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The States with Declining Populations

Governing – Why are some states losing people, even as the country continues to grow? Jobs, jobs, jobs (and, in some cases, aging).

Most states are gaining residents, but a few have lost population in recent years. None are seeing major losses, but it looks as if some states’ populations will continue to stagnate or slowly decline in the years to come.


How NFL Games Can Affect Sponsors’ Stock Returns

How Wins and Losses Affect Stock Prices

Scripps Media, Inc. – Of the 32 teams in the NFL, 24 play in stadiums that have sold their naming rights to large corporations. (Well, pending the name of the new home of the Los Angeles Rams; but their former home in St. Louis was sponsored by the financial services firm Edward Jones, which is included in this total.)

Some are getting relative deals: RCA and Ford pay only $1 million a year for the naming rights to the RCA Dome and Ford Field, the respective home of the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions. The numbers can go as high as the $11 million a year that Levi’s pays to sponsor the San Francisco 49er’s home stadium.

The List’s Jimmy Rhoades asks…is it worth it?





Internship Success Story: Taylor Hammeke

Taylor Hammeke is a senior marketing major who interned with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a global pharmaceutical company. She heard about this internship by researching medical companies and discovering that GSK is a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. This opportunity seemed right up her alley so she applied and got the internship!Continue Reading


Investing in Business Climate Will be a Tall Order for CT

The CT Mirror – It’s relatively easy to find consensus on where Connecticut must invest to improve its business climate. The bigger challenge for state government, said economists and business leaders Wednesday, will be to find the resources to invest — in transportation, information technology and higher education — as the cost of public-sector retirement benefits spikes over the next decade to 15 years.



Better Catalytic Converter: A New Tool for Emission Control

UConn Today – Two UConn researchers have developed a technology that promises big improvements on one of the most common and important emission control tools used to protect the environment: the catalytic converter.

With help from UConn’s NSF program, Accelerate UConn, the pair are now well on their way to commercializing their new technology


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MS in Accounting Rises to #2 Nationally | U.S. News

U.S. News Ranks UConn’s Online Masters in Accounting Program as #2 in the Nation

A study released today by U.S. News & World Report ranked the UConn School of Business’ online Master of Science in Accounting Program (MSA) as No. 2 in the nation.

The highly competitive program, which typically draws 200 students each year, was touted as one of 2016’s Best Online Graduate Business Programs (excluding MBA programs). U.S. News focuses on course design, instructor qualifications, student/instructor interaction, student retention and more. Last year UConn tied for third place in the rankings.Continue Reading