News at Adelphi
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A response to Jemima Kellys opinion piece In uncertain times, confident-sounding experts are the ones we should question from Mariano Torras, PhD.
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Published:Admission to 91勛圖厙 will continue to be standardized test optional for current high school juniors applying for admission this coming year, recognizing the difficulty of taking SATs or ACTs during the pandemic.
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Published:In January 2020 and January 2019, undergraduate students taking the Intersession International Business course with Pamela Buckle, PhD, MA 13, professor of management, and Joseph Sheldrick, MBA 97, adjunct faculty in decision sciences,were treated to a unique experiential learning and cultural immersion opportunity focused on China.
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Zachary Johnson, PhD, associate professor of marketing, is quoted about using layaways in the Chinese-language World News (link is to the Google Translate version).
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Published:Jillian Myers 20 finished her five-year BBA/MBA program in four years, passed the notoriously difficult CPA Exam on her first try, and is now on staff at the Big Four accounting firm of Ernst & Young.
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Solving Real-World Business Problems
CategoriesPublished:Students in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Text Analytics course worked with LS ELECTRIC America, as part of the Live Cases project.
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Published:In his first job after graduating from Adelphi, Jaime Dasso 18 discovered a passion for the way data helps businesses make better decisions. Now hes returned to Adelphi to pursue a masters degree in our new graduate program in business analytics.
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Published:When GM, the auto manufacturer, is planning the next quarter's production of its Sierra Denali pickup, it needs to be able to accurately predict the timely delivery of parts and componentsfrom its other units and external suppliers. The company does this by using a computer simulation or a model which tries to mimic the real world. In reality, managers often don't have accurate or complete data to build the model. Eunji Lim, PhD, assistant professor of decision sciences, has addressed this problem by developing an algorithm that takes care of the problem of insufficient data.
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Published:Nearly 250 million people in India do not have access to electricity. Creating the infrastructure to connect them to the power grid is a costly and challenging project. Gita Surie, PhD, professor of management, has been studying how an ecosystem for providing renewable energy for the worlds poorest people living in rural areas can be created that will both safeguard the environment and improve social and economic conditions in India.
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Published:Annually, worldwide, 1.3 million tons of garbage go into landfills. Reducing such waste is one reason behind the growth of alternative giving, where people share and exchange products instead of throwing them away. Fan Liu, PhD, assistant professor of marketing, and Zachary Johnson, PhD, associate professor of marketing, studied this growing practice and found that it, enabled by social media and networks, benefits the broader society.
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Published:Climate change has been identified in many quarters as the existential crisis facing all of mankind. It has been estimated that the world needs to spend between $1.6 trillion and $3.8 trillion every year to honor the commitments of the Paris climate agreement. Robert Goldberg, clinical associate professor of finance, and Mariano Torras, PhD, professor of economics and department chair, have proposed that a fund be set up by the government to pay for the costs associated with carrying out the changes needed to halt global warming.
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Published:What happens to live entertainment production during a pandemic? It stops, then it adapts. On October 1, two alumni in the businessJoe Minoso '01 and Dana Blair '04, MBA '08gave an online audience an inside look at the industry's struggles this year, how it's changed now that production has resumed and where it's headed.
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Published:Adelphi instructors and students aren't only making the best of remote learning during the time of pandemic. In some cases, they're taking advantage of it and building on it.
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Angelica Cintron 11, CAGS 12, MBA 12
CategoriesPublished:I wouldnt be where I am in my career without the experience Ive had and the relationships Ive built at Adelphi.
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Published:New research reveals the impact of leadership on new product development.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 12 million people were employed in the manufacturing sector across the United States. According to a 2017 survey in the journal Applied Ergonomics, around 57 percent of workers in factory settingswho often perform heavy, repetitive tasksreported feeling fatigued at work, which can lead to reduced output, chronic injury and even…
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Applying Business Theory to Nursing Practice
CategoriesPublished:Adelphi's nursing and business schools join forces to inspire the next generation of nurse managers.
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Adelphi alumni are change makers, healthcare professionals, industry innovators and inspiring leaders who are all similar in one way: They were inspired by their experiences in the University's classrooms. Five leaders explain how their career paths were shaped.
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Published:91勛圖厙 created a new, state-of-the-art Innovation Center designed to enable students of all disciplines to collaboratively solve problems with real-world projects.
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Published:Alma Lorena Monreal Munoz is a painter and designer who has been honored as a young entrepreneur in her hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico. She's also a winner of this year's You Are Welcome Here Scholarship, coming to Adelphi for our five-year BBA/MBA program.
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Adelphi's new Gap Year Experience program provides student with opportunities to gain professional skills through hands-on learning.
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Published:91勛圖厙s commitment to helping students overcome obstacles and achieve academic and personal success has earned the institution several badges from Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students. The University was first honored with a Colleges of Distinction badge in 2010.
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Robert Goldberg, clinical associate professor of finance and economics at Adelphi, shares his expertise in a Newsweek story about the coronavirus pandemics impact on corporate debt.