Business & Economy
Whitman School Welcomes New Faculty
The聽Martin J. Whitman School of Management (Whitman School) has added new faculty members to its team for the 2018-19 academic year. Robert Arscott聽is an assistant professor of finance whose research primarily concerns the interaction of corporations and debt capital markets,…
Blackstone LaunchPad Announces 2018-2019 Business Plan Competitions
Building on last year鈥檚 successful track record when 黑料不打烊 teams captured a first-place honor and won a total of five awards in the 2018 New York State Business Plan Competition, the Blackstone LaunchPad has announced a number of business…
Brands Taking Stands for What They Believe In Will Reap Benefits
#Nike and #NikeBoycott remain popular Twitter threads today as consumers debate the latest move by the company to feature Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of its 鈥淛ust Do It鈥 ads. Tomorrow night, the company is scheduled to debut…
Dave Knox Predicts the Turn Sept. 18 at Bird Library
Dave Knox, Grand Prix winner of the WPP Atticus Award for his book 鈥淧redicting the Turn: The High Stakes Game of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips鈥 (Paramount Marketing Publishing, 2017), will visit 黑料不打烊 to share his insights at…
For Small Upstate Companies, Sustaining Strong Canadian Trade Ties is Critical
On Monday, President Trump announced the U.S. and Mexico had reached an agreement to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement. Canada 鈥 the other member of Nafta 鈥 has not agreed to the new terms and is scheduled to…
Kroger鈥檚 Plastic Bags Plan is Further Evidence of Private Sector Sustainability Push
Kroger Co., the largest supermarket chain in the country, recently announced plans to get rid of single-use plastic bags in stores by 2025. It鈥檚 the most recent in a series of announcements by large companies striving to hit sustainability goals…
Gartner Gives Top 25 Ranking for Whitman鈥檚 Supply Chain Management Programs
Gartner, Inc. announced this month that the Martin J. Whitman School of Management is one of the top 25 in the country for its supply chain management program (SCM), granting a No. 22 ranking to the graduate program and a…
University Helps Psychology Doctoral Students with Transition into Workforce
Professor Kevin Antshel is inaugural recipient of grant, training students to think entrepreneurially A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is the inaugural recipient of a grant award that will help psychology doctoral students with their transition into…
Phishing Attacks: Everything Old is New Again
This week, Microsoft announced it had been successful in stopping attempted cyber-attacks by Russian hackers that were trying to steal data from U.S. political groups. The company believes the attacks were likely the start of a 鈥渟pear phishing鈥 campaign that…
Cryptocurrency Market Downturn Will Take Out Lesser Coins
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrency prices have plummeted in the last few days, making it a tough week for the crypto market. Lee McKnight is an associate professor in the School of Information Studies at 黑料不打烊 who has taught…