Capstone New Orleans began as a nonprofit that grows food on vacant lots in the Lower 9th Ward and distributes it to people in need at little or no cost, but founder David Young soon got the sweet idea to begin selling honey (he’s also a beekeeper) as a way to help support the food giveaways.
Jennifer Merluzzi's paper “Network Oscillation,” co-authored with Ronald S. Burt, the Hobart W.
Jennifer Merluzzi's paper “Lasting Effects?
Candace Jens' paper “Political uncertainty and investment: casual evidence from U.S. gubernatorial elections” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics. Jens is an assistant professor of finance at the A. B. Freeman School of Business.
If you’ve ever seen the reality show “Shark Tank,” you know the format: Budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors with thousands of dollars in funding resting in the balance.
Jasmijn Bol's paper “How control system design affects performance evaluation compression: The role of information accuracy and outcome transparency,” co-authored with Victor Maas of the University of Amsterdam and Stephan Kramer of Erasmus University, has been accepted for publication in Account
From The New York Times, Jan. 20, 2015:
The New York Times' Farhad Manjoo interviewed Geoff Parker, professor of management science, about the continuing dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft.
Ten semifinalists will be pitching their ideas for solutions to community issues at Tulane University during PitchNOLA 2016: Community Solutions, to be held on Jan. 28.
Steve Gleason (MBA '11), the former New Orleans Saint who has turned his battle against ALS into a national campaign to promote treatment of the disease, was featured in the New York Times on Jan. 2.
From The Advocate, Dec. 19, 2015:
The Advocate interviewed Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, for a story on the outlook for Louisiana energy service companies in 2016.
Burcu Tan’s paper “Dual Sourcing under Random Supply Capacities: The Role of the Slow Supplier,” co-authored with Qi Feng of Purdue University and Wen Chen of Providence College, has been accepted for publication in Production and Operations Management.