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Kiplinger's Personal Finance - July 2011 - An article cited research by Alok Kumar, the Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, which found that the demand for penny stocks increases during tough economic times and that people who are predisposed to buy lottery tickets also like penny stocks. Article Smart Money - June 27, 2011 - An article about the changing face of shopping malls included insight from Arun Sharma, a professor of marketing, who explained the reasons behind an increase in the quality of shopping mall eating establishments. Article The Washington Post - July 25, 2011 - A business blog cited research by Alok Kumar, the Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, which found that the demand for penny stocks increases during tough economic times and that people who are predisposed to buy lottery tickets also like penny stocks. Article The Miami Herald - June 21, 2011 - An article about MBA internships prominently featured information about the School's internship program with Royal Caribbean and Bacardi, in which students work at each company during a single internship. The article included photographs of all five students and comments from Mary Young, director of the School's Ziff Graduate Career Services Center, who noted that the School has seen "an increase not only in the number of internships, but in the number of local companies offering them." Article The Washington Post - June 8, 2011 - A "BlogPost" article about the Spirit Airlines "Weiner Sale" promotion linked to the controversy involving U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner included comments made by Arun Sharma, a professor of marketing, to The Miami Herald. The comments were also picked up the The Seattle Times, The (Charleston, SC) Post and Courier and Florida Trend magazine. Article The Miami Herald - June 7, 2011 - Arun Sharma, a professor of marketing, was quoted in an article about a Spirit Airlines promotion called "The Weiner Sale," which followed the controversy involving U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner. Article
The Miami Herald - June 3, 2011 - An article about a Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce conference session on the region's banking industry included comments by Ken Colwell, the director of the School's entrepreneurship programs, who as an audience member noted "When I talk to businesses, they talk about how they can't get credit and can't get financing." Article
All Things Considered (National Public Radio) - May 31, 2011 - A segment about the Miami Heat's winning season and player LeBron James' move to Miami highlighted research from Vidhi Chhaochharia, George Korniotis and Alok Kumar, all members of the School's finance faculty, which found that in states where people are more optimistic, economic recessions are weaker, expansions are stronger, and the economic recovery is faster. The segment included quotes from Kumar, who said "It's not unreasonable to conjecture that local optimism generated by a local sports team acts as a Prozac for the local economy. So I can say: Go Heat." Transcript / Audio AméricaEconomía - May 28, 2011 - An article about the growing demand for MBA education among physicians and other health care professionals noted the School's program and included insight from Steven Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy. Article
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