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July 21, 2008
UC Regents Confirm Rich Lyons as Haas School Dean: Richard K. Lyons was confirmed by the UC Regents as the 14th dean of the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced Friday, July 18.
$4.5 Million Endowment Creates Garwood Center for the Management of Technology and Innovation: The Haas School is creating a center focused on developing new management strategies and technologies to promote innovation in American companies and help firms maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace.
Lester Center Receives $1 Million Gift from W. Howard Lester: The Haas School's Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently received a $1 million donation from Williams-Sonoma Chairman and CEO W. Howard Lester to continue cultivating and promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in management at UC Berkeley.
Haas Welcomes Undergraduate Class of 2010, Launches Career Conferences: The 342 students in the Haas School undergraduate class of 2010 began their studies this July with a new career conference launched as a result of an alumnus's gift.
76% of Faculty Make "Club 6" List in Spring: More than three-quarters of Haas School faculty during the spring 2008 semester landed on the "Club 6" list, a measure of teaching excellence based on student evaluations.
Berkeley MBAs Wrap Up Consulting Projects on Five Continents: Berkeley MBA students returned last month from 15 countries on five continents, where they completed projects ranging from a feasibility study for a world-class secondary school in Cambodia to a marketing strategy for a China-based wireless service provider.
Haas Business School Boot Camp Attracts Diverse Group of Undergraduates: Georgetown student Laura Chalfin was studying psychology last year when she applied to the Haas School's Business for Arts, Sciences, and Engineering (BASE) program. Since applying, Chalfin has changed her major to economics and now hopes the classes that she is taking through BASE will help her decide her path after college.
Berkeley MBA Graduate to Study Energy in Sweden on Fulbright: Katie Lindgren, MBA 08, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to spend ten months in Sweden exploring the innovations that have made the country a global leader in sustainable energy development.
Research Spotlight: Prof. Morgan Finds Monetary Policy is no Game of Following the Leader: In a new study, Haas Professor John Morgan questions the power structure of the Federal Reserve and determines that a single, powerful leader may not be the wisest way to create sound economic policy.
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