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Most firms neglected to include pandemic in annual risk assessments despite warning signs, study shows

Finance professors Bill McDonald and Timothy Loughran examined all 10-K filings (annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) from 2018, before the current pandemic, and found that less than 21 percent of the filings contain any pandemic-related terms.

Shannon Roddel

Kirsten Martin Joins Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center

Kirsten Martin, a nationally recognized expert in privacy, technology, and corporate responsibility, will join the University of Notre Dame’s Technology Ethics Center next fall as its first the William P. and Hazel B. White Professor.

Pat Gibbons

McCloskey 20th Anniversary: Brett Belock

Brett Belock (MBA '14) won the 2015 McCloskey Competition with his assistive technology device, Sluice, but the journey to the prize took a few unforeseen twists and turns on the way.

IDEA Center

In memoriam: Edward R. Trubac, associate professor emeritus of finance

Ed Trubac joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1960, earned tenure in 1969 and retired in 2004. An expert in macroeconomics, he served in numerous leadership roles during his time at the Mendoza College of Business.

Carol Elliott

Corona Stories

Junior management consulting major Tatiana Pernetti was featured in a series of first-person pieces about the Notre Dame student experience as the pandemic unfolded.

Notre Dame Magazine

Scott Malpass to retire after 32 years of superlative performance

University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., today announced the retirement of Scott C. Malpass (MBA '86) after 32 years as the University’s chief investment officer. As such, Malpass was responsible for investment of the University's endowment and other assets totaling $14 billion.

Paul Browne

Notre Dame EMBAs connect for a cause

Tthe EMBA-Chicago Class of 2021 cohort was less than three months into the program when Father Jenkins announced that all classes would transition to online as a safety precaution. The students decided to organize a fundraiser for Chicago school children, many who would go without some of their regular meals as the schools closed down. Poets & Quants for Execs has the full story.

Poets & Quants

South Dakota pork plant closure will reduce nation’s meat supply, impact entire supply chain

IT, Analytics and Operations professor Krista Foster explains how closing the meat processing plants because of COVID-19 will not only hurt the nation’s meat supply, it will impact every tier of the supply chain.

Shannon Roddel

Zoom should be criticized for poor communication rather than privacy, security, expert says

“The challenge Zoom faces is that they were a specialized niche company that was suddenly thrust into the role of a critical infrastructure provider overnight and they simply weren’t ready for the intense level of scrutiny that they’ve received as a result,” said Mike Chapple, associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations.

Shannon Roddel

Good spirits: ND MBA grad shifts distillery production to hand sanitizer

Barely a week after federal regulators gave distilleries the green light to begin production in the wake of the shortage caused by coronavirus, the first bottles of Indiana Whiskey hand sanitizer rolled out for distribution to essential workers in the region.

Melissa Jackson