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1/25/2022 Department News New

‘Idea Showcase’ a Product-ive Experience for Business Students

‘Idea Showcase’ a Product-ive Experience for Business Students New

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.

1/25/2022 Department News
1/24/2022 Department News

Business Students Prove Their Worth in Bloomberg Trading Challenge

Business Students Prove Their Worth in Bloomberg Trading Challenge

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.

1/24/2022 Department News
1/19/2022 Featured Story

For Business Students, MFS Co-op Experience Proves Invaluable

For Business Students, MFS Co-op Experience Proves Invaluable

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.

1/19/2022 Featured Story
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Engineering, Business Students Deliver Their Best DifferenceMaker Pitches

Engineering, Business Students Deliver Their Best DifferenceMaker Pitches

A device to assess the body’s core alignment and an app for buying and selling stock opinions took home top prizes at their respective Rist DifferenceMaker Institute engineering and business pitch contests at University Crossing.

12/13/2021 Featured Story
12/9/2021 Featured Story

Finance Students Lay Foundation for Real Estate Careers

Finance Students Lay Foundation for Real Estate Careers

Six Manning School of Business finance students learned about potential commercial real estate career paths through Project Destined, an eight-week virtual internship program designed to boost diversity in the industry.

12/9/2021 Featured Story
11/30/2021 Featured Story

New ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity Aims to Improve Campus Culture

New ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity Aims to Improve Campus Culture

The new ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity aims to change the culture across campus for faculty from underrepresented and marginalized groups. It builds on the programs and research of the five-year, National Science Foundation-funded Making WAVES program.

11/30/2021 Featured Story
11/22/2021 Department News

Business Alumna Gets in the Game at Warner Bros.

Business Alumna Gets in the Game at Warner Bros.

Manning School of Business alumna Kellsie Howard ’19, a product manager at Warner Bros. Games, shared career advice with students during a recent campus visit. She also talked about succeeding in the male-dominated gaming industry.

11/22/2021 Department News
11/15/2021 Featured Story

Students Explore the Gray Areas at ‘Ethics Fest’

Students Explore the Gray Areas at ‘Ethics Fest’

More than 250 students were challenged to think about ethics and social responsibility in new ways at UMass Lowell’s first annual Ethics Fest, hosted by the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.

11/15/2021 Featured Story
11/4/2021 Featured Story

Business Professor: Start Your Holiday Shopping Yesterday

Business Professor: Start Your Holiday Shopping Yesterday

As the pandemic continues to disrupt global supply chains, Operations and Information Systems Asst. Prof. JM Song discusses why U.S. shipping ports are snarled and what it means for the holiday shopping season.

11/4/2021 Featured Story
10/14/2021 Featured Story

Pharmaceutical Sciences Major Combines Science and Business Classes

Pharmaceutical Sciences Major Combines Science and Business Classes

The major in pharmaceutical sciences combines classes in biomedical sciences and business to prepare students for jobs in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Students can go on for advanced degrees in the same field – or an MBA.

10/14/2021 Featured Story
10/13/2021 Featured Story

Why Has Entrepreneurship Thrived During the Pandemic?

Why Has Entrepreneurship Thrived During the Pandemic?

As the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary, Director Holly Lalos discusses why there’s been a resurgence in entrepreneurship during the pandemic, and Assoc. Prof. Li Sun shares research on how new ventures can survive a crisis.

10/13/2021 Featured Story
10/7/2021 Featured Story

UML Receives $3 Million for New Public Health Informatics Degrees

UML Receives $3 Million for New Public Health Informatics Degrees

UMass Lowell received more than $3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop new undergraduate and graduate programs in public health informatics and technology. UML will work with community colleges and health care partners to educate diverse students who can fill vital jobs.

10/7/2021 Featured Story
9/17/2021 Department News

‘Analog Devices Day’ Opens New Career Possibilities for Business Students

‘Analog Devices Day’ Opens New Career Possibilities for Business Students

The Manning School of Business hosted its first-ever “Analog Devices Day,” giving more than 200 business students a chance to learn about career opportunities at the $5.6 billion semiconductor company.

9/17/2021 Department News
9/13/2021 Featured Story

As I-Corps Interns, Business Students Put Assumptions to Test

As I-Corps Interns, Business Students Put Assumptions to Test

Master of Science in Entrepreneurship students Lani Faith Gacula and Wynn Wiggins put their customer discovery and market research skills to work through the new I-Corps Intern Program.

9/13/2021 Featured Story
8/25/2021 Department News

MBA Student’s Research Lands in Sloan Management Review

MBA Student’s Research Lands in Sloan Management Review

MBA student Teri Leavens, a new mom who works remotely as a senior manager at Goodwill Industries International, was the lead author on a recent article in MIT’s Sloan Management Review on how companies can attract and retain working parents.

8/25/2021 Department News
7/26/2021 Department News

Budding Entrepreneurs Gain Global Business Skills

Budding Entrepreneurs Gain Global Business Skills

A total of 120 students from 14 countries learned about entrepreneurial concepts and worked in teams to build global venture plans during the Global Entrepreneurship Exchange program’s free, virtual summer workshop.

7/26/2021 Department News
7/15/2021 Featured Story

Will the Shift to Remote Work Survive the Pandemic?

Will the Shift to Remote Work Survive the Pandemic?

A team of workforce scholars from the Manning School of Business is researching how the shift to remote work during the pandemic has changed the landscape of the labor market, and what it means for job seekers in the future.

7/15/2021 Featured Story
6/25/2021 Featured Story

River Hawks Take on Roles for Gaming Studio Startup

River Hawks Take on Roles for Gaming Studio Startup

Several UMass Lowell students have had a hand in creating and marketing a new neo-noir tabletop role-playing game called “Favor,” the upcoming first release from their indie gaming studio, Eclipse Entertainment.

6/25/2021 Featured Story
5/11/2021 Featured Story

Students Use Entrepreneurship to Address National Security Issues

Students Use Entrepreneurship to Address National Security Issues

UMass Lowell is the first university in New England to offer Hacking for Defense, a course sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense that pairs interdisciplinary student teams with defense and intelligence organizations to rapidly address emerging national security challenges using entrepreneurial methods.

5/11/2021 Featured Story

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