Graves Business Plan Competition Awards Funds to Six Student Start-Ups
Andy’s Beekeeping, Rolling Storage, SLOT, BackDoor, JC Sweets, and Ready4Rescue win prize money prizes in the Graves Business Plan Competition to advance their business ideas.
Boyd Venture Challenge Awards $25,000 to UT Student Startups
Three businesses owned by students at UT were awarded funding in the spring 2019 Boyd Venture Challenge.
Study: Construction Injuries Linked to Inexperience
Construction workers with limited experience are more likely to be injured on the job, according to a new study of workers’ compensation claims conducted by researchers at UT’s Construction Industry Research and Policy Center (CIRPC).
Student Entrepreneurs Win Recent Pitch Competitions
Three student operated companies won recent pitch competitions across the country. All three companies were winners in the fall 2018 Boyd Venture Challenge, hosted by the Anderson Center.
Rolling Storage Wins Semiannual Vol Court Pitch Competition
An idea for a mobile storage solution won first place in this semester’s Vol Court Pitch Competition.
Shorter Patient Stays and Lower Discharge Costs Help Hospitals Retain Their Market Share
Hospitals that lower both their costs per discharge and patients’ average length of stay tend to control a larger portion of the inpatient market, according to a new study coauthored by faculty in the Haslam College of Business.
UT Students Attend Amazon Launch Event in Nashville
A group of students from UT’s Haslam College of Business participated in Amazon, Inc.’s celebration of its new $230 million Nashville Operations Center of Excellence, which will create 5,000 jobs.
UT Economist Joins Fortune 100 CEOs on White House Advisory Board
Marianne Wanamaker, an associate professor of economics in the Haslam College of Business, has been named to the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board co-chaired by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump.
UT Leads in Training Students on Bloomberg Data Software
An average of 1,200 students a year in the Haslam College of Business earn a Bloomberg Market Concepts certification, which allows them to use the college’s 20 terminals.
High Rates of Opioid Prescriptions May Be Linked to Poor Labor Force Participation
Prescription opioids may be negatively affecting labor force participation and unemployment nationwide.
Vol Court Speaker Series, Pitch Competition Kicks Off January 30
UT students, faculty, and staff, along with members of the local community, are encouraged to pitch their business ideas at Vol Court, a semiannual pitch competition and speaker series.
Tennessee Population Total Tops 6.77 Million in 2018
New estimates from the US Census Bureau show Tennessee remained the nation’s 16th most populous state for the third year in a row in 2018.