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When two bank accounts become one

Assistant professor of marketing Emily Garbinsky was interviewed by The Cut about her research findings that showed merging money with a partner is better for long-term conjugal happiness, and keeping separate accounts coincides with higher levels of divorce.

The Cut

5 ways to safeguard student information

Mike Chapple, associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations, wrote an article for Ed Tech, offering five ways schools can safeguard sensitive information about students in grades K-12 and their families from being disclosed inappropriately.

Ed Tech

Mendoza student named IDEA Week Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Mendoza student Mitchell Kokko (BBA '19), a six-time entrepreneur and an associate on the Pit Road Fund at the IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame, won Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Nick Swisher

MBA Student Perspective: J.R. Nemelka

In determining which MBA program would be right for me, I focused on three pieces of criteria: it must feel like home; it must have a mission to serve; and […]

J.R. Nemelka

The IPO market heats up: What investors need to know

Finance professor Timothy Loughran and Wharton’s David Wessels discuss in a podcast what investors in tech IPOs need to know.

Knowledge@Wharton

Notre Dame Undergrad Team takes second place at the Rice Business Plan Competition

Resonado, which aims to redefine the shape of sound with its patented Flat Core Speaker Technology, won the $300,000 GOOSE Society Investment Prize and the $125,000 Finger Interests, Anderson Family Fund, Greg Novak and Tracy Druce Second-Place Investment Prize. The 19-year-old Rice Business Plan Competition, with 42 teams from around the globe and $2.9 million in cash and prizes, is the largest and richest in the world.

Nick Swisher

Google It: Bringing Big Data To The Classroom

With sleek glasses, dark shoulder-length hair and a charming demeanor, Kevin Hartman looks and acts the part of an innovative practitioner in the world of business analytics and big data. While his job centers around numbers and data, he sees his work as an art form just as much as it is a science. This perspective has also helped him become a relatable and impactful Notre Dame professor.

Andrew Mentock

Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw is right: We have a long way to go to gender equality.

Management and organization associate teaching professor Joseph Holt wrote an article published in the Chicago Tribune about women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw's recent speech about gender inequality in sports and society in general. McGraw will no longer hire male assistant coaches. “All these millions of girls that play sports across the country, we're teaching them great things about life skills, but wouldn't it be great if we could teach them to watch how women lead?" said McGraw.

Chicago Tribune

New minor in real estate emphasizes interdisciplinary aspect of real estate

The minor is 15 credits, with an introductory course, three electives of three credits each in a variety of different areas, and is open to all undergraduate students.

Mary Clare Donnelly

New minor emphasizes interdisciplinary aspect of real estate

The Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate recently launched an interdisciplinary minor in real estate, which is open to all undergraduate students. “The minor is 15 credits, with an introductory course, three electives of three credits each in a variety of different areas … and the last three credits of the minor are these industry engaging colloquia,” Eugenio Acosta, program director of the Institute for Real Estate, said.

The Observer