General News

MBA Students Place in National Health Case Competition

The team won second place against top-ranked business schools....»

Six Bits of Wisdom for a Successful Business Career

As students celebrated the culmination of their business education, Carlson School commencement speakers offered their best advice for the future ahead....»

Eric White Receives 2013 Tomato Can Loving Cup Award

Since 1929, award has honored graduating senior who bettered both the University and Carlson School communities...»

The Right Approach to Sustainability

Professor Vlad Griskevicius explores how ancestral human tendencies such as selfishness, short-term thinking, and unconscious social imitation have helped cause environmental destruction....»

Bush Foundation President to Share Great and Terrible Philanthropy

Jennifer Ford Reedy to keynote "1st Tuesday Speaker Series" at McNamara Alumni Center on June 4....»

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Envisions the CEO of Tomorrow

Global leader shares five imperatives for CEOs at sold-out 1st Tuesday Speaker Series....»

Undergraduate 'Of the Year' Awards Presented at Business Week

Undergraduate students, staff, faculty, and recruiters honored at annual dinner...»

Frederico Belo Appointed NBER Faculty Research Fellow

Assistant Professor of Finance Joins NBER's Asset Pricing Program...»

Carlson School Alum Wins National Stock Picking Contest

Dan McAllister ('07 BSB) Takes 1st in All-America Student Analyst Competition...»

George John Named 2013 Louis W. Stern Award Winner

Recognized by American Marketing Association for significant contribution to the literature on marketing and channels distribution...»

Women in Business Raises more than $11,000 for Women's Advocates

Proceeds from auction benefit local shelter for battered women and children...»

Morgan Kinross-Wright Named Executive Director of Corporate and Alumni Relations

Current director of Undergraduate Business Career Center will begin new role May 17...»

Is Napster the Best or Worst Thing That's Ever Happened to Music?

Prof. Waldfogel to debate Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven's David Lowery at Carlson School on April 19...»

Ad Age Editor to Discuss New CMO Mandates at Brand Matters

Abbey Klaassen to share how data, digital, and distributed power are changing marketing, entertainment, and creativity forever....»

Department of Accounting to Host Empirical Research Conference

April 19-20 event will feature presentation of 7 papers...»

Students Provide Free Tax Returns for Community

Carlson School undergrads help other students and the community with volunteer tax assistance program....»

SOLD OUT: Indra Nooyi to Speak at May '1st Tuesday'

PepsiCo Chairman and CEO will expertise in managing a global brand portfolio...»

2013 Minnesota Cup Launches March 25

Competition has helped more than 7,000 of Minnesota's entrepreneurs launch their breakthrough business ideas....»

Sara Mathew to Speak at April '1st Tuesday'

D&B CEO and Chairman to deliver "Leadership Lessons from the Trenches" on April 2 at McNamara Alumni Center....»

Glomb Named Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Professor Theresa Glomb will be honored at SIOP's annual conference in April....»

Van de Ven Named Founding Editor of Academy of Management Discoveries

New journal will help strengthen understanding of new or poorly understood phenomena relevant to management and organizations...»

Redden and Griskevicius Named Marketing Science Institute Young Scholars

Recognized as potential leaders of the "next generation" of marketing academics...»

Yu Wins Prestigious Smith Breeden Prize

"Technological Growth and Asset Pricing" honored as best paper in The Journal of Finance in 2012...»

Gupta Receives 2012 Informs ISS Design Science Award

Honored for "Design of Automated Agents Capable of Recognizing and Forecasting the Economic Environment"...»

Akshay Rao Elected President of JCR Policy Board

Will craft the direction of the Journal of Consumer Research during one-year term...»

Platou Leadership Competition Winners Announced

Awards recognize the leadership skills and innovative thinking of MBA students with medical industry specialization....»

2 Faculty Listed Among World's 50 Best Business School Profs

Myles Shaver and Aks Zaheer named to Poets & Quants listing...»

Building a Better Community

Full-Time MBA students spent a day outside of the classroom, dedicating time to give back to the community...»

Joseph Konstan Named SOBACO Co-Academic Director

Department of Computer Science and Engineering professor joins Carlson School's Ravi Bapna...»

Professor Uses Innovative Technique to Teach the 'YouTube Era'

Assistant Professor Colleen Manchester is experimenting with a technique that teaches students before class....»

Chris Nachtsheim Wins Jack Youden Prize

Will also receive Lloyd S. Nelson Award at 56th Annual Fall Technical Conference...»

Negative Campaigning: the Facts Behind the Attacks

Prof. Ahluwalia discusses negative campaigning with Business @ the U of M...»

President Obama Cites, Lives by Carlson School Research

Eliminates trivial day-to-day choices based on findings of Prof. Kathleen Vohs...»

The Changing Landscape of Technology

Carlson alum, Matt Hunt, discusses how technology is rapidly transforming and how he's used it to benefit his business career. ...»

Carlson School Dubbed 'Military Friendly' by G.I. Jobs Magazine

The Carlson School recognized for strong interest in recruiting military students and veterans....»

Carlson School Adds Five to Faculty

Ai, Fang, Luo, Vitorino, and Xu join faculty as assistant professors...»

Paolo Goes Named Editor-in-Chief of MIS Quarterly

Will present at the Information and Decision Sciences Workshop on September 14...»

Better Monitoring of Food Quantity Makes Self-Control Easier

Study shows eating less is about reduced desire as well as willpower...»

Houston Honored for Global Engagement

Associate dean recognized for outstanding contributions to global education and international programs at the University....»

Carlson Consulting Enterprise Names Sarah Gisser as Director

Replaces Phil Miller who was recently named assistant dean for the MBA Programs and Graduate Business Career Center....»

Student Business Hopes to Profit from Class Project

Updated business plan gives HotWokDelivery promising direction....»

The Gopher Way of Lizzy Shay

Carlson School senior Lizzy Shay, a third-generation Gopher and former Minnesota Student Association president, has a zest for knowledge and school pride aplenty....»

MBA Alum Advances Career by Going Back to the Basics

Joe Taylor talks about global travel, keeping up with classmates, and the value of the MBA....»

Carlson 4 Community Wins Pillsbury United Communities' Service Award

The MBA student organization was honored for its MBA Charity Auction efforts....»

Carlson School Undergrad Net Impact Chapter Earns Highest Ranking

The chapter is one of nine chapters to receive the "gold" designation this year....»

MILI Joins National Business School Health Management Alliance

Association's mission is to encourage academics to collaborate to solve healthcare problems....»

11 Carlson School Alumni and Students Make Semis of Minnesota Cup

Semi-finalists competing for a share of $200,000 in the statewide search for breakthrough business ideas...»

Cairns Fashions Career Path Following Intership with Project Runway

Finance and risk management insurance student augmented studies with summer of reality TV....»

Alum Named to Minnesota Business Hall of Fame

Curtis Sampson, '55 BSB, honored by Twin Cities Business....»

Spors Receives Tomato Can Loving Cup Award

Daniel Spors recognized for his outstanding achievements and leadership....»

Promoting Music Education Strikes Chord with Students

Three Carlson School and two other University students found organization to provide scholarships to young people to study music....»

Business Association of Multicultural Students Wins Tony Diggs Excellence Award

Wins Outstanding Undergraduate Registered Student Organization of the Year category....»

2012 'Of the Year' Awards Announced at Business Week

The 2012 students, faculty, and staff "of the year" awards were announced at the conclusion of the 52nd annual Business Week....»

Looking for a Job? Success May Lie within Yourself

New research by Connie Wanberg shows that a job seeker has much more control in finding a new position than previously thought....»

India's Unique Identity (UID) Project Reaching Underprivileged Households That Have No Existing ID

Survey led by Professor Ravi Bapna...»

Study: A Scarcity of College Men Leads Women to Choose Briefcase over Baby

Ratio of men to women dramatically alters women's choices about career and family...»

MBA Students Receive President's Award

MBA students Elizabeth Woodwick and Kelly Henry receive the honor of the President's Student Leadership and Service Award....»

Women in Business Auction Raises More Than $10,000

About 200 Carlson School members and local professionals attended the auction to benefit Women's Advocates....»

Nation's Leading Health Economists at Carlson School June 10-13

Optimizing Health and Health Care is focus of ASHEcon Conference...»

PhD Alum Wins Best Dissertation Award

Isil Yavuz honored by Kauffman Foundation for "The 'Outsider' Entrepreneurs"...»

Nonprofits Unaware of Hidden Costs from Growth

Aggarwal's research finds adding board members can make nonprofits less effective and drift from mission....»

Sri Zaheer named dean of University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management

Becomes 12th dean in school's history....»

MBA Charity Auction Sets Fundraising Mark Once Again

The sixth annual Carlson MBA Charity Auction eclipsed all previous efforts and will benefit the Brian Coyle Center....»

Tony Cui Named Marketing Science Institute Young Scholar

Assistant professor recognized as potential leader of the "next generation" of marketing academics...»

Duffy Named Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Recognized for unusual and outstanding contributions in I-O psychology...»

WOrg Researchers Win Outstanding Author Contribution Award

"Mindfulness at Work" honored in Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management...»

LES Receives Grant from Minnesota Historical Society

Will fund website, video, and exhibit on workers and contractors who built the Minnesota State Capitol....»

Griskevicius Receives SAGE Young Scholar Award

Award recognizes outstanding young researchers in personality and social psychology...»

Nachtsheim Wins ASQ's Brumbaugh Award

Honored for largest single contribution to the development of industrial application of quality control....»

Blog: Social Media Will Become a Defining Issue for Business in 2012

Interim Dean Sri Zaheer reflects on her Almanac appearance....»

CIBER to Host Free Emerging Markets Symposium

February 24th event will feature student presentations on companies doing business in China and Chile...»

Blog: Visualizing the Carlson School's Global Reach

Dean Zaheer's blog discusses a change made to the school's atrium over the holidays....»

3 Faculty Members Win INFORMS Research Award

Gupta, Curley, and Adomavicius honored for "CoCoA - Continuous Combinatorial Auction"...»

Carlson School and Wells Fargo Launch Sustainability Initiative

$250,000 grant supports research to help increase consumer demand for "greener" products...»

Flyover Country? Not for Fortune 500 HQs

Professor Myles Shaver researches Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a corporate headquarters cluster....»

Google Chairman Shares Future of Technology

Eric Schmidt recently provided his perspective on technology and the role Google is playing in leading its development....»

The Building of Fulton Beer

Carlson MBA alum Ryan Petz helped turn Fulton Beer from a home brewing hobby with his friends into a burgeoning business replete with a new brewery....»

Carlson School Takes 2nd at Global Operations Case Competition

Full-Time MBA team analyzed Whirlpool's supply chain, bested 26 rivals....»

Bloomberg Businessweek Names Carlson School No. 1 for 2011 MBA Job Placement

97 percent of Carlson Full-Time MBA students employed within 3 months of graduation....»

Carlson School Team Takes 2nd at Elite Eight

Brand management case competition challenged student teams from some of the nation's top business schools....»

How Do You Want to Connect with the Carlson School?

Latest Dean's Blog entry seeks feedback on social media engagement....»

Akshay Rao to Receive Distinguished Alumnus Award

Marketing Professor honored by XLRI School of Business & Human Resources in Jamshedpur, India....»

MILI Names Susan Alpert Executive in Residence

Former chief regulatory office at Medtronic was founding member of MILI's National Industry Council....»

Brand Management Case Competition Draws Elite Field

Students from eight top business schools tackle sponsor challenge for chance at $10,000...»

Parente Named to Health Care Cost Institute's Governing Board

New nonprofit group partners with insurance companies to research medical data...»

Workplace Sabotage Fueled by Envy, Unleashed by Disengagement

Managers advised to consider teambuilding strategies to prevent subversive behavior...»

Full-Time and Part-Time MBA Programs Now Accept GRE

Provides prospective students greater options when determining their career plans....»

Distinguished Alumni Recognized at 2011 Carlson School Honors Dinner

University alums were honored with Outstanding Achievement awards....»

Monica Nassif, 2011 University of Minnesota Entrepreneur of the Year

Monica Nassif, founder of Caldrea Company, University alum, and this year's University of Minnesota Entrepreneur of the Year....»

Carlson Executive Education Introduces Women's Leadership Programs

Four offerings help female managers achieve personal and professional goals...»

2011 Undergraduate Grads Landing Lucrative Jobs

The turbulent economy isn't preventing Carlson School undergrads from landing lucrative jobs....»

This Summer Camp is Strictly Business

High school students get down to business at GopherBusiness....»

Socioeconomic Status as Child Dictates Response to Stress as Adult

Exposure to danger leads those who grew up poor to gamble for immediate rewards....»

George John Named Associate Dean of Faculty and Research

Will serve as the administration contact for the school's academic departments, faculty, research infrastructure, and doctoral programs.....»

Does Driving a Porsche Make a Man More Desirable to Women?

Study shows that flashy may work for the short term but not for marriage....»

Carlson School Net Impact Chapters Earn High Rankings

Activities, programming, and membership reach meet rigorous standards....»

Can Doing Good Be Bad for Business?

New research by Assistant Professor of Marketing Carlos Torelli suggests corporate social responsibility efforts have the potential to backfire....»

New Associate Deans Begin Terms

Art Hill to lead MBA Programs, Connie Wanberg Undergraduate Program...»

Professor Parente Goes to Washington

Director of Medical Industry Leadership Institute to testifies before House Subcommittee on Health....»

Sri Zaheer Named Interim Dean

Associate Dean of Faculty and Research to assume new role June 20....»

Glomb, Narasimhan Appointed to New Professorships; Parente, Singh to Chairs

Professorships made possible thanks to continued generosity of Board of Overseers and alumni....»

Spring Issue of Carlson School Magazine Now Online

Explores Carlson School's connection with the community....»

MIS Students Build House and Relationships

Carlson School students team with professionals on Habitat for Humanity project....»

Chris Sacca to Deliver Carlson School Commencement Address

Technology pioneer and Twitter, Inc. investor to speak on May 16 at Mariucci Arena....»

Can Doing One Thing Make The World Better? Carlson Undergrads Think So.

Carlson School undergraduates commit to Do One Thing (DOT) to promote a better Carlson community and a better world....»

MILI Valuation Lab Poster Wins MD/MBA Competition

Alum and current student presented at Association of MD/MBA Programs' conference....»

MBA Charity Auction Boldly Sets Fundraising Mark

The fifth annual Carlson MBA Charity Auction eclipsed all previous efforts and will help fund 10 youth at Bolder Options....»

Carlson School Undergrad Students Attend LeaderShape

The national program helps students sharpen their vision of how they'd like to see positive change in their community and world....»

Carlson School MBA Team Takes Top Prize at Indiana University Women's Case Competition

Competition for first-year women MBA students featured teams from eight top programs....»

"Purpose AND Profit" Program to Support Business Hatchery at Holmes Center

Quality Bicycle Products to Seed Green Student Businesses...»

Carlson Executive Education Announces Scholarship Winners

Ten Small Businesses and Nonprofits to Benefit from Program Offerings...»

Carlson School Earns 95th Year of AACSB Accreditation

The school maintained its AACSB accreditation in business for an additional five years....»

Carlson School Appoints Sinha to Hold New Mosaic Company Professorship for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility

Position made possible by $250,000 gift from The Mosaic Company....»

Carlson School Breakfast Speaker Series to Focus on Tax Policy

Carlson MBT presents, "The Real Effects of Tax Policy on Your Company," on Jan. 19....»

U of M Moment: Give Smarter Gifts this Holiday Season

Joel Waldfogel concludes Americans will vaporize $14 billion worth of value this holiday season....»

Marketing Professor Offers Tips for Last-Minute Shoppers

Professor Mark Bergen suggests deals before Christmas to be different than after holiday....»

Financial Times Interview with Alison Davis-Blake

Ten questions for the dean and her answers in Financial Times....»

It's the Thought that Counts, but Sometimes It Counts for Less

Joel Waldfogel estimates our holiday gift giving will vaporize $25 billion in economic value. Could there be a better way to celebrate the season than giving presents?...»

U of M Moment - Self Control in the Age of Temptation

Kathleen Vohs' research on self-control says the modern deluge of tempting messages could be whittling away at our ability to resist....»

The Twin Cities Nursing Strike: Short-term Resolution, Long-term Pressures

Minnesota Physician - Nov. 2010...»

Platou Leadership Competition Winners Announced

Awards recognize the leadership skills and innovative thinking of MBA students with medical industry specialization....»

CIBER Opens for Business...and Educators

The University of Minnesota has joined a select network of institutions with the opening of its Center for International Business Education and Research....»

Carlson School's 1st Tuesday Speaker Series Features Hubert Joly of Carlson

Carlson president, CEO, and director will headline Dec. 7 event....»

Paul Vaaler to Discuss Immigrant Remittances and the Venture Investment Environment

Paul Vaaler will present Friday, December 3, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m....»

Actuarial Seminar to Focus on Healthcare Trends and Reform

M. Kent Clemens, a senior actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Office of the Actuary, will be the featured speaker on Nov. 22....»

Getting Ahead While Giving Back

Two recent Carlson School graduates' community-focused career approach puts them back in the classroom, resulting in a brighter future for all....»

Elite Eight Brand Management Case Competition

Carlson School team takes second-place at Elite Eight...»

Carlson School Signs Partnership with CFA Institute

The school is officially designated a University Partner with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute....»

University One of Three Schools in U.S. to Earn Straight "A's" in Sustainability

University improved on its marks and it's the first time the University has received all A's...»

Alumni Profile

Kyle Meehan, '08 BSB. Putting the Marketing Buzz Behind Tiny Footprint Coffee...»

2010 Parent Dinner

Parents of Carlson School freshman were welcomed into the Carlson School community. Nathan Dungan of Share Save Spend was the keynote speaker....»

Recognizing Alumni Achievement and Donor Support

New recognition sites honoring those whose contributions have made a lasting impact to the school....»

QBP Founder Receives University of Minnesota's 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Steve Flagg was honored with the University of Minnesota's 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year award....»

Professor Nachtsheim, 2010 Lloyd S. Nelson Award Winner

Professor Chris Nachtsheim, Frank A. Donaldson Chair of Operations Management and chair Operations and Management Science Department, and his co-author are the recipients of the 2010 Lloyd S. Nelson Award for their paper having the "greatest immediate impact to practitioners."...»