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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.
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Notre Dame donates 3D printed face shields to medical outlets in need
In response to the COVID-19 crisis some Notre Dame faculty and staff work to 3D print several thousand clear plastic face shields at the request of local and regional medical systems, including Mendoza IT education support technician Jim Spencer.
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Notre Dame’s Mendoza extends admissions deadlines for graduate business programs
The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business is adding an additional round of application deadlines for several of its graduate degree programs in response to challenges posed to prospective students by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Econometrics researcher’s calculations illustrate why we should social distance
Not only does social distancing work to slow the spread of the virus, it’s an exercise in probability, according to Richard Sheehan, finance professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Sheehan, who specializes in applied econometrics, has developed a model that shows viral transmission as a probability rather than a certainty and demonstrates how social distancing — or changing the probabilities — slows the spread.
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Kate Oh is one of Poets & Quants’ Best & Brightest for 2020
Accountancy undergrad Kate Oh was named to Poet & Quant's list of Best & Brightest for 2020.
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“Phase Four” coronavirus relief package is necessary and must address three points, expert says
Jeffrey Bergstrand, professor of finance and a former Federal Reserve economist, emphasized the need for Phase Four, which he said “will bring some stimulus to aggregate demand if there is a government infrastructure program put in place.”
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Female directors are quicker to recall dangerous medical products, study shows
Severe product problems that injure or kill consumers are recalled much faster when there are women on the board according to “The Influence of Female Directors on Product Recall Decisions,” forthcoming at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management from lead author Kaitlin Wowak, assistant professor of information technology, analytics and operations in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
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Coronavirus relief dollars will help produce medical supplies, direct patient impact will take time
A $2 trillion coronavirus relief package is on its way, but health care workers won’t feel its impact for weeks, according to Kaitlin Wowak, an assistant professor of IT, analytics, and operations at Mendoza College of Business.
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Unemployment will get much worse before it gets better, expert says
The U.S. Department of Labor reported March 26 that jobless claims from Americans displaced by the coronavirus pandemic soared to 3.28 million and the trend will continue as Americans shelter in place, according to finance professor Jason Reed.
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Expert says “stimulus” package is economically appropriate, urges caution
Congress should be applauded for putting together such an unprecedentedly massive package so quickly, according to Jeffrey Bergstrand, professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
Shannon Roddel