Business & Economy
‘Empowering the Startup Dream’: Workshop on Global Entrepreneurship
The Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊 has teamed up with a number of campus and community partners to present 鈥淓mpowering the Startup Dream,鈥 a half-day workshop focused on international student entrepreneurship. The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 8,…
Course Gives Non-Whitman Majors an Engaging Introduction to Business
As students took their seats on day one of Business Essentials (BUA 201), many were surprised by the attire of one of the instructors. Professor Alex McKelvie stood before them in gym shorts and a T-shirt emblazoned with the word…
Newhouse Alumna Attends Nasdaq Opening Bell as Her Company Makes Historic IPO
Amanda Romaniello 鈥10 spent Friday聽morning at Nasdaq Marketplace in Times Square, joining Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment) chairman and CEO William J. Rouhana Jr. as he rang the opening bell. Romaniello, an alumna of the Newhouse School,…
Sawyer Awarded NSF Grant to Study Workers in the Gig Economy
Driving a car for ridesharing companies Uber or Lyft. Completing a programming assignment on the freelance marketplace Fiverr. Performing data entry tasks on the Mechanical Turk digital worker platform. These are all examples of jobs that people are working on…
Professor Jason Dedrick on Foxconn’s New Wisconsin Plant
Technology expert and iSchool Professor Jason Dedrick offers insight on the news that Foxconn is opening a new plant in Wisconsin. “Foxconn鈥檚 announced $10 billion investment looks like good news for Wisconsin. If completed, it would create a significant number…
Life of Brian
Brian Benedik鈥檚 infatuation with radio began on Aug. 2, 1983, when the now-legendary Z100 first roared out of the swamps of Secaucus, New Jersey. 鈥淚 was in the car with my mother, and was fascinated by what I heard on…
Newhouse Grad Named to NCAA Postgraduate Intern Class
An alumna of the Newhouse School has been selected for a postgraduate internship at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Saquandra Heath 鈥17 is one of 31 students from colleges and universities throughout the United States to be chosen for…
黑料不打烊 Student Sandbox Luncheon Planned
A luncheon event to celebrate the end of the 黑料不打烊 Student Sandbox incubator鈥檚 summer 2017 session will be held on Thursday, June 29, in the Sandbox space at the 黑料不打烊 Technology Garden. Sandbox participants, their mentors, and School of Information…
Supply Chain Professor: Amazon鈥檚 Acquisition of Whole Foods Is Game Changer for Grocery Industry
An announcement Friday by online retailer Amazon regarding its intended purchase of Whole Foods is a game changer for the grocery industry, according to an expert in supply chain management and practices. Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice in…
Applications Being Accepted for New Online Master鈥檚 Degree in Entrepreneurship
The聽Martin J. Whitman School of Management聽has announced a new degree offering within its existing partnership with 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU). Entrepreneurship@黑料不打烊, a master of science in entrepreneurship degree, adds to the Whitman School鈥檚 already robust online graduate business degree program,…