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Carlson School Professor KK Sinha, Assistant Professor Necati Ertekin, Yi Tang, ’24 PhD, and Adam Moen, ’12 BSB, studied how mental health mobile apps can increase equity in mental health care.

Carlson School Assistant Professor Jacelly Cespedes and co-authors studied how a legal provision known as the “mortgage cramdown” could help bring stability to the housing sector.

Carlson School Associate Professor Salman Arif and co-authors studied bank executives and the concept of "paying for prudence," or establishing targets that reward managers for lowering credit risk, including “receiving satisfactory regulatory ratings, reducing non-performing loans, minimizing loan losses, or maintaining high credit quality.”

Carlson School faculty members have been recognized by graduate students in their programs as the 2023–24 Outstanding Faculty of the Year.

Seven extraordinary teachers and four outstanding staff members have been selected, by undergraduate students, as the 2024 recipients of the school’s Undergraduate Instructor of the Year and Staff of the Year awards.

Michael Ramlet, ’09 BSB, founder and CEO of Morning Consult, was named University of Minnesota Entrepreneur of the Year.

The Greek island of Tilos is home to one of the world’s most successful zero-waste projects. Led by Polygreen, a circular economy solutions company, the 700+ residents of the small island completely eliminated its landfilling and brought its recycling rate to a record high of 89.2 percent during a 2-year period.

In INS 4201/6201: Personal Finance, students learn essential life skills from practicing professionals, with the same rigor as the rest of their courses. The course focuses on helping students gain an understanding of “what is enough” and the consequences of their financial decisions.

Current Carlson School master’s student and Gopher gymnast Mya Hooten reflects on her journey leading to the 2024 NCAA Gymnastics Championships.

Data-Driven Business Decisions is a required undergraduate course that utilizes both Excel and R programming to apply statistical techniques and make business recommendations.

The Business Innovation Academy is a week-long camp that centers the experience of students whose identities are underrepresented in business from across the Twin Cities metro. During the week, students engage in interactive activities that teach them the basics of business as well as what life is like at the University of Minnesota.

The Ascend National Cohort brought entrepreneurs from across the country to the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.