Tepper School of Business News http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/rss-feeds/index.aspx/ Stories from The Tepper School of Business BNY Mellon’s Robert Kelly to Deliver Keynote Address at Graduation for Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Businesshttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=382Graduate Degrees To Be Awarded at Ceremony 2009-05-13T16:10:00In Pursuit of Renewable Energy, Don’t Lose Focus on Efficiency and Reduction of CO2 Emissions, Carnegie Mellon Economist Tells Congresshttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=375Professor Lester Lave Urges Senate Energy Committee to Consider More Than Just Solar and Wind Power As Sustainable, Cost-Effective Solutions2009-02-18T16:55:00Foundation for Enterprise Development Awards Tepper School Beyster Fellowship Grant http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=372New Research on Advancement of Biotech and Energy Business Models2009-01-07T11:59:00New Tepper School Study Finds Women Get Better Pay, Same Promotion Rates as Men at the Executive Levelhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=371Women Leaving Workforce Earlier than Men Is Primary Reason Fewer Break Through “Glass Ceiling” 2008-12-11T14:24:00Professor Linda Argote Receives Prestigious INFORMS Fellows Awardhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=370Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Recognizes Outstanding Contributions 2008-11-03T15:33:00Tepper School of Business Announces Honors For Two Distinguished Finance Professors http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=369Chester Spatt Receives Kenneth B. and Pamela R. Dunn Professorship; Duane Seppi Named BNY Mellon Professor of Finance 2008-10-17T15:34:00Better Policies - Not Regulation - Key to Stemming Economic Instability, say Tepper School Economistshttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=368Fall Issue of Tepper Magazine Features Interview with Leading Monetary Policy Experts Allan Meltzer and Marvin Goodfriend2008-10-02T08:41:00A Wake-Up Call for Retailers: Best-Selling Items Not Necessarily the Most Important Driver of Category Sales http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=365Study Pinpoints Importance of Category Assortment and Impact of Less Popular Items on Overall Sales Performance.2008-09-22T16:51:00Kalpesh Kapadia Provides Tepper School Fellowship in Honor of Randy Pauschhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=362Student Recipient Emulating Character Traits Described in Pausch’s “Last Lecture” to be Named at Student Dinner. 2008-08-15T09:40:00Tepper School Start-Up to Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=361Winner of Global Moot Corp® Contest Developed Innovative Technology To Extract and Preserve Adult Stem Cells 2008-08-13T15:49:00Tepper School of Business Announces Leadership Positions for Teaching and Researchhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=360Profs. Dammon and Green Named to Three-Year Appointments as Associate Deans2008-07-22T15:50:00Tepper Diversity Chief Re-Appointed to Forte Board of Directorshttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=357Colleen Smith among seven B-school representatives selected for national women's leadership consortium.2008-06-16T18:59:00Tepper MBAs Take Top Honors at Global Moot Corp®http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=355For the fifth time, Tepper has landed the top prize for Moot Corp®, making Tepper the "winningest" B-school ever. 2008-05-06T10:23:00Students Win Second in Financial Engineering Competitionhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=354Tepper School's team ties Princeton for second in 2008 Financial Engineering Case Competition.2008-04-25T10:38:00Amazon.com Founder Jeff Bezos to Speak at Tepper School Diploma Ceremonyhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=353Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, will address the school's graduating master's and doctoral students on May 17.2008-04-22T10:00:00Media Advisory: MBA Students Stage Mock Democratic Candidate Debatehttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=352Tepper School MBA students stage a mock Democratic candidate debate, using questions drawn from the audience on defense, the economy and immigration.2008-04-16T20:54:00International Execs Speak at "Multipolar Innovation" Eventhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=351International chief executives speak at “Multipolar Innovation, A Cross-Industry Executive Conference,” sponsored by Carnegie Bosch Institute at the Tepper School of Business.2008-04-16T13:58:00Media Advisory: Tax Gas More, Not Lesshttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=350As presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain calls for cuts in gasoline taxes, Tepper School Economist Lester Lave says this sends the wrong signal to the marketplace.2008-04-15T15:57:00Egon Balas Awarded Honorary Doctoratehttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=349Egon Balas, who survived political imprisonment and torture to become a top economics and mathematics researcher, is awarded an honorary degree by the University of Liege.2008-04-14T16:54:00International Festival Highlights Tepper Diversityhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=348MBA students at the Tepper School organize a lavish International Festival, showcasing food and cultural events.2008-04-11T17:46:00Tepper School Economist Calls for Steep Tax on Gashttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=347As a matter of national security, noted energy economist Lester Lave says gas should be taxed to about $7 a gallon to reflect the real cost of oil. Lave says such a tax also would provide a strong stimulus to the economy.2008-03-27T11:19:00Tepper MBA Students Mentor City High Studentshttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=346MBA students from Tepper School help City High students imagine a future as business leaders by learning how to compete in business case competitions.2008-03-26T11:55:00Team from Tepper School Wins Life Sciences Track in McGinnis Venture Competitionhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=345Pitching a plan to cure malaria, a team from the Tepper School heads to Moot Corp. after winning Life Sciences Track in the 2008 McGinnis Venture Competition.2008-03-20T17:37:00Tepper School Hosts 2008 Cornerstones Symposium http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=343The Tepper School's Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship adds theme of entrepreneurial innovation to symposium on the future of cities.2008-03-18T17:39:002008 McGinnis Venture Competition Attracts Top Domestic and International B-Schoolshttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=342Indicating the growth in worldwide influence of the McGinnis Venture Competition, more than one quarter of the MBA teams in the 2008 contest are from international schools.2008-03-12T16:07:00New Study: Pittsburgh Tops Nation in VC Growth http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=341Prof. Art Boni, director of the Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship, says university research and launches helped Pittsburgh reach top ranks for venture funded companies. 2008-03-11T11:36:00Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Conference Focuses On Future Energy Systems, Nation’s Overtaxed Power Gridhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=340Presented at the Tepper School of Business, the Carnege Mellon Electricity Industry Conference looks at cheaper and more reliable electricity delivery systems in face of rising demand.2008-03-06T16:04:00Tepper Team Wins School's Corporate Finance Case Competitionhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=339Team from Tepper School wins 16th annual Corporate Finance Case Competition, besting teams from Duke, Cornell, NYU and Tepper's Flex-Time program.2008-02-27T14:35:00Corporate Finance Case Competition http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=338The Tepper School's prestigious annual Corporate Finance Case Competition marks its 16th year.2008-02-22T11:53:00Tepper School Economist: China Should Adopt Market-Driven Exchange Ratehttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/news-multimedia/news/news-detail/index.aspx?nid=335Economist Marvin Goodfriend writes in Foreign Policy that China's future prosperity may depend on adopting a more flexible interest rate policy.2008-02-19T16:26:00