Professor Darshak Patel's paper with Brandon Sheridan (UK Ph.D.), Abdullah Al-Bahrani (UK. Ph.D.) and Kim Holder, "The Great Digital Divide: Using Popular Media to Teach Economics" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Economics and Education Research.
Katie Escudero (MSACC Class of 2015) received the ‘Award of Excellence’ for her performance on the FAR section during the fourth quarter 2015 testing window. Katie is currently working at Dean Dorton, Lexington.
Julia Ellis (MSACC Class of 2016) received the ‘Award of Excellence’ for her performance on the BEC section during the first quarter of 2016 testing window. Julia will be joining Harrod & Assoc., CPAs, Frankfort.
Brian Bratten’s paper “Forecasting Taxes: New Evidence from Analysts” (with Cristi Gleason, Stephannie Larocque, and Lillian Mills) was accepted for publication at The Accounting Review.
Research that informs evidence-based policy is in heightened need in this era of fiscal austerity and economic and demographic change. To help meet that need, the University of Kentucky announced today the establishment of the Kentucky Research Data Center (KRDC).
"With KRDC, the University of Kentucky joins an elite group of universities, and is the only one in the East Central region of the country, to be home to a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Federal Statistical Research Data Center," said UK President Eli Capilouto.
Steve Borgatti organized the highly successful 9th Annual LINKS Center Social Network Analysis Workshop June 6-10. Approximately 150 participants, representing 14 different countries, attended. In addition to LINKS Center faculty and graduate students, guest instructors included David Krackhardt (Carnegie Mellon), Phil Wilburn and Kristin Cullen (Center for Creative Leadership), Jeff Johnson (U. of Florida), Rich DeJordy (Northeastern U.), Tom Valente (U. of Southern California), Alan Daly (U. of California-San Diego) and Filip Agneessens (U. of Surrey).
Kristine Hankins's article, "Financial Flexibility, Risk Management and Payout Choice," co-authored with Alice Bonaime (U of Arizona) and Jarrad Harford (U of Washington), was abstracted in Issue 4 (2016) of the FAME jagazine (http://www.fame-jagazine.com). The article was originally published in Review of Financial Studies, 2014.
Kristine Hankins's article, "Financial Flexibility, Risk Management and Payout Choice," co-authored with Alice Bonaime (U of Arizona) and Jarrad Harford (U of Washington), was abstracted in Issue 4 (2016) of the FAME jagazine. The article was originally published in Review of Financial Studies, 2014.
The Educational Foundation of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) recently awarded scholarships to college students across the Commonwealth who are studying accounting.
Gatton College of Business and Economics Dean David W. Blackwell recently announced plans aimed at continuing and enhancing the progress the college has made during his first four years at the helm. Blackwell said the college will be engaging in significant transition activity over the next couple of months, with several changes in the college’s executive team set to take effect July 1.
