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Eller College to Bring MBA Program Online The UA Eller College of Management's internationally recognized MBA program will be available online beginning this fall. Applications for the program now are being accepted. With a focus on innovation, application and communication, the Eller MBA experience is designed to give graduates what they need to effectively lead in today's changing global marketplace.
Eugene Gerner (left) and Jeffrey Jacob in the lab. (Photo by Chris Mooney)
UA Spin-Off to Test Cancer-Preventing Drug Combination The UA spin-off company Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is building on systematic basic research by UA researchers that explored molecular mechanisms underlying tumor growth. The company is embarking on a clinical trial to prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer or high-risk polyps in colon cancer survivors.
UA Eller Accounting Students Volunteer to Prep Taxes for Tucsonans in Need UA accounting students have spent more than 140 hours so far processing tax refunds for Tucsonans in need through a partnership with the United Way and the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. The experience offers students the opportunity to build professional skills by working with real clients and navigating complex tax issues.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments at UA College of Law The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments at the James E. Rogers College of Law on March 6. The court hears cases annually at the college, and the event is open to the community. A public question-and-answer session with the panel of judges will follow the oral arguments.
What do you get with a high level of digital engagement coupled with a strong passion for fashion? According to new survey results in a UA-led project, you get a "digital diva," an emergent population of shoppers whose habits and desires are expected to drastically change retailing.
'Digital Divas,' the World's Most Connected Consumers A study led by UA researcher Anita Bhappu found that "digital divas" are an emerging segment of the world's very knowledgeable and highly influential purchasers. Her team surveyed more than 7,400 shoppers in four different locations around the globe, finding that this consumer population, though small in size, comprises the vast majority of all fashion spending.
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Eugene Gerner (left) and Jeffrey Jacob in the lab. (Photo by Chris Mooney)
What do you get with a high level of digital engagement coupled with a strong passion for fashion? According to new survey results in a UA-led project, you get a "digital diva," an emergent population of shoppers whose habits and desires are expected to drastically change retailing.

BIO5-TGen Collaboration Targets Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Arizona Business Magazine
  • April 3, 2013
BIO5 Oro Valley and the Translational Genomics Research Institute, or TGen, are collaborating to develop new therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Statistics from the National Institutes of Health indicate that 5.1 million older Americans - or one in eight - suffer from Alzheimer's, the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.

UA Innovator Awarded Thomas R. Brown Chair in Management and Technology

  • UANews
  • March 26, 2013
Hsinchun Chen, a professor of MIS at the UA Eller College of Management, has been named the new holder of the Thomas R. Brown Chair in Management and Technology. An imminent scholar in data mining and informatics, Chen is director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Eller College.

Startup Sees Role in Next-Gen 3-D Chips

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • March 20, 2013
nMode Solutions, a local tech startup involved in 3-D circuit design, launched successfully in 2010 as a tenant at the Arizona Center for Innovation, a high-tech business incubator at the UA Science and Technology Park. The company uses labs at the UA's Micro/Nano Fabrication Center for research.

Study Raises Doubts That Workplace Wellness Programs Save Companies Money

  • The Washington Post
  • March 19, 2013
Your bosses want you to eat your broccoli and hit the treadmill. But a new UA study raises doubts that workplace wellness programs save the company money. While hospitalizations for employees and family members dropped dramatically - by 41 percent overall for six major conditions - increased outpatient costs erased those savings, the study found.

UA Research Ties Insurance-Based Wellness Programs to Reduced Hospitalizations

  • UANews
  • March 6, 2013
Workplace wellness incentive programs may decrease hospitalizations, but not overall health claim costs, according to a new paper by professor of economics Gautam Gowrisankaran of the UA Eller College of Management, out now in Health Affairs. The paper's findings constitute the first rigorous evaluation of a comprehensive, insurance-based wellness program with financial incentives for participation.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments at UA College of Law

  • UANews
  • March 4, 2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments at the James E. Rogers College of Law on March 6. The court hears cases annually at the college, and the event is open to the community. A public question-and-answer session with the panel of judges will follow the oral arguments.

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