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The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has joined the U.S. News & World Report list of the top 10 most-popular business schools in the nation.

Joining the coveted rankings for the first time, the school is 10th and joined such renowned campuses as top-ranked Harvard, No. 2 Pepperdine and No. 3 Stanford. In all, 132 business schools countrywide were reviewed for the U.S. News & World Report Short List based on their “yield rate,” or the percentage of full-time applicants accepted who end up enrolling at specific institutions.

Quantum dots might be the next big thing in the electronic industry. Scientists are just starting to understand the uses for these manmade, semiconductor nanocrystals. Quantum dots can emit a wider range of light with less energy than existing materials, so many believe they will be used in future generations of solar panels, televisions, cellphones and related products.

First-year MBA student Nima Mahak knew before he started at the David Eccles School of Business that his MBA from the University of Utah offered a license to explore the business world from all angles. But Mahak is taking that license to new heights—literally.

With summer fast approaching and many MBA students spending their spring exploring their future options via study trips across the United States and internationally, it’s beginning to look like this year’s University of Utah David Eccles School of Business MBA students could match or exceed the stunning successes of 2011 when it comes to landing internships and full-time employment.

Three first-year MBA students from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business put their marketing creativity to the test in the inaugural Dolphin Capital Marketing Case Competition in March, topping 16 other competing teams in designing a program to “Launch The Lollipop.”

Understanding the interplay of cultures, private and public institutions and local economic conditions is critical to incubating the entrepreneurial spirit in developing countries. That’s the conclusion of a new study “Exploring Country-level Institutional Arrangements on the Rate and Type of Entrepreneurial Activity” by Dr. Robert Wuebker, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business.

Each University will Receive $1 Million to Establish New Career Management Centers and $750,000 for Student Scholarships

 FJ Management, Inc., formerly known as Flying J Inc., today announced that it has donated $3.5 million to be divided between the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah.

New mobile technology for mobile devices wins student contest

A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device. The team, calling itself EMRID Technologies, developed a product that could be used in place of other common electronic ID badges used by hospitals, defense companies or other firms where securing data is of the utmost importance.

SALT LAKE CITY—Both corporate governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act work well in helping non-GAAP earnings reports toe the line, but opportunities for gaming the figures remain, a researcher with the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has found.

In an age where the next pandemic could leap continents in the hours it takes for an international flight to take off and land, University of Utah Professor Paul Hu fears the death toll may depend on how fast and efficiently world health officials can respond to an outbreak.

SALT LAKE CITY—New research out of the University of Utah (the U) David Eccles School of Business shows social marketing tools are crucial to the success of health care providers in their efforts to help consumers navigate the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA.)

The research paper led and co-authored by Marketing Professor Debra Scammon titled “Transforming Consumer Health” was published in the June issue of the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.

SALT LAKE CITY—Researchers from the University of Utah have found when eating at a restaurant, diners who wish to eat less food should eat with a larger fork.

SALT LAKE CITY—When it comes to the world of investments, many assume to win big one must risk big. Research from a University of Utah David Eccles School of Business professor shows risk may not be the best indicator of an investment’s potential for big returns.

SALT LAKE CITY—For an increasingly complex and nuanced services industry, success depends on finding the right balance between quality and speed, individual attention and customer volume, a University of Utah researcher has found.

“In our view, in a service economy the interesting stuff happens only when service quality interacts with the time taken by the service-provider to serve the customer. This must be true for all the complex services provided in the modern world”

SALT LAKE CITY—According to a recent study, more labor accidents could be prevented if workers received additional interactive, engaging training. The researchers found that when it comes to acquiring safety knowledge and demonstrating safe work behaviors in hazardous work environments, interactive training techniques like hands-on simulations play a critical role.

“From a practical viewpoint, this study shows that engaging training does make a difference for workers in highly hazardous conditions”

SALT LAKE CITY—Next time when you buy a pack of your favorite chocolate at a price discount, ask yourself a simple question: would you have bought it if it was available with a bonus quantity? New research shows that old fashioned guilt that prevents one from buying vice food with bonus quantity may actually play a role in buying vice food with price discount.

According to a new study, giving the guy (or gal) who blogs on your company’s dime enough leeway to be critical of you from time to time goes a long way in your customer’s eyes.

I always enjoy reporting on more good news and rankings for Utah. The executive MBA program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business has climbed to No. 33 nationally on the 2011 Financial Times list of leading executive MBA programs, and is the only Utah school ranked in the top 100 this year. This marks the school's seventh consecutive appearance in the ranking of global executive MBA programs, bettering its 2010 finish at No. 38 among the U.S. programs and maintaining its No. 88 global ranking, despite tough competition from several new international EMBA programs.

The southeast view from the newest academic building on the University of Utah campus overlooks the grandeur of the Wasatch Mountains and the panorama of the Salt Lake Valley — scenery that should provide inspiration for students "to reach for the top."

The state's largest college unveiled its new "flagship educational facility" on Tuesday. The $72 million Spencer F. Eccles building will provide a cutting edge learning atmosphere for students for years to come, said business school dean Taylor Randall.

The University of Utah has added a student award to its annual Veterans Day celebration this year. On Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m., business student James Cunningham will be awarded the first-ever Student Veteran of the Year medallion and a cash stipend.

Big fork or little fork? That’s a question you hear every time someone in my family sets the table. For whatever reason my sister and I have always preferred the smaller salad fork over the dinner fork…..but have we been doing ourselves a disservice?

The University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business executive MBA program has climbed to 33rd among U.S. MBA programs on the 2011 Financial Times list of leading executive MBA programs.

"We are happy to again be honored as one of the world's top executive MBA programs," said Eccles Business School Dean Taylor Randall. "That is a testament to the quality of both our faculty and students, as well as the relevance of our offerings to entrepreneurs and the corporate and the nonprofit arenas alike."

For students, taking part in an internship while pursuing a master's degree has many benefits. This opportunity allows interns to gain professional experience in their chosen field and put the knowledge they have acquired in the classroom to good use. For those who are enrolled in Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other advanced business degree programs, internships also have the potential to lead to full-time employment after graduation.