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Kai Larsen INFORMS ISS Design Science Award
Associate Professor Kai Larsen and PhD Graduate Jingjing Li Receive the Distinguished INFORMS ISS Design Science Award

Jan. 6, 2020

Associate professor of Information Management Kai Larsen ; Jingjing Li (´13, PhD), who is now an assistant professor at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia; and Ahmed Abbasi, associate dean and Murray Research chaired professor of Information Technology at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of...

Associate Professor of Finance Nathalie Moyen
New Research Finds Strong Link between Corporate Investments and Valuations

Dec. 17, 2019

Research by Leeds’ Associate Professor of Finance Nathalie Moyen and colleagues from Emory University and McGill University sheds new light on an important theory of investment known as Tobin’s q. The q theory predicts that corporations should grow their capital investments in lockstep with their market valuations. The theory was...

Deming Center Award
Leeds’ High Growth Venture Fellowship Lands in Top Tier of Innovative Programs Worldwide

Dec. 13, 2019

In our fast-paced, ever-changing business world, MBA programs must continue to evolve how they deliver a forward-looking education. This is what the MBA Roundtable association looks for in awarding its global MBA Roundtable Innovator Award : new ideas, approaches, programs, curricula and processes at business schools that advance innovation in...

BEOF news 2020
Leeds Hosts 55th Annual Business Economic Outlook Forum

Dec. 10, 2019

Leeds’ Business Research Division hosted its 55 th annual Business Economic Outlook Forum on December 9 at the Grand Hyatt Denver. The highlight of this yearly event is an economic forecast by sector for Colorado for the upcoming year. The forecast was presented by Richard Wobbekind, executive director for Leeds...

Real Estate
Exploring the Intersection of Social Equity and Real Estate

Dec. 10, 2019

The CU Real Estate Center hosted a diverse panel of real estate experts in a focused discussion on social equity, real estate development and the role of the private sector. The event was conceived in collaboration with the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility,...

CME Trading Challenge Winners
CU Students Win Exclusive Trading Challenge

Dec. 4, 2019

A team of undergraduate students from the Â鶹¹ÙÍø—two from the Leeds School of Business—won this year’s prestigious CME Group University Trading Challenge for 2019 and $2,000 in cash prizes each. The nationwide competition featured teams from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Simon Fraser University and the...

Competitors in Inaugural Natural and Organic Case Competition
MBAs Jump at Chance to Compete in Inaugural Natural and Organic Case Competition

Nov. 19, 2019

Natural and organics has developed into a robust area of study at Leeds School of Business, which draws upon its opportune location at the epicenter of the industry in Â鶹¹ÙÍø, CO. MBA students seeking careers in sustainable supply chain management or marketing, for example, enjoy an unparalleled opportunity to immerse...

P66 Case Competition
Business and Engineering Bring Together Diverse Students in First Joint Competition

Oct. 30, 2019

As the walls come down, both literally and figuratively, between CU’s Leeds School of Business and the College of Engineering & Applied Science, students are already reaping the benefits of the new physical and co-curricular partnership . The inaugural Phillips 66 Business and Engineering Diversity Case Competition, a first-of-its-kind program,...

Dr. Jean Twenge Presents to CU Faculty and Staff on Reaching and Teaching iGen Students
Dr. Jean Twenge Presents to CU Faculty and Staff on Reaching and Teaching iGen Students

Oct. 18, 2019

On Friday, October 11, San Diego State Professor of Psychology, Dr. Jean Twenge, one of the foremost researchers on generational differences, spoke to CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty and staff about connecting and teaching the iGen (born after 1995) who are traditional-age college students. These individuals are the first generation to have...

Detroit skyline in blue tones to emulate the Net Impact Conference look and feel
Leeds’ Net Impact Chapter Wins Gold Status

Oct. 15, 2019

The Net Impact Graduate Chapter at Leeds School of Business has achieved Gold chapter standing, a designation awarded to the most outstanding chapters in Net Impact’s 400+ chapter global community. Gold chapters are those that go above and beyond to help the Net Impact community build a more just and...

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