School of Business

Undergraduate Student Government President Irma Valverde '18 (BUS)(CLAS) speaks during a rally at the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Sept. 20, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Find Your Niche: A Day in the Life of Irma Valverde ’18

The way to carve your own niche at UConn is to get involved, says Valverde, president of the Undergraduate Student Government.

Joseph Pancras, associate professor of marketing, used data on customer traffic, sales per transaction, and profit margin for a total of almost 14,000 transactions over a period of 49 weeks. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

If You Slash the Price, They Will Come

But not all discounted items are equal, marketing researcher Joseph Pancras found, and some can even decrease a store’s profit margin.

American film producer and former film studio executive Harvey Weinstein. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Men At the Top Play By Different Rules

Is the answer more female CEOs, asks School of Business expert Gary Powell.

Students measure sugar kelp at the Yarish lab at the Stamford campus on Oct. 19, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Fueling the Future with Seaweed

UConn researchers are part of a federally funded project to boost seaweed production for use as a biofuel.

MASS MoCA, a contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, is one example of how former industrial cities can attract jobs and tourists. (Beth J. Harpaz/AP Photo)

Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it

Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification?

Britney Reynolds at Blue State Coffee in Hartford. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student Perspective: Britney Reynolds ’19 (BUS, CLAS)

A new U.S. citizen, this psychology and business major still contributes to a scholarship she established in her name in Jamaica.

UConn alumnus Brian Paganini '03 (BUS) designed and runs ‘Quantum Biopower,’ Connecticut’s first food waste-to-energy facility. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

UConn Alum Heads State’s First Food Waste-to-Energy Plant

'It's staggering what we throw away,' says Brian Paganini '03 (BUS), who launched his business, Quantum BioPower, last December.

(Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

‘Green Industries’ Now Drive Connecticut Agriculture

Agriculture contributes 21,000 jobs and $800 million to the state's economy, according to a report released today.

2018 Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference Keynote Speaker Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor "Good Morning America"

Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts to Headline Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference

Leadership: A Gift That Should Be Used Wisely

Scott Levene '17 (BUS), Men's Soccer Goalkeeper, attends a COMM 1000 lecture in Laurel Hall. Levene, who says he dreamed of being a UConn Husky since he was 5 years old, excels in the classroom as well as on the field. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Scott Levene

The goalkeeper for Men's Soccer, who says he dreamed of being a UConn Husky since he was 5 years old, excels in the classroom as well as on the field.