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Issues in Political Economy, the undergraduate research journal published jointly by the economics departments at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ and the University of Mary Washington, recently published its 20th anniversary volume.

Tom Castelloe, a 2006 graduate of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business' MBA program has launched The Braintree, a website designed to connect academic researchers with businesses and individuals in need of their expertise.

Sixty-eight students representing several majors have been participating this summer in a domestic summer internship programs in both Los Angeles and New York. While in their respective cities, students take an academic course on Mondays and complete internships the rest of the week. The structures of the nine-week programs vary, but students receive the same general experience, as they live, take classes and do internships in a major American city.

Last year, the three faculty and 18 students who were part of the renewed ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in New York City program considered the nine-week summer internship experience a resounding success. That's why, coming into this summer, the returning instructors decided to leave the program mostly untouched.

John Burbridge, a professor of management, presented at the 41st Convention of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) on July 7 in Long Beach, Calif.

Having a job while in high school means extra cash for going to the movies and filling up the gas tank, but is part-time work for high school students a negative thing? Steve DeLoach, professor of economics, examined this long-standing question along with Stephanie Franz ’11, recent ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ graduate, and Jen Platania, associate professor of economics.

Come celebrate the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ MBA program and its successes over the last 25 years with fellow students, alumni, faculty and their families at the 6th Annual Pig Event on August 20 from 1-6 p.m.at (2704 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington, N.C.)!

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ MBA Student-Alumni Association invites all ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ MBA students, alumni and their families to attend the Greensboro Grasshoppers ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ MBA Night on July 30 at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C.

When searching for internships, college students are often taught the importance of cultivating personal contacts and maintaining communication with potential employers. It's sound advice because it works.