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Spears Business faculty, staff honored at 2024 University Awards Convocation

Multiple Spears School of Business employees received accolades at the University Awards Convocation ceremony Dec. 12 in the Student Union Ballroom.
The far-reaching psychological cost of wildfire smoke

Mon, Feb 19, 2024

According to a new study, wildfire smoke in Southeast Asia significantly affects people’s moods, especially when the fires occur in neighboring countries. Dr. Rui Du, an assistant professor of economics at the Spears School of Business, teamed with colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study the impact of windblown smoke plumes on public sentiment as expressed on social media.

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Spears student graduating at 19, next stop: law school

Wed, Apr 27, 2022

Joe Stone may not know what to do when he wakes up Sunday, May 8. For the first time in nearly two years, the Spears School of Business economics major won’t begin his day concerned with his latest homework assignment, when his next big project is due or if he’s studied enough for his next test.

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