Owen Graduate School Of Management
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Vanderbilt researchers take part in NSF cybersecurity grant
M. Eric Johnson, Dean of Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, has been named as a principal co-investigator on a new $10-million, five-year grant from the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Vanderbilt finance study: No long-term effects for high frequency trading
While high-frequency trading has been linked to several high-profile episodes, a new study conducted by Vanderbilt University finance professors Nicolas P.B. Bollen and Robert E. Whaley finds there has been no discernable uptick in average global market volatility correlated with the rise of high-frequency computer trading. Read MoreAug 29, 2013
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Different Strokes: Professor launches a $3 million-a-year swimwear company in her spare time
Jennifer Escalas isn’t an enthusiastic swimmer, but that hasn’t stopped the associate professor of marketing from launching and running what has become a $3 million-a-year swimwear company. … Read MoreAug 5, 2013
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Going Green: An Owen professor brings a bit of Ireland to Tennessee
Fifteen years ago, Bob Whaley and his wife, Sondra, MBA’82, visited Ireland and fell in love with the people, food, countryside and culture. Over the years, they have returned numerous times to visit, but going back just wasn’t enough. So they decided to bring a bit of Ireland to Tennessee. Read MoreAug 4, 2013
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Number-crunching professor is also a screenwriter
By day, her world is black and white—debits and credits, columns in a spreadsheet, numbers in a row. But by night Debra Jeter’s world is sepia-toned and dreamlike, as she weaves words into short stories, screenplays and novels that draw on her life as a child in rural Kentucky. … Read MoreAug 3, 2013
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Surface, original faculty member of Owen Graduate School of Management, dies
James R. Surface, who was instrumental in planning the expansion of Vanderbilt’s Graduate School of Management in its early years and helping the school gain a more secure financial base, died Aug. 1. Read MoreAug 2, 2013
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SEC chief economist by day, charcutier by night
Craig Lewis has a secret identity. Students and fellow Owen faculty know him as the Madison S. Wigginton Chair of Management and a finance professor. His colleagues at the Security Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., know him as the SEC’s chief economist. And his family knows him as husband and… Read MoreJul 25, 2013
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A Need for Speed: This finance professor is also a competitive water skiier
Growing up in Bogotá, Colombia, Miguel Palacios never set out to be a competitive water-skier. But Columbia’s warm, year-round climate makes water activities popular. One summer, 7-year-old Miguel went with his father to a nearby sports club and signed up for a water-skiing lesson. Before long, he was skimming across… Read MoreJul 20, 2013
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Business-driven
Nelson Andrews III, BA’89, EMBA’95, grew up around the automobile business, but he didn’t see himself making it his career. Read MoreJul 10, 2013
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Vanderbilt planning for the future
An executive committee has been named and will meet regularly this summer to develop a framework of ideas to guide a university-wide academic strategic planning process that will set the course for Vanderbilt’s future. Read MoreJul 5, 2013
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Co-creating TV’s hit show “Nashville” is just part of Steve Buchanan’s lifework
The man the crowd knows as Deacon from the popular television show Nashville takes the stage at the Grand Ole Opry to screams of recognition. He starts with a sensitive ballad, and women of all ages stream past the lip of the stage and take his photo before being urged by ushers… Read MoreJun 28, 2013
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New deans in place at three Vanderbilt schools as fall semester approaches
Three of Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional schools have new deans effective July 1. Read MoreJun 27, 2013
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Tim Murray, EMBA’03, leads Aluminium Bahrain, one of the world’s top 10 aluminium producers
You never know where a blind ad will lead you. It led Tim Murray from Knoxville, Tenn., to the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle East. Murray is CEO of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s top 10 aluminium producers. He joined Alba in 2007 as general manager of finance after… Read MoreJun 27, 2013
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Robert Blanning, professor of management, emeritus, dies
Robert W. Blanning, whose global experience combined the worlds of academia and business, died June 25. Read MoreJun 27, 2013
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Owen School’s Bradford reflects on tenure as dean
After nine years as dean of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, Jim Bradford is stepping down from his position at the end of the academic year in June. Bradford recently discussed some of the highlights of his time as dean with "Vanderbilt Business" magazine. Read MoreJun 21, 2013
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Nissan and Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute partner to rev up the social media experience
Nissan is teaming up with the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute improve the online customer experience by creating innovative ways Nissan can optimize social media. Read MoreJun 14, 2013
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Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute teams up with Warner Music Nashville
Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute has teamed up with Warner Music Nashville for a project in its intense month-long business boot camp run by the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. In the program, college students and recent graduates from across the country are immersed in a competitive… Read MoreJun 13, 2013
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Cal Turner Fellows laid groundwork on Nashville housing fund
A group of Cal Turner Fellows who brought renewed attention through a two-year research project to Nashville's dire need for more affordable housing help lay the foundation for Mayor Karl Dean’s recent announcement on a housing trust fund. Read MoreJun 10, 2013
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VUCast: Why Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift put Vanderbilt in their newest music video
In this week’s VUCast: See a student invention to save babies from hot cars. Why Nashville stars Tim McGraw & Taylor Swift put Vanderbilt in their latest video. How you could win $10,000 in a new Vandy app contest. All this and more in this week’s VUCast,… Read MoreMay 28, 2013
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College students help make future Nashville charter schools ‘next generation’
Nashville’s mayor wants to launch a number of college prep charter schools over the next few years, and the city is turning to students in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute for creative ideas on how to innovate within these schools to maximize preparation for college and the world beyond. Read MoreMay 23, 2013