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Recalls of medical devices and drugs are up – can anyone predict when it will happen next?

Assistant Professor of Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations (ITAO) Kaitlin Wowak's research was referenced in an article about the steady increase of medical device and drug recalls in the last decade. Wowak's research reveals competition in the generic drug market promotes contamination in the production process, often with severely hazardous materials, leading to recalls.

The Conversation

Mendoza adds associate dean for undergraduate studies position

Jim Leady, associate teaching professor of finance, was named to the to the position as of July 1, 2019. The associate dean for undergraduate studies will oversee all aspects of the undergraduate curriculum and he will work collaboratively with Mendoza’s five academic departments and with the University’s other colleges and schools to develop integrative opportunities for undergraduates.

Carol Elliott

1-On-1 With Notre Dame’s Martijn Cremers

Poets & Quants interviewed newly named Dean Martijn Cremers. Dean Cremers laid out his vision going forward and reflects on drew him to Mendoza as a finance professor.

Poets & Quants

Loaves and Fishes: MBA students bring business analysis to Amazon products

Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest — reached by a flight into the jungle, a two-hour boat trip, a pickup truck transporting 31 people in the bed despite a downpour, and a half-hour walk — five Notre Dame MBA students and two faculty advisers are learning how to turn mandioca root into a local starch product called farinha. They're part of the semester-long Business on the Frontlines (BOTFL) course, which examines the impact of business in societies suffering from deep poverty or conflict.

Brendan O'Shaughnessy

Here’s the only chance Main Street has to get in on the red-hot IPO market

Finance professor Timothy Loughran was quoted in a Business Insider article about the struggles small investors have when investing in pre-IPOs for tech companies diving into the market. "Historically if my broker called me up and tried to sell me on an IPO, I would say, 'This is not a good idea,' and take a pass," Loughran told US News & World Report. "The only time they were going to go down to someone like me is if the IPO is having trouble and they're having trouble placing the shares."

Markets Insider

Business on the Frontlines: ‘Recognizing the impossible is absolutely necessary’

Kelly Chase (MBA ’16) and her four Business on the Frontlines teammates traveled to Dili, Timor-Leste’s capital city, in March. They had spent weeks prior to the trip extensively studying the country, but it wasn't until they arrived that the true challenge of what they faced hit home for Chase. Charged with identifying sustainable solutions to improve the livelihoods of farmers, the team faced language barriers, cultural differences and harsh physical conditions.

Carol Elliott

MSM Student Perspective – Katlynn Kennedy

Katlynn Kennedy MSM ’18 of GE Healthcare was able to integrate her love for analytics and psychology with a career in business, thanks in part to the Master of Science in Management program at Notre Dame.

Katlynn Kennedy

MNA Student Perspective – Asusena Resendiz

First-generation immigrant Asusena Reséndiz ’16 is applying the lessons she learned in the Master of Nonprofit Administration program at Notre Dame to improve the lives of millions of Texans.

Asusena Resendiz

2019 McCloskey new venture competition results

17 area teams were awarded more than $350,000 in cash and in-kind prizes at the 2019 McCloskey New Venture Competition on Friday, April 12. Resonado and Vital View Technologies split the $50,000 McCloskey Grand Prize, which is awarded to teams founded by Notre Dame students or alumni.

Nick Swisher

Larry Kudlow: Up to Herman Cain to withdraw name from consideration for possible Fed nomination

Finance professor Timothy Loughran was quoted in an Associated Press article about Herman Cain and Stephen Moore's nominations to the Fed's Board of Governors by President Trump. Loughran said Mr. Moore would bring a needed “new perspective” to the Fed.

Associate Press