NewsWire Feed - Haas School, UC Berkeley

Prof. Michael Katz to Lead Haas Innovation Institute

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:59:09 GMT

Professor Michael Katz will become the second director in the history of the Institute of Management, Innovation, and Organization (IMIO) at the Haas School starting July 1. One of his top priorities will be to expand the Haas School's connections to the outside business community.

Prof. Carl Shapiro Joins Obama's "Brain Trust"

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:58:52 GMT

Haas School Professor Carl Shapiro, an expert in the economics of antitrust and innovation, has been named chief economist in the US Department of Justice's antitrust division.

Prof. Tetlock Becomes Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:58:33 GMT

Haas School Professor Philip Tetlock is one of four UC Berkeley faculty members to be named to the 2009 class of fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Alumni from Goldman Sachs, BrightSource, Barclays to Give Commencement Speeches

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:58:12 GMT

Haas School alumni from Goldman Sachs, BrightSource Energy, and Barclays Global Investors will speak at the undergraduate, Berkeley MBA, and PhD commencement ceremonies in May.

Haas Undergrad Reveals Cal's Style in Bare Magazine

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:57:56 GMT

On a campus where flip-flops and pajama bottoms suffice for a fashion statement, a magazine devoted to high style might stick out like Prada at a political rally.

Berkeley MBA Student Wins LGBT Competition

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:57:42 GMT

Khuram Hussain, MBA 10, had layoffs in mind when he wrote "The L-Word," the winning case in this year's Reaching Out Case Writing Competition.

Alumnus Richard Blum Earns Berkeley Medal

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:57:23 GMT

Haas alumnus Richard C. Blum, BS 58, MBA 59, was given the Berkeley Medal, the university's highest honor, by UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau on Saturday. Blum accepted the medal at a special event with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Greek Theatre.

Haas Athletes Score in C4C

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:57:08 GMT

A team of 114 Berkeley MBA students and their significant others proved their prowess beyond the classroom as they took fourth place in a frenzy of activities at the Challenge for Charity (C4C) Weekend at Stanford from April 17 to April 18.

Social Venture Winner Builds Bricks from Cow Dung

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:56:52 GMT

Making high-quality bricks from abundantly available cow dung - instead of depleting scarce firewood and clay - earned EcoFaeBrick from Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Indonesia the $25,000 top prize at the tenth annual Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) at the Haas School this weekend.

Haas Transportation Expert Ernest Koenigsberg Passes Away

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:56:36 GMT

Professor Emeritus Ernest Koenigsberg died of heart failure at his San Francisco home on April 20, four days after his 86th birthday.

Berkeley MBA Programs Shine in US News Survey

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:56:22 GMT

The Berkeley Full-time MBA Program ranked #7 in the 2010 US News & World Report survey published on April 23. Both the Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA and Evening & Weekend MBA programs ranked #6.