Paul Sirma 鈥15, a mathematical economics major from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, interned with the Ifakara Health Institute to create a greater understanding of HIV/AIDS in his home country.
As debate over immigration policy continues in the nation鈥檚 capital and across the country, research by 藏精阁 professor Chad Sparber and two colleagues continues to add to the dialogue. In 2013, Sparber began research showing that an increase in H-1B visas 鈥 a program for U.S. companies to bring in skilled immigrants 鈥 did not [鈥
Neal Barsch 鈥14, of Englewood, Colo., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to the Philippines to study the use of mobile banking technologies for rural populations. An economics major with a minor in music, Barsch will examine the feasibility of bringing mobile financial services, such as branchless banking, to the rural poor [鈥
Here are some facts and figures from 藏精阁鈥檚 193rd commencement, held May 18. 鈥 Valedictorian of the Class of 2014 is Alexander W. Hull, of Norwich, Conn. Hull is a chemistry major with a minor in applied mathematics. He graduated summa cum laude, with high honors in chemistry. He had graduated from Norwich Free Academy [鈥
After winning an Oscar, that golden statuette can turn into real gold in the pockets of some, but not all. It鈥檚 another case of the gender gap in Hollywood.
Student economists had the chance to take their understanding of the U.S. economy and make a recommendation for the Federal Reserve at the College Fed Challenge on November 5.
While leading 藏精阁鈥檚 London Economics Study Group for the semester, professor Chad Sparber worked with fellow economists Giovanni Peri (UC, Davis) and Kevin Shih (UC, Davis) to research H-1B visas and the impact on the US economy. 鈥淗-1B visas help to increase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) labor force in the U.S., and [鈥
(Editor鈥檚 note: This article was written by Alicia Klepeis) Although the Ganges River is considered sacred and purifying to Hindus, pollution and damming have contaminated those beliefs, according to initial findings by Srikar Gullapalli 鈥13 and Brian Lemanski 鈥14. Previous scholarship has indicated that Hindus believe the river鈥檚 sanctity could not be fouled by [鈥
President Jeffrey Herbst welcomed state and regional economic development officials, along with Madison County business executives, to an on-campus group discussion this week focused on regional growth, employment, and entrepreneurial assistance. 鈥湶鼐 both plays an important part in the region, and is critically affected by the fortunes of the region,鈥 Herbst said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been right [鈥
藏精阁 economics professor Nicole Simpson lives and teaches in an interdisciplinary world, where it鈥檚 virtually impossible to separate politics from economics. Especially where the 鈥渇iscal cliff鈥 is concerned.