Boyd Venture Challenge Awards Funding to Four UT Student Startups
Four businesses owned by students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were awarded a total of $30,000 in seed funds in the spring 2020 Boyd Venture Challenge.
Economics Professor Presents Report at White House About Collecting Data on Skill-Based Training
Marianne Wanamaker, associate professor of economics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is leading a national effort to determine what data are needed to measure employer-provided training.
New Study Reveals Insights into the State of the Supply Chain Industry
Risk management and recovery planning are now at the forefront of many shippers’ planning according to a new study by John Lebowitz, a distinguished faculty fellow in the Haslam College of Business.
UT Receives Approval to House Federal Research Data Center
The center will be a branch of Atlanta’s Federal Statistical Research Data Center, a partnership between the Census Bureau and a consortium that includes the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and nine other institutions.
Handheld Scanners Offer Benefits for Both Retailers and Consumers
A University of Tennessee, Knoxville marketing professor’s study found that for budget-minded shoppers, using handheld scanners has been shown to ensure pricing accuracy.
UT Researchers Partner with Tennessee’s Economic Recovery Group for Data Collection
Tennessee’s Economic Recovery Group has called upon the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and the university’s Social Work Office of Research and Public Service to assist in the collection and analysis of survey data.
Graves Business Plan Competition Awards Funding to UT Student Start-Ups
Seven UT student start-up businesses were awarded cash prizes in the spring 2020 Graves Business Plan Competition.
Haslam College of Business Earns Top Executive Education Ranking
The Financial Times has ranked the Haslam College of Business number one for custom executive education facilities and program support.
Report: Driverless Cars will Reshape Tennessee Economy, Everyday Life
Big changes are in store for Tennesseans over the next decade, according to a new study.
UT’s Vol Court Speaker Series and Pitch Competition Kicks Off January 22
UT students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the local community, are encouraged to pitch their business ideas at Vol Court, a semiannual pitch competition and speaker series presented by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UT’s Haslam College of Business.
UT Student Entrepreneurs Selected for National Pitch Competition
Two University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student startups were named to the national Student Startup Madness (SSM) pitch competition. Andy’s Beekeeping was selected for the competition’s semifinal round. Digital publication Abled Magazine was named in the competition’s initial round. Both companies were chosen from applicants representing 54 universities and colleges nationwide.
2019 Population Estimates Show Continued Growth in Tennessee, Southeastern States
New population estimates show Tennessee still is the 16th most populous state, but it’s now within 63,000 people of 15th-ranked Massachusetts.