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U of I Stock Market Expert, Students Give Insight on Wild Rise of GameStop’s Stocks
Posted 2/1/2021 8:03:00 PM
This story produced by Joe Parris was aired by KTVB-7 in Boise on Jan. 28. BOISE, Idaho — People looking to get into the stock market flooded onto the r/WallStreetBets Reddit page looking to get in on huge growth on stocks in the last week, with chatter on the forum helping lead GameStop's stock to skyrocket. “When you see volatility it’s a chance to make money on the upside and the downside and that’s exactly what’s going on right now,” said Dr. Read more
Idaho Millennials and restaurant workers hit hardest by COVID-19
Posted 10/22/2020 12:42:00 AM
Restaurant workers and millennials made up the majority of unemployment claims filed with the Idaho Department of Labor since the start of the pandemic. Finance professor Terry Grieb discussed the effects of this trend with Boise Dev. Read more
U of I Alum Named Merchandiser of the Year
Posted 8/21/2020 7:10:00 PM
Congratulations to Greg Wagner '13, Director of Golf and Club Operations at Moonlight Basin, on being named Private Merchandiser of the Year by the PGA Rocky Mountain Section. The award recognizes the ability to effectively purchase and sell golf-related productions while providing a high level of service to the customer. Read more
U of I Catheter Project Earns $16K in Entrepreneur Wins Across Region
Posted 4/21/2020 6:59:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 21, 2020 — The University of Idaho entrepreneurial team CatheterX has boosted its seed money for the testing and patent process of an innovative urinary catheter designed to prevent infections, save lives and reduce hospital costs Read more
Coronavirus Security Needs Make Palo Alto Networks Stock a Good Long-Term Bet
Posted 4/20/2020 9:54:00 PM
Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks is one of those stocks that stands to benefit from the increased popularity of working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. MIS Professor Lori Baker-Eveleth explains why their services are critical in this InvestorPlace article. Read more
U of I Experts: Physical Activity, Business Adaptability, Expanded Broadband Key During COVID-19 Battle
Posted 4/13/2020 6:24:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 13, 2020 — Physical activity, business adaptability and expanded broadband are among the ways University of Idaho faculty say will help America recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more
3 Networking Stocks That Are Helping the World Telecommute
Posted 3/23/2020 5:40:00 PM
If you woke up on Monday to a different work routine, you’re not alone. Tens of millions of workers are now isolated from their colleagues, not by choice, but by order. Investors are looking for some bright spots in what has become a bear market. MIS Instructor Mark Rounds shared his thoughts on rising stocks for this InvestorPlace article. Read more
Engineering and Business Students Win $10,000 at the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Posted 3/10/2020 10:40:00 PM
Student entrepreneurs won second place and $10,000 after pitching CatheterX, a multi-channeled, spiral-designed urinary catheter. Their unique design decreases the number of catheter-related infections, saving thousands of lives while reducing costs for hospitals. CatheterX started as a senior project with Edward Hall, Elena Tipton and Amy Macias in the College of Engineering. Read more
Idaho Pitch Competition Oct. 31
Posted 10/17/2019 11:16:00 PM
The Idaho Pitch, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in the Vandal Ballroom of the Bruce M. Pitman Center, attracts students from every college at U of I. Register before Monday, Oct. 28. Read more
Jamie Waters Receives Fulbright Award to Cambodia
Posted 8/20/2019 9:51:00 PM
Jamie Waters, a marketing and marketing analytics student in the College of Business and Economics, has been selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award to Cambodia. The ETA program places Fulbrighters in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to local English teachers. ETAs help teach English while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. Waters is one of two ETAs selected to Cambodia this award cycle. Prior to this award, Waters also received a Benjamin A. Read more