The language of luxury
(9/24/2008) Rohini Ahluwalia, a University of Minnesota associate professor of marketing, shows that whether an advertiser chooses to use English or a native language in another country can evoke different reactions in consumers.

The expatriate experience
(9/24/2008) A team of researchers at the U's Carlson School of Management is taking a close look at the first year of an expatriate's life.

Zip a doctor
(9/24/2008) Forget about fighting traffic or taking the day off to visit a doctor; the 2008 Minnesota Cup student winner is developing a way for us to get a diagnosis and treatment decision via cell phone.

Corporate couplings
(9/10/2008) When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, bigger isn't always better. Managers usually blame corporate couplings that fail on a lack of synergy or clashing corporate cultures. Rarely, says U professor J. Myles Shaver, is consideration given to the fact that "companies become disproportionately more difficult to manage as they grow in size."

UMF names new CEO; U announces record year for giving
(8/14/2008) On the day that the U announced another record year of giving by donors, the University of Minnesota Foundation named L. Steven Goldstein as its new president and CEO, effective immediately. He replaces Gerald B. Fischer, who is stepping down after 18 years in the position.