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2015
By gaining the ear of the Canadian government, alum Ken Kyle helped snuff out the light of tobacco companies in his home country. And the effects of his work are still filtering across the world.
When Pat Harmer Bluth expressed an interest in mathematics and engineering, her brother responded, “Girls don’t major in math.”
A team of BYU MBA students took second in The Economist's Int'l MBA Case Competition against 23 business schools from around the world.
BYU assistant professor Ryan Elder's research found that people react significantly faster to warning signs that depict greater movement.
BYU students won a total of $15,800 in cash prizes at the Mobile App Competition hosted by the Rollins Center.
The BYU Marriott School of Management named 10 MBA candidates as its 2015 Hawes Scholars.
Student-run companies gained experience and a share of $21,000 at the Business Model Competition.
Last month BYU global supply chain management students got a week off of class but it was no vacation.
BYU's law and business schools once again showed well in the U.S. News World Report's latest graduate school rankings.
Through a recent collaboration with Walmart, a group of Marriott School undergraduates earned high-profile internships.
The title of 2015 Student Entrepreneur of the Year and over $16,000 was awarded last week by the Rollins Center.
It's no surprise that some of the most celebrated leaders in the business world also happen to be self-promoting narcissists.
The Utah Startup Marketplace hosted by the Rollins Center connected students with local startups.
The Romney Institute honored Gail McGovern, president and CEO of the American Red Cross, as its 2015 Administrator of the Year.
The Global Management Center at BYU named 12 first-year MBA candidates as Eccles Scholars for their interest in international business.
The Marriott School awarded its 2015 Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards selected entirely by students.
A great business venture starts with a great idea. The Ballard Center’s Social Venture Academy encourages student entrepreneurs to jump-start businesses with mentoring and cash prizes throughout three different stages of development: idea validation, product development, and execution. Students recently participated in the first stage by submitting videos for the Best Idea Competition.
Nine BYU students received the George E. Stoddard Prize, an honor given to second-year MBA finance students.
Scott C. Johnson has been a Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology founder since 2011. Johnson grew up in Ogden, Utah, and despite receiving two scholarships to Brigham Young University, he attended Weber State. It wasn’t until Johnson served a mission in Brazil that he had a self-described “change of heart.” Johnson’s desire to teach at the MTC led him to transfer to BYU post-mission. He didn’t get the MTC job he was hoping for, but he met his wife, Kristen, and graduated from BYU with a degree in near eastern studies and a minor in business in 1994.
BYU hosted a two-day data analytics competition last month featuring five top business schools.
Noemi Morales, a native of Roswell, Georgia, started out as a photography major at BYU-Idaho. Although it took her a few years in Rexburg, an LDS mission to St. George, Utah; and lots of decisions, Morales has finally found her calling in the Marriott School’s recreation management program. She’s even landed an internship with a popular new company called Slide the City that puts on giant waterslide events across the country.
The Marriott School won seven Awards of Excellence for its high quality work in marketing, publications and public relations.
For OLS professor David Cherrington, arriving at his teaching career didn’t come as expected.
BYU Army ROTC cadets learned training exercises that reflect the changing roles of military officers.