Sun-Sentinel - April 28, 2013 - The School of Business and its MBA programs were featured in a special MBA section in a number of articles including those on the value of the MBA degree, how applicants can stand out, specialized MBA programs, and experiential learning programs. The articles included quotes from Dean Anderson and Vice Dean Anuj Mehrotra. Two of the School's MBA alumni who are members of the School's Board of Overseers, Brian Rice and Michael Misiorski, were also profiled in the special section.
Big Data Republic - April 24, 2013 - In a regular blog post, Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, wrote about the proposed federal legislation - the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) - and the discussion it has prompted about privacy issues. Article
Sun-Sentinel - April 21, 2013 - Steve Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy, was quoted in an article about health care workers in Florida pushing the state legislature to accept the Medicaid expansion program offered through the Affordable Care Act. Article
The article was also published by the Huffington Post.
The Miami Herald - April 20, 2013 - The newspaper's "Starting Gate" blog featured a lengthy article about the winners of the 2013 Business Plan Competition, hosted by the School. The article included quotes from Susana Alvarez, interim director of the School's entrepreneurship programs. Article
Associated Press - April 18, 2013 - Arun Sharma, a professor of marketing, was quoted in an article that revealed that big rum companies, in an effort to appeal to the mass market, do not focus on marketing their product based on where it is produced. Sharma noted that "the brand is more important than where it is produced." Article
The AP article was published by nearly 70 media outlets including The Washington Post, ABC News.com, NBC News.com, and MSN.com.
Big Data Republic - April 17, 2013 - In a blog post, Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, noted that the IRS, because of its access to information, has one of the most extensive data collections in the world and as a result, the U.S. "government is at the forefront of the big data revolution." Article
Big Data Republic - April 10, 2013 - In a blog post, Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, wrote about the U.S. government's decommissioning of the world's 22nd fastest computer because of the cost of power it takes to run it. Article
The Miami Herald - April 8, 2013 - Steve Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy, was quoted in an article about accountable care organizations (ACOs) which are pushed in the Affordable Care Act as a way to improve quality and lower costs for Medicare patients. Article
The article was also published by The (Raleigh, NC) News & Observer and The Press of Atlantic City, West Hawaii News, The Malone (New York) Telegram, and the Lodi (California) News-Sentinel.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - April 3, 2013 - An article about the economic impact of expanding Medicaid in Florida including insight from Steven Ullmann, director of the School's Center for Health Sector Management Policy who noted that the expansion would enable health care providers to hire more workers who could spend more money and boost the economy. Article
The article was also published by Hispanic Business.
Big Data Republic - April 3, 2013 - In a blog post, Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, wrote that the variability in the forecasting of hurricanes should have managers and executives thinking about their big data in context when using it for their own business forecasting. Article
Big Data Republic - March 27, 2013 - In a blog post, Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, wrote about the history of mapping the human genome and why it "marks a new frontier in big data medicine." Article