Coulter
UConn Today – rofessor Emerita Robin Coulter, who led the School’s Marketing Department for 17 years, will be recognized by the American Marketing Association this summer for the enduring impact of her research.
UConn, Three Other Partner Universities to Host International Conference on Real Estate and Sustainability in 2027
UConn Today – The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies is co-leading, co-organizing, and co-sponsoring a four-day symposium in Zurich, Switzerland, drawing international experts to address sustainability in the real estate industry.
The conference, titled “Global Real Estate and Sustainability: An International Conference on Emerging Challenges and Research Frontiers,’’ will be held at the University of Zurich in September 2027. Other academic partners include Yale University and The University of Oxford in England.