Charles Eisenstein Presents and Discusses New Book 鈥淪acred Economics鈥�
On Thursday, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science welcomed Charles Eisenstein for a discussion regarding his book 鈥淪acred Economics鈥� Money, Gift & and Society in the Age of Transition.鈥� The presentation included a Q&A session, which was followed by a cocktail reception.
"Extraordinary" Canadian Physician Wins National Award for Contributing to Global Health
Congratulations to Dr. Joanne Liu (IMHL participant), FRCPC, winner of the 2013 Royal College Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian award! Dr. Liu is a Montreal-based emergency pediatrics physician who has had an extraordinary career with M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res (MSF). She has worked in such countries as Haiti, Sudan, Congo, has acted as president of MSF Canada and is currently a board member with MSF Geneva. Learn more about her amazing contributions to global health.
MBA students win first place at USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge
MBA students Khaled Kahale, Hamidreza Mafi, Juan Camilo Ramirez, David Solomon and Scott Weatherhead represented Desautels Faculty of Management for the first time at the USC Marshall Global Consulting Challenge alongside nine other prestigious business schools from across the world. The team was awarded the best overall industry analysis prize by a team of judges.
Desautels MBAs promote social good and compete for $1 million
Desautels MBA students Mohammed Ashour, Jesse Pearlstein, Shobhita Soor, Zev Thompson, and Gabriel Mott, beat out over 40 teams, including Harvard, MIT and Yale, to win the Boston Regional Finals of the 2013 Hult Prize.
'An MBA teaches you business, not management'
Henry Mintzberg has been called a consistently contrary Canadian academic who sometimes seems to be undermining the very industry that he works in by The Economist.
鈥�91黑料网 State of Mind鈥� team donates to Desautels Graduate Student Society
The team behind the successful "91黑料网 State of Mind" music video project has donated a check of $500, on behalf of its sponsor Wire Rope Industries, to the Desautels Graduate Student Society. The video team, whose project has reached over 64,000 YouTube hits, would like to thank Desautels students for watching the video and contributing to a diverse campus community.
BCom students make it to the finals at the Marshall International Case Competition 2013
A 91黑料网 Desautels case team made it to the finals at the Marshall International Case Competition (MICC) hosted by the University of Southern California (USC). This team of four BCom students, composed of Alexia Belisle, Frederick Dub茅 Fortier, Simon Hudson and Charlotte Lucas, placed top 6 out of 30 competing universities at this year鈥檚 competition which took聽place from聽February 12 to 17, 2013.
Chemistry and Business that are Benign by Design: Leveraging the Canadian Chemistry Industry鈥檚 Leadership in Sustainability
Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson published her bestseller, Silent Spring, and the chemical industry was changed forever. An indictment of inattention to the flow and negative consequences of synthetic chemicals in the environment, Carson鈥檚 book catalyzed the environmental movement in North America.
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Students from the Desautels Faculty of Management to generate support for Russia鈥檚 Kitezh Children鈥檚 Community
Paris sportifs : l鈥檃ffaire Donaghy. Par Reuven Brenner et Aaron Brown
Cet article, qui conclut un 茅dito en deux parties sur les paris sportifs, est bas茅 sur le livre World of Chance des auteurs publi茅 en 2008 par les auteurs. La premi猫re partie est intitul茅e Le sport, les matchs truqu茅s et les paris ill茅gaux. Les auteurs 茅tudient l鈥檌mportance des paris dans le fonctionnement et le financement du sport, et s鈥檃ttaquent aux pr茅jug茅s n茅gatifs dont ils souffrent bien souvent.
Entertainment Management Conference Takes Desautels by Storm
Desautels鈥� Bronfman building opened its doors to the unique and competitive world of the entertainment industry by hosting the first Entertainment Management Conference (EMC) from February 1st to 2nd.
Q&A: Diversity brings a global outlook to classroom
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Canadian B-Schools Join Forces
Some countries get all the luck when it comes to their neighbors. And for most of its history, the U.S. has been fortunate to have some of the world鈥檚 least troublesome, actually downright nice, people on its northern border: the Canadians.
Professor Nancy Adler receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Nancy Adler has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for her dedication to her peers, her community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country.
Professor Alex Kalil receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Professor Alex Kalil has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country.
