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Koehler Discusses Lack of “Science”
in Forensic Science at Faculty Research Presentation
 Don’t
believe everything you see on CSI. That was the message
delivered by Jay Koehler in his presentation for the Faculty
Research Speaker Series March 27. Actually, Koehler is more
concerned with the work of real-life forensic scientists than
with the fictional ones found on the hit CBS television
franchise. “Forensic science isn’t quite as good as most of us
have been led to believe,” said Koehler, a professor in the
Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management.
Video: Watch Prof. Koehler's Faculty Research Series presentation
on forensic science.
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Nine Faculty
Members Awarded 2006-2007 McCombs Research Excellence Grants
 The McCombs Research Excellence Grant program recognizes and
promotes research excellence in the McCombs School by supporting
influential and high- quality faculty research projects. The
grants are awarded based on competitive project proposals and
can be used to cover substantive research expenses (such as data-gathering costs, graduate assistantships and database
purchases). Criteria for awarding the research grants include
the novelty and likely academic impact of the proposed research,
potential to significantly enhance the research reputation of
the faculty and the school and prospects for facilitating
collaboration among faculty members.
Get the list of awardees and their research projects.
In
the News:
U.S. News Releases Annual Graduate School Rankings
U.S. News & World Report, March 30, 2007
U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of
graduate programs March 30. The full-time MBA program at McCombs
was ranked number 18 for the third year in a row. The Department of Accounting was ranked
No. 1 in the specialty
section after being listed at No. 2 last year. Other programs and departments
at McCombs were ranked as follows: executive MBA, No. 14; MBA for working professionals,
No. 25; entrepreneurship, tied at No. 8; finance, tied at No. 14; information
systems, No. 3;international, tied at No. 14; management, No. 19; marketing, tied at
No. 10; and
productions/ops, tied at No. 15.
Get the full story.
In
the News:
New Century files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
CNN Money, April 3, 2007
 New Century Financial Corp. said Monday it will immediately
cut 3,200 jobs, or 54 percent of its work force, as part of its
Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The Irvine,
Calif.-based company also said it agreed to sell its
servicing assets and platform to Carrington Capital Management
LLC for $139 million, subject to bankruptcy approval. Greg
Hallman, a lecturer on real estate finance at McCombs, said
the New Century bankruptcy put an exclamation point on the era
of investing in securitized subprime debt. “It’s probably over
for the time being,” said Hallman. “That market worked for as long
as investment banks provided funding. The banks have cut the
money off.”
Get the full story.
In
the News:
Best Business Recruits Revel in Perks
USA Today, March 27, 2007
Times are good for top business graduates. Employers are
raising their recruiting efforts to include incentives, such as
education assistance, time-off flexibility, casual dress—even
pet insurance. McCombs PPA student Jeremy Gottlieb won’t
graduate until May, but he has already acquired a job and a
sizeable signing bonus with Ernst & Young in Houston. Gottlieb
has been wooed by various corporate suitors since his sophomore
year at The University of Texas at Austin but chose Ernst &
Young because he wanted a larger company with more training
opportunities. “It’s a candidate-driven market, and there are so
many jobs available,” Gottlieb said. “It's exciting to have so
many opportunities to work at so many companies.”
Get the full story.
Three Students from McCombs Named “Alpha Females” by Burnt Orange
Magazine
In an environment where murmurs of glass ceilings and gender
inequality still exist, McCombs female students are committed
to silencing the critics. Burnt Orange, the student magazine at The
University of Texas at Austin named three of those women “Alpha
Females” in its spring
 2007
issue. Montoya Lewis, management information systems senior,
created the Black Business Students Association (BBSA), which,
since its inception in 2005, has grown into a leading
organization, bringing in corporate representatives and sponsors
such as GE, Microsoft and General Mills. Christine Nguyen, BHP,
finance, Plan II and government senior, traveled to Vietnam in
2004 in hopes of gaining an understanding of the difficult
realities others face. Her two-month journey, which included
volunteering at an all-girls orphanage and helping
sex-trafficking survivors regain self-confidence, motivated her
to form the Southeast Asian Children’s Coalition, which provides
scholarships to survivors. Kate Nanney, BHP, finance and
Plan II senior, has risen to the top of UT Austin’s political
game as the chair of the Senate of College Councils, where she leads 17
college councils and represents students’ academic needs to the
administration.
Read the full profiles.
In
the News:
Alumni Alter Hours to Peddle Products to High-End Housing Market
Houston Chronicle, March 24, 2007
Changing store operating hours was the first order of
business for Tolar Hamblen, BBA ’76 and James Cozby,
BBA ’73 and MBA ’75, when they purchased Houston’s Kiva Kitchen
& Bath in 1998. Hoping to cater to custom home builders,
interior designers and architects rather than retailers, their
hours changed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The
switch was smart as they’re now competing in the upper 50
percent of the market. “The best thing about our store is that
people walk in and find experts all in one location. Instead of
the customer running around for three to four days, trying to
line up appointments, they can come here for three to four
hours,” Hamblen said.
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