UVA Physicist Brad Cox discusses the recent news about the Hadron Collider in Switzerland, which made history this week.
Charlottesville Right Now: Larry Sabato 3-30-10
Coy and Larry Sabato, Founder and Director for the U-Va. Center for Politics, discussed polarization and lack of civility in American politics.
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-9-10 Colette Sheehy
Colette Sheehy joins Coy to discuss the university’s challenges in this historic economic downturn.
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-9-10 Paul Gaston
UVA Professor Emeritus Paul Gaston joins Coy to discuss his memories of the civil rights era in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville Right Now: 3-2-10 George Gilliam & Cristina Lopez-Gottardi
George Gilliam & Cristina Lopez-Gottardi of the Miller Center of Public Affairs joined Coy to discuss upcoming events at the Miller Center of Public Affairs.
BusinessCast 142 with Nicole Solovey
In our interview segment this week, second year student Nicole Solovey speaks about the tremendous response from the Darden community to the dire situation in Haiti with the “Ten Thousand Dollars in Ten Days” campaign. In this week’s Darden headlines: “The Economic and Social Backdrop of Haiti,” “Beating the Odds,” “Women’s Leadership Week,” and “Partnering with the Gulf Region.”
BusinessCast 141 with Amanda Foster
In this week’s headlines: “Helping Those in Haiti,” “The View from the Front Line,” and “We’re Number One.” In the interview segment, Darden second year student Amanda Foster joins us to discuss the upcoming SHE (Shelter for Help in Emergency) Auction sponsored by the Darden chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA).
BusinessCast 140 with Connie English
In this week’s podcast we present part two of our conversation with Connie English, Director of Alumni Career Services at Darden. Connie speaks with Ken about the importance of networking and more specifically about the networking site LinkedIn.
BusinessCast 137 with Ed Yu
Ed Yu from Darden’s Career Development Center joins us to talk about “Week on Wall Street,” when a large group of Darden students travels to New York City to meet with the world’s top companies. In the headlines: “A Visit from Booz and Company,” “The Next Big Thing in Marketing,” “The UVA Cup,” and “The Holiday Season.”
Jefferson Society: Kenneth Elzinga on Unconventional Leadership Principles
The third speaker in the Jefferson Society’s Fall 2009 Speaker Series was Professor Kenneth Elzinga. On Friday, September 18, Professor Elzinga spoke on the topic, “Some Unconventional Principles of Leadership.”
Kenneth G. Elzinga is the Robert C. Taylor Chair in Economics at the University of Virginia, and has been a member of the faculty since 1967. Mr. Elzinga has received many distinguished awards, including the Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest honor the University of Virginia accords its faculty. Each fall Mr. Elzinga teaches the largest class offered at the University of Virginia, introductory economics.
Mr. Elzinga’s major research interest is antitrust economics, especially pricing strategy and market definition. He has testified in several precedent-setting antitrust cases. He is a former Fellow in Law and Economics as the University of Chicago and a Thomas Jefferson Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University. Mr. Elzinga is the author of more than seventy academic publications.
He also is known for three mystery novels, co-authored with William Breit under the pen name Marshall Jevons, in which the protagonist employs economic analysis to solve the crime.
BusinessCast 131 with Darden’s Dawali Celebration
In the headlines: “An A Plus from the Princeton Review,” “Darden’s Academical Village,” “Getting to Know the Leaders,” and “The Darden Market Returns.” In place of our usual interview segment, we take you to Darden’s Dawali Celebration. Dawali, the Festival of Lights, is a major holiday in India.
BusinessCast 129 with Laura Pearson
In this week’s headlines: “Saying Goodbye to a Darden Friend,” “A Dramatic Approach to Diversity,” and “A Meaningful Discussion.” In the interview segment, Laura Pearson, President of the Darden Student Association, discusses the role of the DSA at Darden and gives some insights into this year’s agenda.