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IBM Watson Academic Case Competition
Release Date: May 18, 2012
The first IBM Watson academic case competition hosted by the Simon Marketing Association proved to be an academic and practical success.

Media Advisory - Simon School Creates $1 Million Student-Run Venture Capital Fund
Release Date: May 16, 2012
New DescriptionAspiring student entrepreneurs and venture capitalists at the Simon School of Business will now have an innovative hands on educational opportunity to manage a philanthropically funded Venture Capital Fund in a real world setting. At launch, the Fund will have commitments exceeding $1 million and grow over time in step with the portfolio of investments. The inaugural board of directors meeting of the Simon School Venture Capital (VC) Fund is set for May 17, 2012 on the Simon School campus.

Media Advisory - Simon, UR Students Vie to Win Mark Ain Business Model Competition
Release Date: May 07, 2012
Aspiring student entrepreneurs at the University of Rochester will present their business models to a panel of judges during the sixth annual Mark Ain Business Model Competition on May 16, 2012, from 4:00 to 5:45 p.m. in the Eisenberg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration is required at www.rochester.edu/entrepreneurship/registration.

EVENT: Conference on Global Talent Acquisition: Developing Leaders for Business Continuity and Growth
Release Date: Apr 25, 2012
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: April 26–27, 2012, Simon School of Business, University of Rochester River Campus.

Third annual Simon New York City Conference to address risk in today’s marketplace
Release Date: Apr 20, 2012
Simon Graduate School of Business hosts third annual conference to address risk in today’s marketplace.

Simon School offers new scholarships for part-time Medical Management Master's Program
Release Date: Apr 11, 2012
Scholarship application deadline is May 15, 2012, for fall 2012 entry.

Simon School Hosting International Graduate Business Conference
Release Date: Mar 27, 2012
Student leaders from the world’s top business schools will gather at the Simon School of Business on March 29–31, 2012, for the 2012 Graduate Business Forum Conference. The annual event brings together incoming and outgoing presidents of student-run Graduate Business Councils from around the world. This year, the Simon School was selected to host the event on the University of Rochester River Campus.

Simon School Ranked in U.S. News Among Nation's Top Business Schools
Release Date: Mar 13, 2012
Simon Ranks 37th in Annual Survey of over 400 U.S. Business Schools

EVENT: Executive Lecture: Harley-Davidson Inc. President and CEO Keith Wandell on “The New Future of Harley-Davidson”
Release Date: Mar 01, 2012
March 2, 2012, from 10:30 a.m.–Noon in Schlegel Hall, Room 207 at the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester.

VIDEO: Marketing 'Linsanity' - Executive Professor of Marketing George Cook examines the marketing implications and opportunities Jeremy Lin has ignited
Release Date: Feb 27, 2012
New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin has ignited a media and marketing phenomenon with his prowess on the basketball court. His remarkable rise to fame is being dubbed 'Linsanity,' 'Linomania,' 'Lintastic,' among a variety of other terms. Simon School of Business Executive Professor of Marketing George Cook examines the marketing implications and opportunities that Lin is generating for himself, his fans, the Knicks and the NBA.

VIDEO: Professor Abraham Seidmann Offers His Analysis of The Future of Media in the Digital Age
Release Date: Feb 21, 2012
Abraham Seidmann, Xerox Professor of Computers and Information Systems and Operations Management in the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester, offers his analysis of the future of media in the digital age.

VIDEO: The Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads
Release Date: Feb 10, 2012
Simon Executive Professor of Marketing George Cook takes a look at the best and the worst of the Super Bowl ads.

VIDEO: Super Bowl Ad Preview
Release Date: Feb 03, 2012
Executive Professor of Marketing George Cook gives a preview of what to expect

Financial Times Ranks The Simon School of Business Among Top 25 US Business Schools
Release Date: Feb 02, 2012
Financial Times Ranks University of Rochester's Simon School of Business Among Top 25 US Business Schools

Simon School Professor Earns National Finance Research Prize
Release Date: Jan 24, 2012
Professor Robert Novy-Marx has won a prestigious national award for his groundbreaking research in the field of finance

Simon School Executive MBA Online Scholarship Competitions
Release Date: Jan 23, 2012
Online Business Simulation scholarship competitions beginning on January 30 and April 16, 2012

VIDEO: Impact of Kodak's Pending Bankruptcy Filing
Release Date: Jan 11, 2012
Impact of Kodak's Pending Bankruptcy Filing

Simon School Alumni Give $4.5 Million
Release Date: Jan 06, 2012
Two major gifts totaling $4.5 million from prominent alumni will support student scholarships and faculty positions at the Simon School of Business and the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rochester.

VIDEO: Negative Advertising - When the Going Gets Tough, the Ads Get Tougher
Release Date: Jan 03, 2012
When the Going Gets Tough, the Ads Get Tougher

Simon School Creates New Simon Leadership Fellows Program
Release Date: Dec 21, 2011
Simon Leadership Fellows Program