As part of their participation in the Tom Case Leadership Fellows program, students create and lead a community service project in our community that is meaningful to them. This year, one of the students groups has organized a food and fund drive to benefit youth who rely on Boys & Girls Clubs for nutritious meals.
A new book by Interim Dean Dr. John Nofsinger has been named a Finalist in the American Book Fest’s annual “Best Book Awards” in the Personal Finance/Investing category.
Mouhcine Guettabi and Alex James, both professors in the College of Business and Public Policy’s Department of Economics, collaborated on “Who benefits from an Oil Boom? Evidence from a Unique Alaska Data Set,” which appears in the November issue of Resource and Energy Economics.
UAA’s Business Plan Competition is designed to inspire and encourage economic development and entrepreneurship. The number of people coming forward with new and innovative business ideas is way up during the pandemic, said several speakers during the competition’s kick-off event last month.
Over a whirlwind 49 hours from October 21-23, donors participated in the first ever UA Giving Day, choosing to support a number of programs throughout the UA system.
