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  Issue #79                                                                                                          April 2015

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Spring Break Study Trips Take MBA Students to Brazil and China
The School's Global Learning Opportunities in Business Education (GLOBE) trips provided over 30 graduate students the opportunity to visit international companies and experience business abroad first-hand.
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Professors Lead Latin America Monetary Policy Discussion at World Strategic Forum
Experts including School of Business faculty and the governors of two Latin America world banks shared their insights during the World Strategic Forum.
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School's Entrepreneurship Students Offer Fresh Ideas to Help Grow Businesses
Thirty-five entrepreneurship students consulted with local and alumni-run businesses as part of the Student Entrepreneurial Consulting Program, the School's capstone course for entrepreneurship majors.
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School Awards More Than $50,000 in Annual Business Plan Competition

Innovations in the areas of everyday life improvement, access to higher education, and an invention to prevent urinary tract infections in patients have taken top honors in the University of Miami's 2015 Business Plan Competition.

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University of Miami Names Harvard Dean Julio Frenk as Its Sixth President

The University of Miami announced that Julio Frenk, current dean of faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mexico's former minister of health, will be the University's next president.

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Attention: Seniors!

Pay it forward to School of Business students and programs, while increasing the University's national rankings with your participation. Seniors who give $10 or more will receive a commemorative orange, green and white tassel!

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Financial Advisor - April 28, 2015 - The national financial planning and investment publication featured an article on research by Alok Kumar, Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, which found the investors in the U.S. are less likely to invest in mutual funds that have managers with foreign-sounding names. Article

 

South Florida Business Journal - April 28, 2015 - An article featured research by Alok Kumar, Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, which found that investors in the U.S. are less likely to invest in mutual funds that have managers with foreign-sounding names. Article

US News & World Report - April 27, 2015 - An article featured insight on the use social media in MBA admissions included insight from Gene Anderson, the School's dean, who noted that "having a LinkedIn presence that's robust and is reflective of the kinds of characteristics that MBA programs are looking for these days is a really good idea."Article

The Wall Street Journal - April 24, 2015 - In the newspaper's "The Experts" report, Robert Plant, associate professor of computer information systems, offered insight about what big data means for the legal system. Article

Miami Today - April 23, 2015 - An article about trends in finance education included insight from Andrea Heuson, professor of finance, who noted that students today "are not just numbers-crunchers; they are creative at bringing in tools and looking a different angles to solve problems."

National Public Radio - April 21, 2015 - The nationally-aired program "Morning Edition" broadcast a segment about the School's Miami Executive MBA for Artists and Athletes program. The segment included interviews with two current NFL players who are in the class, and Gene Anderson, the School's dean. Listen

Bloomberg Business - April 21, 2015 - An article about minority MBA students noted the School's MBA program has the largest percentage of black MBA students of any business school participating in its annual survey of top business schools. The article quoted Gene Anderson, the School's dean, who noted that the school leverages the diversity of Miami to attract minorities. Article

The Wall Street Journal - April 17, 2015 - A "Weekend Investor" section article about behavior traits that affect investor decisions cited research by Alok Kumar, Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, which found that investors in the U.S. are less likely to invest in mutual funds that have managers with foreign-sounding names. Article

Tampa Tribune - April 16, 2015 - An article about Florida's governor suing the federal government over Medicaid expansion included quotes from Steve Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy, who noted that "there's just a cat and mouse game going on between Tallahassee and Washington right now." Article

The Wall Street Journal - April 16, 2015 - The newspaper's "Money Beat" blog published an article about research by Alok Kumar, Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, which found that investors in the U.S. are less likely to invest in mutual funds that have managers with foreign-sounding names. Article

Miami Herald - April 15, 2015 - The newspaper's "Starting Gate" blog published an article about the winners of the annual Business Plan Competition hosted by the School." Article

WLRN Radio - April 7, 2015 - The station aired a segment about the School's Miami Executive MBA for Artists and Athletes program, which included interviews with Gene Anderson, the dean, as well as program participants Santana Moss, Torrey Smith, and Chanel Williams, Smith's wife. Listen

Miami Herald - April 7, 2015 - An article about Florida ranking as the top state for the number of people who enrolled in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act included insight from Steve Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy, who noted that as the penalty for failing to enroll in coverage increases, more people will sign up for insurance. Article

Philadelphia Inquirer - April 5, 2015 - An article included insight shared by Steve Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy, at a conference on business opportunities in Cuba. Article

 

 

 

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