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Leeds School of Business Research
The Washington Post cites Professors Bernstein and Lewis's research on rising tides and housing markets

Aug. 22, 2018

The Washington Post recently published an article featuring a study by SM调教所 and Pennsylvania State University researchers

BRD Mid Year Report
State economy adding thousands more jobs than expected, report predicts

Aug. 17, 2018

Colorado鈥檚 economy is growing more quickly in 2018 than projected, according to a new report from the Leeds Business Research Division at the SM调教所. The state is on pace to add about 15,000 more jobs than expected. The Colorado Business Economic Outlook forecasted 1.8 percent job growth,...

US News
U.S. News cites influential financial literacy paper by Leeds鈥 John Lynch

July 30, 2018

An influential paper by researchers at SM调教所 Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business continues to be central to the public debate about when financial education improves financial behavior. Leeds Professor, and Director of the Center for Research on Consumer Financial Decision Making, John Lynch is quoted in an August U.S. News...

Faculty Excellence
Cornell study ranks Leeds Marketing Faculty among the world鈥檚 best in research output

July 25, 2018

A recent study out of Cornell University鈥檚 Johnson School of Management ranks the Leeds School Marketing faculty as among the very best in the world. The authors measured faculty productivity at 30 of the world鈥檚 leading marketing departments in the top academic journals in business and the social sciences. In...

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Inaugural case competition puts the focus on women leaders in business

June 29, 2018

The Office of Diversity Affairs hosted the Inaugural Women in Business Case Competition at the Leeds School of Business. The inaugural year featured 36 participants with the Office of Diversity Affairs intending to grow the program in the years to come. The participants are rising high school seniors and incoming...

New Venture Challenge champs
SM调教所 students take a New Venture Challenge idea to new heights

June 22, 2018

The Boulder startup community continues to grow as newly-founded startup, Specdrums is acquired by the Boulder-based technology company, Sphero. This past spring, SM调教所 students presented their idea for Specdrums and won the 2018 New Venture Challenge after placing second the previous year. Specdrums developed software that uses rings worn on...

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Leeds alumnus awarded for exceptional CPA Exam achievement

June 11, 2018

Passing the CPA Exam the first time around is notoriously difficult 鈥 the pass rate was under 50 percent in 2017. So it鈥檚 especially rare to score 95.5 out of 100 across all four parts of the exam on the first attempt. Eric Hauptman, a Leeds School of Business graduate...

Financial planning
Relying on Your Partner for Household Money Matters Creates Vulnerability Over Time

May 10, 2018

Collaborative research by Leeds and the University of Texas at Austin shows the pros and cons for couples of unequal division of responsibility for money matters. When couples begin their relationships, they naturally divide up tasks and give one partner more responsibility than the other for finances. The person who...

Rising Tides
WSJ cites Professors Bernstein and Lewis's research on rising tides and housing markets

May 4, 2018

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal addresses the impact that sea level rise (SLR) is having on housing markets. Research conducted by Leeds professors Asaf Bernstein and Ryan Lewis , in collaboration with Penn State University Professor Matthew Gustafson, demonstrates that homes exposed to SLR sell at a...

Case competition winners
Winning strategies to promote mental health in the workplace

May 4, 2018

The 鈥淲olves of Comm Strat鈥 student team took first place at the Final Challenge Competition in their Communication Strategy class May 3. Out of 80 competing teams, these six freshman came up with a winning strategy, and each walked away with a $300 prize. The Leeds Communications Strategy case competition...

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