CU Denver Business School Associate Professor of Finance Jian Yang has been recognized for his work in commodities education and research by Commodity HQ. Yang was named among the top 15 ‘Commodity Friendly’ academics in the world on the Commodity HQ website.  Read more

Business School research suggests better oversight needed for defined benefit public pensions DENVER – A series of studies by two University of Colorado Denver Business School professors indicate a large level of surplus deferred compensation and near-retirement salary growth among both K-12 and university employees.  Read more

DENVER – Unfriending someone on Facebook may be as easy as clicking a button, but a new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows the repercussions often reach far beyond cyberspace.  Read more

Dr. Wayne Cascio, the Robert H. Reynolds Chair in Global Leadership and Professor of Management at the University of Colorado Denver Business School was recently named a Life Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).This is a prestigious appointment, as there are currently only 33 living Life Fellows of AHRI. In fact, AHRI Life Fellowship is the most distinguished award the institute bestows.  Read more

J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities will Expand Education and Research in Finance, Economics and Policy Denver, April 5, 2012 – J.P. Morgan and the University of Colorado Denver today announced the opening of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, a first-of-its-kind partnership in the academic world that will provide innovative programs and academic work in the field of commodity finance, economics and policy.   Read more

Professor Lawrence Cunningham provided a presentation on his recent trip to China in which he met with Chinese government and managerial officials regarding rare earth mineral policies and practices. Professor Cunningham made his presentation to the Steering Committee of the Dean’s Advisory Board at Bauer’s Restaurant on June 22, 2011. Professor Cunningham received an invitation from the Chinese to visit Baotou and Hohhot in Inner Mongolia.  Read more

DENVER – Long derided as mere entertainment, new research now shows that organizations using video games to train employees end up with smarter, more motivated workers who learn more and forget less. A University of Colorado Denver Business School study found those trained on video games do their jobs better, have higher skills and retain information longer than workers learning in less interactive, more passive environments.  Read more