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Senior US Energy Adviser to Help Launch New Institute at Haas  Recognizing the vital role business will play in responding to energy and climate change challenges, the Haas School is launching a new energy institute. The new Energy Institute at Haas will hold a launch event Oct. 30 with a keynote by Matt Rogers, senior adviser to US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. (10/26/2009) |
Lester Center Recognized As One of World’s Top Entrepreneurship Centers
The Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation was recognized as one of the world’s top entrepreneurship centers during the annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference Oct. 17-19 in Houston. (10/28/2009)
New Haas Veterans Club to Host Talk on Leadership and Diversity
A new club for Berkeley MBA military veterans will host its first speaker event Nov. 16 with Mary George, co-chair of Bell Automotive Products and a board member of three other consumer products companies. (10/26/2009)
Prof. Sara Beckman Honored at First Haas Pecha Kucha on Design, Nov. 5
What do you get when you invite an eclectic group of leading design thinkers to answer an open-ended question, but give them a disciplined, haiku-like format? A pecha kucha – the lively antidote to the dreaded "death by PowerPoint." (10/26/2009)
Intel+UC Berkeley Initiative to Showcase Innovative Technologies, Train Faculty from Around Globe
Student entrepreneurs and university faculty from around the globe will gather in Berkeley Nov. 16-20 to compete and learn as part of the Intel+UC Berkeley Global Entrepreneurship Education Initiative. (10/26/2009)
Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference to Explore Smart Grid
Energy experts in industry, government, and venture capital will discuss the state of "smart grid" technology on Nov. 13 as part of the fourth installment of the Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference Series. (10/26/2009)
Faculty Spotlight: Thinking Outside the Box Office
While production, marketing, and creative may claim most of the glory in the entertainment industry, it is distribution that is often misunderstood and is changing the landscape, Haas School lecturer and media insider Jeff Ulin writes in a new book. (10/26/2009)
Philanthropy Panel to Feature UC Regent, Schwab Execs, PR Entrepreneur
Four top female leaders in the world of philanthropy will share their insights in a panel discussion Nov. 4 as part of the second annual Schwab Charitable Philanthropy Speakers Series. (10/26/2009)
State Treasurer, Fisher Center Chair to Headline Real Estate Symposium
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer will analyze the state's current fiscal crisis, and Ken Rosen, chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, will forecast real estate trends at the center's annual symposium on Nov. 23. (10/26/2009)
Haas Alumna Named Envoy to Hungary
Haas alumnua Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, MBA 92, a prominent Democratic fundraiser, Sacramento developer, and philanthropist, was nominated by President Barack Obama Oct. 9 to become ambassador to Hungary. (10/26/2009)
Haas Achieves High Marks in International Rankings
The Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program was ranked #4 in the US by the Financial Times. And Haas ranked #6 in the world in the Beyond Grey Pinstripes social and environmental management ranking. (10/26/2009)
Haas Ranked #1 by Economist
The Haas School of Business was ranked the #1 business school in the US and #3 in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit in a survey of full-time MBA programs that was published online today. (10/15/2009)
See Latest Technologies, Win Prizes at Tech Expo, Nov. 6
Technology companies will show off their hottest innovations, offer promotions, and talk with students Nov. 6 at the eighth annual Technology Exposition hosted by UC Berkeley's Business and Technology Association. (10/12/2009)
