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Eccles School professor Jay Barney honored with U.’s Rosenblatt Prize of Excellence
Jay Barney, a presidential professor of strategic management at the David Eccles School of Business and the Lassonde Chair of Social Entrepreneurship, is one of two 2024 recipients of the Rosenblatt Prize of Excellence— the University of Utah’s top academic honor. Barney, who is among the world’s top scholars in strategic management (a field he helped establish), has long studied the relationship between firms’ resources and their competitive advantages and explored how entrepreneurs create business opportunities. In the field of entrepreneurship, he has been a leading voice in the debate over the extent to which entrepreneurial opportunities are discovered [...]
“Success is not achieved alone,” Opportunity Scholars celebrate 2024 graduates
The Opportunity Scholars Program recently celebrated one of its largest graduating classes, with 67 scholars, at their annual Spring Semester Luau. Each student was presented with a stole, certificate, and ribbon lei to celebrate their determination to earn a degree. “Our scholars are not only first-generation college students but also trailblazers within their families, paving the way for future generations to pursue higher education,” said Associate Director Latu Kinkini. “This year, our program witnessed numerous significant milestones. Tonight holds profound significance as we commemorate our largest graduating class yet, with 67 scholars — a staggering 37% of our community [...]
The AI Revolution
AI is a fairly new technology, but its impacts are already being widely felt – and it will only become a bigger part of people’s personal and professional lives going forward. The Spring Eccles Alumni Forum helped paint a picture of the past, present, and future of AI with panelists Aaron Davis, Customer Engineer AI/ML at Google; Derek Egan, Product Manager for Vertex AI Google Cloud extensions; and Mat McBride, Corporate Vice President and CEO at Microsoft. The event was moderated by Justin Spangler, Enterprise Field Sales Representative – Strategic Growth Accounts at Google and a member of David [...]
