Since 2009, members of Student Management Investment Fund (SMIF) at Florida International University (FIU) have been investing real money under the guidance of an advisory board comprising members of the business community. Recently, Sofia Bitela (MSF ’10), Nina Nikolic (BBA ’10), Alex Acosta (BBA ’08) and Jack Christian joined the board, charged with continuing the […]
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Expert on healthcare information technology presents timely lecture at FIU.
The challenges posed by an increased role for healthcare information technology (HIT) are commanding the attention of policy makers, healthcare professionals and academics. Seen as a crucial way to lower costs, reduce errors and improve quality, HIT promises many improvements, but there are barriers to its implementation. In a talk titled “Healthcare IT Renaissance: Challenges, […]
Women’s summit affords opportunity for male point of view.
Over the course of the two-day Empowered Woman Success Summit and Expo in November in Miami, hundreds of attendees heard dozens of accomplished women share multiple insights on career success. Amid the presentations by women, “The Male Panel” brought together six men—including Garth D. Headley (MS ’07) industrial psychologist and associate director of marketing and […]
Weekly Market Wrap Up, December 6-10, 2010
China’s prospective monetary policy on 2011 Over the last couple of months, China has been under pressure from the United States to revaluate its renminbi. The US claims that China is trying to sustain its trade surplus by artificially depressing the value of the renminbi to make its products more attractive abroad. China’s trade surplus […]
CEO of NBC Universal shares insights into his path to success.
Jeff Zucker, a Miami public school graduate who rose to the CEO’s office at NBC Universal, told an audience of Florida International University (FIU) students, faculty and alumni that taking risks—and accepting responsibility—were the foundations of his success in business. “Think about the status quo and question the business models in place each step of […]
Weekly Market Wrap Up, November 29-December 3, 2010
PepsiCo’s New Acquisition PepsiCo Inc CEO Indra Nooyi has retaken the lead in the juice and dairy industry in Russia from Coca-Cola by acquiring controlling stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann Dairy & Juice Co. for $3.8 billion. Sixty Six percent of Wimm-Bill-Dann will be bought by PepsiCo with plans to make an offer for the remaining amount […]
Chapman Graduate School wins university-wide and college Homecoming competitions.
Beating out the competition comes naturally to the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU), one of the country’s top business schools. But competition during Homecoming Week 2010 was a different challenge: showcase your Panther Pride! The graduate school certainly demonstrated winning ways. It achieved the top spot in the second annual […]
Americas Venture Capital Conference awards prizes, spurs Latin American business investment.
Four outstanding ventures in biotechnology, education, mobile finance and consumer products walked away with the top prizes at the Americas Venture Capital Conference, recently held at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration. The two-day conference, presented by FIU’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, provided a unique opportunity for Latin American and U.S. entrepreneurs to […]
Weekly Market Wrap Up, November 22–24, 2010
Europe to Set Bailout Rules Europe sealed a €67.5 billion bailout of Ireland on Sunday. The Irish bailout, equivalent to about $90 billion, is intended as a signal that the euro zone will come to the aid of its own. Ireland is the second euro-zone country, after Greece, to call for help paying its bills. […]
Cleaner, abundant energy is subject of forum at FIU.
The more you hear about natural gas, the more you realize this energy source’s exciting potential. Additionally, since the United States has an abundance of natural gas, it offers significant business opportunities. To share up-to-date information on natural gas and biofuels, the Global Energy Security Forum (GESF) within the School of International and Public Affairs […]