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Family of Henry J. Blommer (C’26) Donates $3M to Support Sustainable Business Education
The extended family of Henry J. Blommer (C’26) is honoring his memory by establishing the Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business at the McDonough School of Business.
Category: News Story
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Undergraduate Program Virtually Celebrates Graduates in Awards Ceremony
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business recognized students graduating from the Undergraduate Program on Saturday, May 22, during the school’s annual Tropaia. Watch the virtual ceremony. View the v
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Office Hours: Shiliang (John) Cui Explores How COVID-19 Testing Can Be Incentivized
As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, testing facilities are experiencing longer wait times, which may be discouraging individuals from getting tested. In his recent paper, Design of COVID-
Categories: COVID-19, News Story
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How The Turmoil With TikTok Could Change The Course Of Big Tech
While TikTok’s announcement is a big story, Betsy Sigman, professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, points out that it’s far from a done deal. Partnering with Oracle makes some sense, since Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is one of the only Silicon Valley tech leaders to vocally support Trump. “This could also help position Oracle well for the ongoing period of trade wars between China and the US, and expand into cloud operations and advertising,” Betsy adds.
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Big Tech CEO Hearing: Showdown or Show Trial?
The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google all faced tough questions from the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. Betsy Sigman, a distinguished professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, says that finding counterfeit sellers is a herculean task for many companies, but it is still crucial to work towards better regulation. Learn about the key takeaways from the panel.
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5G Networks Better Positioned to Weather Extreme Storms – Experts
Betsy Page Sigman, director of assessment and analytics for Georgetown — gives network operators greater insight into their networks to see when a failure is likely.
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Georgetown to Launch New Business Analytics Degree In 2021
As part of a broader initiative to prepare students for AI and the future of work, Georgetown McDonough this month announced the launch of a new online MS in Business Analytics, the latest foray in the school’s search for “future business leaders interested in learning how to understand and use data to create, share, and sustain value.” The new program will begin in January 2021 and applications are open through mid-December.
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Four Students Named to Poets&Quants 2020 Best & Brightest List
Four Georgetown McDonough students from our Undergraduate and MBA programs were recently named to the Poets&Quants Best & Brightest list of 2020 graduates. Since 2016, Poets&Quants has honored 100 st
Categories: Announcements, News Story
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Professors Agrawal and Jose Named to Poets & Quants 40 Under 40 List
Georgetown Professors Vishal Agrawal and Victor Jose have been named to the Poets & Quants 40 under 40 list. The annual list highlights the 40 best MBA professors under 40 years old, and it includes
Category: News Story
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Are More Airline Bankruptcies Looming in Latin America?
After learning that the Colombian airline Avianca is the first to declare bankruptcy due to the paralysis caused by the pandemic, Xavier Serbiá talks with José Guerrero Cusumano, professor at the Georgetown University Business School, about other airlines that have problems and if more bankruptcies are approaching (translated from Spanish).
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