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School of Business Brings Together 700 to Exchange Ideas on Transformation of U.S. Health Care System
Better technology integration, greater collaboration among providers and higher co-pays for patients are among the ways to address the high cost of U.S. health care, according to leading policymakers and practitioners speaking at the School of Business Administration's January 17 conference, "The Business of Health Care: Bending the Cost Curve."
Basketball Star Kobe Bryant Joins School of Business Students in Marketing Class
School of Business students got a thrill when NBA champion Kobe Bryant stopped by to sit in on a marketing class taught by Jeffrey Weinstock.
School of Business is Ranked Nation's No. 1 Business School for Executive Education in Latin America

The School's executive education program has been ranked as the No. 1 U.S. executive education program for Latin America by América Economía magazine, and No. 18 internationally among all of the schools ranked.

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Real Estate MBA Students Named as First "Witkoff Scholars"
Three students enrolled in the School's new Accelerated MBA in Real Estate program have been named the first "Witkoff Scholars." The scholarships come thanks to the Martin Witkoff Endowed Real Estate Fund, established by Steven Witkoff, chairman and CEO of leading real estate firm The Witkoff Group
Business Master's Programs Begin in the Fall - Learn More Feb. 8
The UM School of Business Administration offers one-year master's programs in accounting (full-time and accelerated), business analytics, economics, finance, international business, leadership, and taxation. Classes begin Fall 2014. Learn more at an MBA for a Day event on Saturday, February 8 at 9:00 a.m. To register for the event, visit bus.miami.edu/UMGradPrograms.
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WLRN Radio - January 27, 2013 - Douglas Emery, finance chairman, was among three experts who participated in a roundtable discussion about bitcoin on "The Sunshine Economy" program.

The Miami Herald - January 24, 2013 - The newspaper's "Florida Sports Buzz" column noted that Kobe Bryant sat in on a marketing class at the School. The column included quotes from Jeffrey Weinstock, the marketing lecturer, who was teaching the class. Article

The Miami Herald - January 16, 2014 - The newspaper published an article about the conference, The Business of Health Care: Bending the Cost Curve, hosted by the School. The article included quotes from Steve Ullmann, director of the School's Center for Health Sector Management and Policy, which organized the conference. Article

New York Post - January 15, 2014 - The newspaper's real estate columnist noted that the first Witkoff scholarships had been awarded for the School's Accelerated MBA in Real Estate programArticle

The Miami Herald - January 13, 2013 - An article about the number of people who  have signed up for health insurance through the exchanges set up through the Affordable Care Act included quotes from director of the School's Center for Health Sector Management and Policy. Article

Real Estate Weekly - January 7, 2013 - The New York area real estate industry magazine published an article about the first Witkoff scholarships awarded to students in the School's Accelerated MBA in Real Estate programArticle

The Miami Herald - January 7, 2014 - An article published on the paper's Starting Gate blog showcased the School's partnership with technology firm CareCloud, which sponsored 100 students to attend the annual health care impact conference sponsored by the School. Article 

 

Al Jazeera America - December 30, 2013 - The national television cable television station aired a news segment about Florida's pollution growth and included insight from Andrea Heuson, a professor of finance, who pointed to the state's attractive tax laws as one reason for its attractiveness. Video

U.S. News & World Report - December 19, 2013 - An article about MBA students working in teams as part of the curriculum included a number of quotes from Dean Gene Anderson, who noted that "In most projects, things change and you learn things as you go along and you have to adapt, whether it's with the time you're going to put into things, or what your role is." Article

The Wall Street Journal - December 18, 2013 - An article about firms' efforts to train their senior leaders on the use of technology noted students from the School of Business "are mentoring executives at Citigroup Inc.'s Latin American unit on the lives and digital habits of millennials." The article included observations from senior Ana Fernanda Ruiz. Article

 

Knowledge@Wharton - December 17, 2013 - Research by Claudia Townsend, an assistant professor of marketing, which found that although online shoppers enjoy seeing images of products, when the number of choices is high, visuals become confusing and shoppers are less likely to make a purchase than they would be if the options were presented in text, was featured in an article. Article

América Economía - December 16, 2013 - The leading Latin American business publication featured a question and answer with A. "Parsu" Parasuraman, professor of marketing and holder of the James W. McLamore Chair in Marketing, about customer service. Article

CBS Television - December 16, 2013 - Steven Ullmann, director of the School's Center for Health Sector Management and Policy, appeared on a three minute segment about the Affordable Care Act and how consumers should select a health insurance plan. The segment was posted on the websites of CBS TV affiliates in New York City, Chicago and Miami. Video

CBS Television - December 11, 2013 - Steven Ullmann, director of the School's Center for Health Sector Management and Policy, appeared on a three minute segment about the Affordable Care Act and how it has and will change the U.S. health care system. The segment was posted on the websites of CBS TV affiliates in New York City, Chicago and Miami. Video

Harvard Business Review - December 4, 2013 - The "Daily Stat" blog included an article on research by Claudia Townsend, an assistant professor of marketing, that found that although online shoppers enjoy seeing images of products, when the number of choices is high, visuals become confusing and shoppers are less likely to make a purchase than they would be if the options were presented in text. Article

Harvard Business Review China - December, 2013 - The magazine published an article about 3D technologies authored by Robert Plant, an associate professor of computer information systems. Article

 

 

 

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