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Students Compete for Haas Hedge Fund Money

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:48:37 GMT

Eighteen Berkeley MBA students demonstrated their finance acumen Friday as they presented trading strategies developed for the Haas Hedge Fund class to outside judges in San Francisco.

Study Examining Financial and Social Performance, Social Pressure Wins Moskowitz Prize

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:42:56 GMT

A study examining the complex relationships between corporate financial performance, corporate social performance, and social pressure has won the 2009 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing (SRI).

Save the Date: Haas Holiday Celebration Dec. 9

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:42:43 GMT

Eat, drink, and be merry at the Haas School's annual holiday gathering for all staff and faculty on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Bank of America Forum.

Haas Places in Two Rankings

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:39:56 GMT

The Evening & Weekend MBA Program placed #3 in a BusinessWeek ranking, and UC Berkeley was ranked #3 worldwide by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

Wolfram Appointed to Berkeley Operational Excellence Committee

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:38:26 GMT

Chancellor Robert Birgeneau has appointed Haas School Associate Professor Catherine Wolfram to a steering committee that is overseeing UC Berkeley's Operational Excellence program aimed at increasing operating efficiencies.

Top Firms Hire Financial Engineering Interns

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:36:55 GMT

Goldman Sachs, Citi, Credit Suisse, Barclays Capital, and Morgan Stanley are among the top investment banks hiring Master’s in Financial Engineering students for mid-program internships.

Haas Recognizes Two Accounting Experts at Financial Reporting Conference

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:35:12 GMT

Donald Kirk, former chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and Haas School Professor Emeritus George Staubus were honored at the Haas School’s 20th Annual Conference on Financial Reporting Nov. 6 in San Francisco.

Berkeley to Host Wal-Mart Sustainability Competition

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:29:05 GMT

UC Berkeley has been selected to host the Northwest regional competition of the Wal-Mart Better Living Business Plan Challenge in February. Preliminary plans for the competition are due Nov. 23.

Haas Class Project Reaches mtvU and NYSE Competition Finals

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:27:41 GMT

Starring in a reality TV show was the last thing that three undergraduates thought would happen when they created a business plan for Lecturer John Danner’s Entrepreneurship to Address Global Poverty class last spring.

Haas Faculty to Headline Green Building Symposium, Dec. 2-3

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:23:57 GMT

A two-day international symposium on “Green Building, The Economy, and Public Policy” will highlight the Haas School's leadership in the growing convergence of sustainability and energy efficiency with the real estate industry.

Lessons from Detroit: Guard Your Image Like a Treasure

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:21:21 GMT

Although objective measures show Detroit has closed the quality gap with Japanese carmakers, American auto executives' insularity, smugness, and missteps led them to squander decades of customer loyalty, according to Haas Professor Emeritus Robert Cole.

California Housing Prices Unlikely to Recover for 5 Years

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:18:07 GMT

While current trends suggest that the California housing market may be stabilizing, prices are unlikely to fully recover to the pre-crisis peak in the next five years.

Patrick Awuah, MBA 99, University Founder in Ghana, Receives Aspen Institute Award

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:43 GMT

Patrick Awuah, MBA 99, founder of Ashesi University in Ghana, was awarded the Aspen Institute's second annual John P. McNulty Prize, which recognizes extraordinary young leaders who are making creative, effective, and lasting contributions to their communities.

Lester Center Recognized As One of World’s Top Entrepreneurship Centers

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:02:52 GMT

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.

Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference to Explore Smart Grid

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:49:24 GMT