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Paul Sirma ‘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’s capital and across the country, research by �鶹Porn 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 — a program for U.S. companies to bring in skilled immigrants — did not […]

Neal Barsch ‘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 […]

Here are some facts and figures from �鶹Porn’s 193rd commencement, held May 18. — 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 […]

After winning an Oscar, that golden statuette can turn into real gold in the pockets of some, but not all. It’s 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 �鶹Porn’s 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. “H-1B visas help to increase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) labor force in the U.S., and […]

  (Editor’s 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 ’13 and Brian Lemanski ’14. Previous scholarship has indicated that Hindus believe the river’s sanctity could not be fouled by […]

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. “�鶹Porn both plays an important part in the region, and is critically affected by the fortunes of the region,” Herbst said. “We’ve been right […]

�鶹Porn economics professor Nicole Simpson lives and teaches in an interdisciplinary world, where it’s virtually impossible to separate politics from economics. Especially where the “fiscal cliff” is concerned.