This December, teachers from across the country who received “Teacher of the Year” awards were invited to the White House to tour its holiday decorations.
The office of first lady Jill Biden asked the state teachers of the year to have their students create self-portraits that were going to be turned into ornaments that would hang on Christmas trees at the White House.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 13, 2022)— A transformative gift of $10 million will expand opportunities for students in the Gatton College of Business and Economics.
Emphasizing a commitment to students and their success, the gift from John Maze Stewart, founding partner of MiddleGround Capital, was approved by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees in today’s meeting.
The Gatton College of Business and Economics is offering a project management learning series that has been designed by project managers for project managers, to not only provide a solid foundation in both traditional/prescriptive project management and agile methodologies, but also equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and techniques to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam.
The University of Kentucky volleyball team has one very impressive track record.
Carlos Lamarche's paper, "Wild Bootstrap Inference For Penalized Quantile Regression For Longitudinal Data," has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Econometrics. The paper was co-authored with Thomas Parker of the University of Waterloo.
The Gatton College of Business and Economics' Darshak Patel has received the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association® (SEA) a national recognition for his contributions to economics education.
Tyler Kleppe's paper, "PCAOB inspections, Knowledge Diffusion, and Corporate Tax Planning Effectiveness," was recently presented at the 32nd Annual Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting (CFEA). This year's CFEA was held in Atlanta, Georgia and hosted by Georgia State University.
Link to paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4174569
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 22, 2022) — It’s coined “the most wonderful time of the year” — the holiday season is in full swing and with that comes the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping.
During the months of November and December, the economy relies heavily on consumer spending.
In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more shoppers tightening their budgets. Now, with inflation and supply chain challenges, many are left to wonder: will this trend continue?
This month, the Gatton College of Business and Economics celebrated the accomplishments of successful women with the Women in Finance Summit and the Gatton Research Excellence Series. Our marketing students were surprised as UK basketball celebrity – Coach Cal, delivered a guest lecture. And finally, you you will want to miss what our students, faculty & staff tell us what Thanksgiving is about.
It’s all here in this gobble-gobble, gravy & gratitude edition of Simon Says! Have a safe and wonderful holiday!
Congratulations to Sarah (Burns) John, Ph.D. ’13 [Economics] for recently receiving the 2022 Larry D. Welch Award for Best External Publication for “Deterring Illegal Entry: Migrant Sanctions and Recidivism in Border Apprehensions.” The article was published in American Economic Journal in August 2021.
