Associate Professor Amy Dunbar won an IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Joint Statistical Research Program award. Her project was deemed to provide clear benefits to tax administration, addresses new areas of research and offers the greatest developmental benefits.
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Are Good Ideas Contagious?
Professor Grosser: When It Comes to Nurturing Innovation, Colleagues Play a Huge Role
Companies can nurture more creativity and innovation by identifying and strategically connecting their best innovators with other employees, because their talent and mindset will likely inspire co-workers. Continue Reading
Graduate School Applications and Rankings on the Rise
UConn Today– Applications to graduate programs at the University of Connecticut are on the upswing, while at the same time the programs are registering a rise in rankings.
Throughout the past decade, the number of applicants to UConn’s graduate programs has grown steadily – from 8,400 in 2006 to 12,200 in 2016 – and that trend is expected to continue.
Looking Through the Glass Ceiling
Symposium Examines State of Women’s Advancement
News @ Northeastern– Kim Eddleston, professor of entrepreneurship and innovation in Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business, and Gary Powell, management professor at the University of Connecticut School of Business, have studied the differences between male and female entrepreneurs. While they cautioned that their findings are broad and can’t be applied to every individual, Eddleston and Powell said that women and men define success very differently.
Stamford-Based Nestlé Waters Brews New Lines of Nestea
Remembering Professor Montgomery
Accounting Professor Had High Standards; Was Proud to be a UConn Faculty Member
Professor Sigmund “John” Montgomery, who helped develop the graduate business programs portfolio at UConn, including the MBA program in Stamford, passed away last month at age 96. Continue Reading
Business and Human Rights
UConn Expertise Helps Strengthen United Nations’ Global Initiatives on Responsible Business Conduct
When a United Nations committee met last month in Geneva, Switzerland, to prepare new guidance on business and human rights, six UConn faculty offered suggestions to bolster the international treaty. Continue Reading
Intern of the Year
MEM Student Lindsey Gilson’s Dual Expertise Saved Unilever More than $1 Million
During the eight months that UConn senior Lindsey Gilson worked at Unilever, she led two projects that saved the company over $1 million and improved its inventory system. Continue Reading
IBM – The Path to Cognitive
A business data analytics event held at UConn Stamford on Feb. 22 brought students and IBM ‘Data Geeks’ together to share observations on how IBM Cloud and Cognitive are rapidly changing the marketplace. Continue Reading
Students Startup Their Internship Careers
The Daily Campus– Many interested in innovation, creation and changing the world through technology, spent their Tuesday afternoon at the Start-Up Nation Technology Fair in the Rome Ballroom.