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Three UConn Undergrads Have Begun Developing a New Form of Cancer Treatment
The Daily Campus – University of Connecticut students Ryan Englander, Matthew Lin and Nandan Tumu have started a company, named Vitalyx, that is developing a brand new form of cancer treatment that they call CRISPRX.
CVS-Aetna Deal Driven By Competitive Threats in Health Care
Hartford Courant – With a blockbuster deal between the corporate giants looming, the pairing of health insurer Aetna Inc. and pharmacy giant CVS may, at first, seem unlikely, but it is dramatic evidence that both companies see competitive threats on multiple fronts in the health care industry.
Boston Capital Markets Luncheon
On October 27, 2017, The University of Connecticut Real Estate Center Council and TA Realty hosted the 2nd Annual Boston Capital Markets Luncheon presentation at the Bostonian Hotel, 26 North Street, Boston MA. Continue Reading
New Study Shows Connecticut is Blazing the Trail for Women in Business
The Daily Campus/em> – Hartford ranks seventh in the top 10 American cities for women to start a business, according to a recent Citrix Sharefile study.
The study took into consideration economic and cultural factors such as percentage of businesses in the city owned by women, percentage of women business executives and buying power by local women.
Hartford Parking Symposium
Reinvigorating Cities, Redeveloping Parking Craters
On October 20, 2017, The University of Connecticut Geography Department and Real Estate Center hosted a Parking Symposium – Reinvigorating Cities, Redeveloping Parking Craters. Continue Reading
A Lesson in Gratitude
Earlier this month, I had the incredible opportunity of visiting the beautiful country of Uganda. I want to share a couple of photos that were taken at a school out in a remote village and an orphanage for children with AIDS. Continue Reading
Scholar Develops Software to Search the Dark Web for Hate Group Manifestos
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education – Ugochukwu O. Etudo, a new assistant professor of operations and information management in the School of Business on the Stamford campus of the University of Connecticut, has developed software that can be used to search the internet and the so-called “Dark Web” to identify websites that espouse radical views and violent behavior.
CREW Boston Educational Foundation Scholarship
Each year, CREW Boston awards a scholarship to a female student who demonstrates an interest in the commercial real estate industry. The student must display a passion for commercial real estate and a desire to work in the field upon graduation. University of Connecticut student Kelly Yates ’18 was awarded the scholarship this year. Kelly currently serves as the president of the UConn Real Estate Society and is pursuing a career in commercial real estate upon graduation in May.
The UConn Center for Real Estate would like to thank CREW Boston for its continued support of our students.
Joel Thomas: A Charismatic Go-Getter
Dubai Native Finds Purpose Leading Learning Community Council
“I think when people hear about UConn’s Learning Communities, they think it is all work and no play. But that’s not how it is,” said Joel Thomas, a junior majoring in finance. Continue Reading