MBA Students Experience International Business & Culture in India
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Nineteen full-time MBA students know a lot more about business and culture in India after taking part in an international study trip there during spring break in March.
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Chinese New Year Celebration Led by School of Business Undergraduate Brings Repeat Award
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With 2013 came the Year of the Snake, and with it the second annual Chinese New Year celebration on campus, held by the Chinese Students & Scholars Association and the Asian American Students Association.
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MBAs Shine in International Global Health Case Competition
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Five UM MBA students are celebrating a winning performance at an international case competition held in March at Emory University.
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Undergraduates Participate in International Program to Engage Local Youth
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Twenty-one UM undergraduate students, including 10 from the School of Business, spent a recent Saturday introducing more than 700 Miami area middle and high school students to international relations as part of the University's Model United Nations (Model UN) team.
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VoIP Pioneer Stresses Importance of Taking Risks, Learning from Failure
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Jeff Pulver, co-founder of Vonage, shared his experiences in entrepreneurship with School of Business students as part of the Hillel Business Leadership Talks.
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In the News
Big Data Republic - March 20, 2013 - A blog post by Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, explored the idea of using large data sets to "predict" future events and gain a competitive business advantage. Article
Fortune - March 18, 2013 - The magazine tapped Andrea Heuson, a finance professor, for insight about what rising mortgage rates will mean for home sales and the economy. Heuson noted that higher rates could "could bring serious purchases back to the market" because those who have been thinking about buying may want to lock in a lower rate. Article
WIOD Radio - March 18, 2013 - Steven Ullmann, professor of management and director of the School's Center for Health Sector Management and Policy, was interviewed live for a segment about increasing costs related to health care reform. Newsday (New York) - March 15, 2013 - Andrea Heuson, a finance professor, was quoted in an article about Hurricane Sandy's impact on home values on Long Island. She compared the situation with what happened after hurricane Andrew hit South Florida, noting that "If you leave, then you give up the opportunity to participate in the recovery." Article
Big Data Republic - March 13, 2013 - Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, examines how large companies that use big data pools can avoid lost sales and marketing opportunities through proper data management. Article
New India Express - March 11, 2013 - An article in one of India's leading daily newspapers featured a visit by 20 of the School's MBA students to a school in Kalpakkam, India. The visit was part of a leadership project that the MBA participated in during a study trip to India. Article C-SPAN - March 1, 2013 - The national television network aired the panel session "The Politics, Policy and Federal Budget Implications of Health Care Reform," which took place during the conference "The Business of Health Care Post-Election," which was hosted by the School. Video
C-SPAN - March 1, 2013 - The national television network aired the panel session "Health Care Policy Following the Elections and its impact on Health Insurers, Businesses and Individuals," which took place during the conference "The Business of Health Care Post-Election," which was hosted by the School. Video C-SPAN - March 1, 2013 - The national television network aired the panel session "Capitalizing on New Business Opportunities Arising from the Transformation of the U.S. Health Care System," which took place during the conference "The Business of Health Care Post-Election," which was hosted by the School. Video Florida Trend - March 1, 2013 - Tallys Yunes, an associate professor of management science, was profiled in a special issue about MBA programs. The article outlined his teaching style and included quotes from Yunes who noted "I encourage students to ask their own what-if kinds of questions and let them think about the answers for a while before I provide them the answer myself." Article
Forbes - Feb. 26, 2013 - An article featured research by Christopher Cotton, an assistant professor of economics, which found that the gender gap in math skills disappears in math competitions when the game is longer and also when times constraints are removed. Article
The Huffington Post - Feb. 26, 2013 - An article featured research by Christopher Cotton, an assistant professor of economics, which found that the gender gap in math skills disappears in math competitions when the game is longer and also when times constraints are removed. Article
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