Led by national champion Timothy Nguyen '24, '26, UMass Lowell's Business Professionals of America chapter earned multiple top-five finishes and industry-recognized certifications at the organization's national conference in Nashville.

Business students in the Mill City Consulting course helped modernize North Chelmsford Lanes, one of only two remaining duckpin bowling alleys in Massachusetts, while preserving the qualities that have made it a local fixture for more than 80 years.

Two UMass Lowell doctoral students were among 12 researchers selected for the InnovAGE fellowship, in which they received entrepreneurship training and mentorship to help bring their AI-powered innovations for rehabilitation and dementia detection closer to market.

Doug ’83 and Michelle Reader’s $200,000 gift has launched the Reader Family Industry Mentorship Program at the Manning School of Business, connecting students with alumni and industry professionals.

Students, faculty and entrepreneurs pitched sustainability-focused innovations and climate-tech ideas at UMass Lowell’s inaugural Sustainable Innovation Showcase and Challenge.

More than 50 Japanese business professionals traveled to UMass Lowell for Commencement after earning online MBAs through the Manning School of Business’s longtime partnership with Tokyo-based Abitus.

Quadruplets Jaden, Jahir, Jerenny and Johan Palma of Methuen took different academic paths at UMass Lowell, but they ended up in the same place: as members of the Class of 2026.

After putting her own education on hold for decades, Maureen Whitcomb is earning her UMass Lowell degree alongside her son Bryce, completing a family journey that saw all four of her quadruplets become River Hawk alumni.

UMass Lowell students excelled at the Manning School of Business’ growing Competitive Sales Challenge, earning top finishes against dozens of students from six universities.

UMass Lowell’s new Business Professionals of America chapter has qualified all 10 of its members to compete at the organization’s national conference in Nashville this May.

Manning School of Business students connected with alumni and business leaders during the school’s annual Industry Days, gaining real-world insight and career guidance.

A new study co-authored by Associate Professor of Management Elana Feldman finds that workplace expectations around an “ideal worker body” can push employees with chronic pain into a harmful cycle of overexertion, leading to lost talent and highlighting the need for more flexible, individualized approaches to work.

Researchers from UMass Lowell and Florida Gulf Coast University received nearly $100,000 in seed funding across five collaborative research projects.

Forty students from the Manning School of Business and the Francis College of Engineering competed in UML’s first 60-Second Pitch Competition, earning cash prizes and professional feedback from alumni and industry leaders.

Clint Carney ’08, a visiting instructor of accounting, says taxpayers should look past headlines about “no tax on tips” and “no tax on overtime” and carefully review the details of new deductions and expiring credits under the latest federal tax law.

The new donor-supported Manning Career Closet gives undergraduate business students free access to professionally styled attire for interviews, conferences and networking events, removing financial barriers to career readiness.

A new study abroad program paired a semester-long consulting course with an in-person experience in Portugal, giving 13 students the opportunity to present a real-world strategy to executives at a startup incubator.

A new UMass Lowell initiative, REPGOW, brings together faculty across disciplines to explore how housing, public spaces and shifting work patterns influence the livability and economic future of communities.

Students from the Manning School of Business spent the semester developing detailed plans to help the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell expand its services and increase membership.

The UMass Lowell delegation, consisting of four students and two professors, was the only delegation from a Massachusetts public university to attend Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30).

Code Smart topped four other teams to win the inaugural Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship Competition, co-hosted by the Manning School of Business and industry partner Helport AI.

Manning School of Business alum David Farmer ’06, ’10 returned to UMass Lowell to share how his marketing foundation helped propel him into leadership roles in the consumer goods industry, from iRobot to his current position as CEO of North America for Versuni.

Caleb ’26 and Josiah Gennell ’22, ’24 turned a pandemic workout routine into a YouTube brand and live-event series that’s promoting professional arm wrestling across New England.

Jake Burke ’90, ’92 tapped his UMass Lowell network for a job at StratusPointIT, where he works for his former intern, Eric Correnti ’98, and alongside Charley Boudreau ’92.

A delegation of Algerian entrepreneurs visited UMass Lowell to learn how the university’s innovation ecosystem connects research, education and business.

Students explored the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence and other real-world issues during the fifth annual Ethics Fest, hosted by the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.

Early-career alumni from around the world have joined forces through the new Manning School of Business Professional Leaders Council to mentor students, share industry insights and strengthen real-world connections between the classroom and the workplace.

The Manning School of Business honored 242 scholarship recipients and their 55 donors at its inaugural Celebration of Scholarship at University Crossing.

Entrepreneur and author James Rhee urged Manning School of Business students to lead with empathy and purpose during his talk on the “economics of kindness” at Coburn Hall.

From Silicon Valley to Armenia, UMass Lowell students spent the summer building skills, earning income and exploring career paths through paid professional experiences.

UMass Lowell’s Global Entrepreneurship Exchange (GE2) program returned in person on campus for the first time since the pandemic, offering 25 students the chance to collaborate on a real-world challenge: how to turn a faculty-designed space technology into a viable business.

UMass Lowell alum Jilly Martin ’09 has built a successful country music career with the duo Martin and Kelly by applying the skills she learned as a business student to thrive as an independent artist and entrepreneur.

Manning School of Business students put their skills to the test at the inaugural UMass Lowell Sales Challenge, part of a growing sales curriculum and new Sales Hub initiative.

Team Pawva’s Smart Pet Bed, which tracks the weight, body temperature and sleeping patterns of a dog or cat, took the top prize at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s 13th annual $50,000 Idea Challenge.

More than 200 students showcased their research work and academic endeavors at the 28th annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium at University Crossing.

The inaugural Manning School of Business Industry Days brought over 100 professionals, including 44 alumni, to campus for two days of talks and networking with students, bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world business challenges.

UMass Lowell’s student-run investment group won the UMass Foundation’s annual Student Managed Fund competition, providing Manning School of Business finance students with valuable real-world investment experience.

UMass Lowell student teams, including Mock Trial, a cyber security team, Model United Nations (U.N.) and an investment class, are on a winning streak this year.

As the new director of the DifferenceMaker program, alum Richard Juknavorian ’98 is leveraging his experience in startups and venture capital to help students turn their creative ideas into sustainable businesses.

UMass Lowell is now listed as a Carnegie Research 1 (R1) university, a prestigious designation used to identify the nation’s top research institutions.

David Laurello ’81, ’88, former CEO of Stratus Technologies, has returned to his alma mater as executive in residence at the Manning School of Business, mentoring students, teaching courses and bridging the gap between academia and industry.

JM Song, an associate professor of operations and information systems, explains how factors like price discrimination, operational costs and market demand contribute to grocery price disparities, following a report on Stop & Shop’s higher prices in an urban Boston location.

Three students attended COP29 in Azerbaijan, thanks to funding from the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy.

Ethics Fest, hosted by the Donahue Center for Business Ethics & Social Responsibility, invited nearly 300 students to explore a range of ethical dilemmas through interactive stations, discussions and real-life scenarios.

Spotify Wrapped and similar year-end recaps transform personal data into shareable highlights, fostering connection, brand loyalty and a sense of identity in an increasingly digital world, according to faculty experts

More than a dozen UMass Lowell students attended the annual IDEA Con innovation conference at Boston University, where senior liberal arts major Sandi DeRuntz spoke about her ZipperBuddy venture.

Zach Donah, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, spoke with nearly 100 Manning School of Business students about the evolving accounting profession, including the growing role of artificial intelligence. He also recognized six recent MassCPA scholarship winners.

Business alum Jeurys Santiago ’23 and computer science alum Nuno Mestre ’24 were named to the Boston Business Journal’s annual BostInno 25 Under 25 list, thanks in part to their winning DifferenceMaker projects at UML.

UMass Lowell's research symposium, “Friend or Foe: Transforming Social Media & AI for a Healthy Future,” brought together interdisciplinary experts and students to explore the complex relationship between technology, artificial intelligence and mental health.

Ten Manning School of Business students provided consulting and financial literacy support to Indigenous communities in Panama on a service-learning trip this summer.

To improve the fairness and efficiency of elections, a multidisciplinary team at UMass Lowell is developing a mathematical model to optimize poll worker assignment and voting machine allocation to reduce voting wait times, particularly in minority-dominated areas.

Now in its 10th year, the Manning School of Business’ Global Entrepreneurship Exchange (GE2) virtual summer workshop drew 270 students from 10 countries, culminating in a 27-team venture pitch competition.

As a Fulbright Scholar in Colombia, Assoc. Prof. of Marketing Spencer Ross spent four months in South America investigating inequities in the specialty coffee value system.

Be it in the classroom or on his LinkedIn videos, Manning School of Business adjunct faculty member Kevin Willett teaches students about the power of networking, entrepreneurship and perseverance.

Business alum Sean Harrington ’97, an All-American wrestler at UMass Lowell, has started Wolf Tree Wood, which sells one-of-a-kind wood slabs that can be used for custom furniture.

With more Americans choosing where to live and work based on politics, Management Prof. Kimberly Merriman examines how companies can attract and retain talent and navigate political tensions in the workplace in a recent MIT Sloan Management Review article.

Manning School of Business Assoc. Dean Amit Deokar shared his AI expertise with nearly 80 local business leaders during his recent talk, “Leveraging Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Era of Work.” It was the inaugural event of a new Business Leaders Roundtable series hosted by UMass Lowell, Enterprise Bank and the Middlesex 3 Coalition.

The inaugural Lowell High Idea Challenge, a business pitch competition held in collaboration with UMass Lowell’s Rist DifferenceMaker Institute and Project LEARN, provided high school students with hands-on entrepreneurial experience and mentorship from faculty and local business leaders.

The Manning School of Business recognized more than 150 master’s and Ph.D. students at its recent graduating hooding ceremony at University Crossing.

Seniors Jake Hogan and Nick Israelson are embracing all the Commencement festivities that they missed out on four years ago when they graduated together from Saugus High School.

Amidst the uncertainty and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, eight first-year business and engineering majors developed a strong bond in the fall of 2020 at UML that carried them through to Commencement and beyond.

Joy Tong Women in Business members presented Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell with a $2,000 fundraising donation during a dinner celebrating the student organization’s seven years in the Manning School of Business.

Business alumna Kristine Porcaro ’91, co-founder of Lexington Wealth Management, is one of just three people globally to receive a Beta Gamma Sigma 2024 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. She was recognized by the Manning School of Business at its induction ceremony for the international business honor society.

Mechanical engineering graduate student Joshua Landis ’22 took home the top prize at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s 12th annual $50,000 Idea Challenge with SparkCell Technologies, his fast and cost-effective way to detect problems in concrete structures.

Manning School of Business students who have received financial support from the Rist Families Endowed Scholarship Fund had a chance to thank the Rists in person at a recent luncheon.

Nine Manning School of Business students are preparing taxes for low-income people as part of a three-credit internship with Community Teamwork, a Lowell-based nonprofit organization that supports the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

The Manning School of Business has maintained its accreditation from AACSB International, the highest level of business school accreditation that an institution can achieve in the United States.

Manning School of Business students learned about career opportunities at UKG, a $4.3 billion workforce management software company with headquarters in Lowell, from alumni John Butler ’85 and Josh Cole ’21.

UMass Lowell student-athletes serve as mentors for Lowell schoolchildren through a pen pal program run by UML Athletics.

Manning School of Business students are serving as consultants this semester to Lowell restaurant FORK Included as part of their Internship in Entrepreneurship course.

Manning School of Business alumni Lorna Boucher ’86 and Roma Aurora ’18, ’20 shared career advice with students at a “fireside chat” hosted by the International Business Association and Finance Society student organizations.

UMass Lowell alumni Louis Cirignano ’20, Khyteang Lim ’16, ’18 and Tatiana Tompkins ’21 are helping people save for vacations and other major purchases with their FAM Social Finance app.

The Undergraduate Women’s Investment Network, a mentorship and internship program run by the Boston-based investment management firm Loomis, Sayles & Co., helps female UMass Lowell students interested in business, finance, accounting, mathematics or economics explore career paths and build connections.

Business alum Benjamin McEvoy ’21 has turned his DifferenceMaker project Benji Ball into a game that’s now being played in nearly 200 school districts in 41 states across the country.

Ten Manning School of Business students participated in the Northeast Intercollegiate Sales Competition at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Bean Hub, an artificial intelligence solution to improve the mobile banking experience, took the top prize at the 11th annual DifferenceMaker DCU/Manning School of Business Innovation Contest.

The Business Living-Learning Community at Donahue Hall is home this year to 30 students from the Manning School of Business. It’s a place where they can connect, unwind and find academic support.

These helpful tips will have you enjoying the holidays with sustainability in mind.

Forty students from Management Prof. Scott Latham’s Strategic Management classes attended the Barracuda Bowl in Boston, a health tech pitch competition co-hosted by UML’s Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center.

Manning School of Business students are giving back to the community in several ways this holiday season, including a food drive initiated by first-year student Jayson DeLong.

Bertie Greer, the new Rist Family Endowed Dean of the Manning School of Business, is an expert in global supply chain management who brings a wealth of administrative and industry experience to UML.

As people develop a stronger sense of connection to artificial intelligence-powered robots, Mark Yi-Cheon Yim, an associate professor of marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation, is researching whether the robots can influence purchasing decisions.

Members of the Joy Tong Women in Business student organization are selling backpacks to raise funds, some of which will be donated to Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell. The backpacks were donated by John Pulichino ’67, ’14 (H) and Joy Tong ’14 (H).

UMass Lowell students, from a range of majors, share what they learned during their recent paid internships, co-ops and research experiences – and how it’s given them new perspectives on their coursework.

In a new research paper for the Brookings Institution, Assoc. Profs. of Management Elizabeth J. Altman and Beth Humberd examine the potential for artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and other emerging technologies to alleviate the unequal burden of household work done by men and women.

A new program aims to support transfer students so they can hit the ground running during their first semester at UML. The Transfer Alliance Program employs peer allies who are also transfer students.

Ten Manning School of Business students traveled to Panama this summer to provide consulting services to small business owners in a rural community. The weeklong trip, funded by the Manning School, was run by Global Brigades, a nonprofit health and sustainable development organization.

When photos of her homemade cookies blew up on Instagram, Manning School of Business alumna Maude Gagnon ’19 quit her day job and started her own company, Southie Cookie.

Three co-op students from the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute attended the 12th annual Deshpande Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Scottsdale, Arizona, where they learned how to make the program more inviting to all UML students.

Manning School of Business alumni Eric Howe ’14, ’17 and Matthew Pehl ’14, ’15, who met at UML orientation in 2010, have launched PierAhead, a software-as-a-service company that helps businesses maximize their advertising budgets on Amazon.

The sixth annual UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership Conference featured keynotes from Brig. Gen. Ginger Gaglio of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and Pam Kuong, senior vice president and market director at Santander Bank.

Less than a year after opening their Italian food truck Paisani in Boston, alumni Matt Minichiello ’21 and Ryan Palmer ’20 are competing on the new season of Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race.”

Bertie Greer, an expert in global supply chain management, will join UMass Lowell on Nov. 1 as its next Rist Family Dean of the Manning School of Business.

Three UML faculty members — Sheree Pagsuyoin, M. Berk Talay and Spencer Ross — have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards for the 2023-24 academic year and will be conducting research in Europe, Asia and South America.

Sixty-seven students — the most ever — traveled to UMass Lowell from Japan to receive their MBA degrees, which they earned online through the university’s partnership with Tokyo-based Abitus.

For the first time since 2018, the River Hawk Racing team is competing in the Formula SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway, where it will put its race car to the test against more than 100 schools from across North America.

The Manning School of Business Advisory Board has created the $100,000 Sandra B. Richtermeyer Endowed Experiential Learning Fund to support students’ career-connected pursuits.

The Manning School of Business chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma international business honor society inducted a record 167 students at a recent ceremony at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center.

Dozens of Manning School of Business students received career advice from Chancellor Julie Chen and entrepreneur Joy Tong ’14 (H) during a recent panel discussion hosted by the group Joy Tong Women in Business.

After watching her dad Atta receive his MBA from the Manning School of Business, Khadija Mir will walk across the same Tsongas Center stage a day later to receive her bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Manning School of Business students, faculty and alumni helped more than 50 local high school students learn about the accounting profession during a recent conference at UML sponsored by the Massachusetts Society of CPAs.

The River Hawk Scholars Academy is expanding its programs for first-generation college students, including adding a study abroad course and a conference organized by students, thanks to federal aid and grants from nonprofits.

Members of four fraternity houses near North Campus rescued several people from a 2:30 a.m. house fire, gave them warm clothing and provided information to fire investigators and police. And the whole Greek system is working to aid the displaced families.

Students in “Experiencing Philanthropy,” an honors seminar that explores how nonprofit organizations and community foundations operate, awarded a $10,000 grant to Teen BLOCK, a youth development program run by the Lowell Community Health Center.

In his new role as director of research for the Manning School of Business, Accounting Prof. and Dept. Chair Khondkar Karim will help fellow faculty members contribute to university-wide research goals.

More than 20 Manning School of Business students and faculty members attended IDEA Con 2023, an innovation conference at Boston University where senior Jeurys Santiago spoke about his networking and marketing venture Minds With Purpose.

Business alum Jonathan Geanakos ’84 returned to campus to share professional insights and personal advice with students during a talk hosted by the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.

Four Manning School of Business students attended the recent Commercial Real Estate Finance Council conference in Miami, where they learned about the latest market trends and had the chance to network with over 2,000 industry professionals.

Michael Beers enjoys being a lead voice at the front of the room, whether it’s as an assistant teaching professor of management in the Manning School of Business or onstage with his band, Mount Rumford.

Assoc. Prof. of Marketing Ann Kronrod is developing a tool to help consumers and businesses know whether or not the authors of online reviews actually tried the products.

Solar Crowdfund, a platform that would let people invest money to fund large-scale solar projects, won the 10th annual DifferenceMaker Innovation Contest, sponsored by Digital Federal Credit Union and the Manning School of Business.

Three students and three faculty members traveled to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for COP27, the United Nations climate summit, where they were the only delegation from a public university in Massachusetts.

Five students from a Sales and Customer Relations course taught by Visiting Faculty Lecturer Jeremy Ramsey participated in the recent Northeast Intercollegiate Sales Competition at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Adam Klionsky, director of communications for Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution, shared advice for breaking into the professional sports industry to more than 100 Manning School of Business students during a recent visit to Alumni Hall.

Three members of the same extended family in Washington, D.C. — Tyson Minor, Ayinde Hikim and De’Andre Gore — are all pursuing degrees from the Manning School of Business, thanks in no small part to UMass Lowell’s DC-CAP Scholars Program.

A dozen accounting and finance students represented the Manning School of Business at the Institute of Management Accounts Student Leadership Conference, held recently in Pittsburgh.

Accounting faculty in the Manning School of Business are finding new ways to attract students to the field, from incorporating data analytics into the curriculum to teaching fundamentals through a game of “Monopoly Accounting.”

Assoc. Prof. of Finance William Johnson debated Prof. Emeritus Jack Wilson on the pros and cons of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology during an event hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship Exchange program and the Jack M. Wilson Center for Entrepreneurship.

Assoc. Prof. of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Michael Ciuchta received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to research the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem while teaching at a university in Madrid.

Four Manning School of Business students attended the annual Student Managed Investment Fund Consortium Conference in Chicago, where they learned about portfolio management and investment strategies from industry experts and networked with peers from across the country.

As guest editor for the MIT Sloan Management Review “Future of the Workforce” Big Ideas research initiative, Assoc. Prof. of Management Elizabeth Altman explores workforce ecosystem. The research has led to a forthcoming book, “Workforce Ecosystems: Reaching Strategic Goals with People, Partners and Technologies.”

The Manning School of Business Accounting Department celebrated 11 recent scholarship recipients during a luncheon, where students networked with alumni from the accounting profession.

The Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy awarded fellowships to plastics engineering major Abby Mastromonaco, entrepreneurship Ph.D. student William Zhou and Chemistry Asst. Prof. Juan Artes Vivancos.

Responding to industry needs for more analytics talent, the university added the data-driven field to this year’s Accounting, Finance and Analytics Career Fair at University Crossing.

To keep up with the rising demand for data scientists, the Manning School of Business’ Master of Science in business analytics program continues to grow, adding a sixth track in health care business analytics.

Identical twin business majors, Angelina and Alexandra Kam, were given the responsibility of updating the university’s diversity peer education curriculum for students as part of their summer co-op jobs with the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

The Manning School of Business’ Global Entrepreneurship Exchange virtual summer workshop drew 530 students from 20 countries, culminating in a 13-team venture pitch competition.

Six Manning School of Business graduate students participated in the new 12-week Accelerating Women Leaders Coaching Program hosted by Women Accelerators, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting gender equity and the advancement of women.

Five accounting students from the Manning School of Business attended the Institute of Management Accountants’ recent annual conference in Austin, Texas, with Dean Sandra Richtermeyer.

Outgoing Chancellor Jacquie Moloney and NBC Celtics reporter and host Abby Chin fired up 300 people at the UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership Conference, the signature event Moloney founded seven years ago.

Among the record 479 students to receive MBAs from the Manning School of Business this spring was longtime UMass Lowell philanthropist Brian Rist ’77, who also received an honorary degree at Commencement from his alma mater.

Mill City Consulting, a student-run venture created last fall in the Internship in Entrepreneurship course, helped two Lowell restaurants as they continue to recover from the pandemic.

The Manning School of Business recognized three retiring faculty members — Stuart Freedman, Deborah Finch and Jack Wilson — who have impacted countless lives in their combined 70 years at UML.

A dozen Manning School of Business students shared their entrepreneurial ideas and networked with students from across the region at the Harvard Innovation Labs’ Cross-University Mixer.

The Manning School of Business inducted a record 119 undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students into the Beta Gamma Sigma international business honor society.

Alumnus and longtime UMass Lowell philanthropist Brian Rist ’77, and his wife Kim, have again bestowed their generosity on the university – this time investing $3 million in the next generation of River Hawk entrepreneurs.

Amara, a social media platform designed to create a more positive experience for users, took top honors at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s 10th annual $50,000 Idea Challenge, held recently at Moloney Hall.

People’s experiences with dogs and cats can influence their decisions as consumers, according to Asst. Prof. of Marketing Lei Jia’s recently published research in the Journal of Marketing.

UMass Lowell student-athletes are taking advantage of the NCAA’s new name, image and likeness policy, which for the first time allows college athletes to make money from endorsements and appearances.

Four Manning School of Business students are preparing taxes for low-income families as part of a new internship program with Community Teamwork, a Lowell-based nonprofit organization that supports the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

“River Hawk Review” classes offer students a second chance to earn a passing grade in some required classes so that they don’t fall behind on their degree pathways. The summer and winter classes in chemistry, business math, computer science and college writing offer lots of individual support.

A team from the Manning School of Business’ Operations and Information Systems department was recently recognized by the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) with a runner-up Best Paper Award at the institute’s 52nd annual conference.

Cindi Bigelow, third-generation president and CEO of family-owned Bigelow Tea, shared leadership lessons and inspired students to bring out the best in others during a talk at University Crossing.

Students in Asst. Prof. Denise Dunlap’s New Product Development course gained pitching and presentation experience in a semester-ending Idea Showcase at Alumni Hall.

Competing against nearly 500 teams from around the world, five Manning School of Business students finished in the top 8% in the 2021 Bloomberg Trading Challenge.

The Manning School of Business continues to provide a pipeline of talent to MFS Investment Management in Boston, where nearly 90 UML students have worked in a variety of co-op positions.