Company Tests Undergrad's Marketing Pitch on Facebook It isn’t unusual for real companies such as the Cooking Channel and Glacier Water to test the pitches of Haas undergraduate students in marketing courses taught by Lecturer Krystal Jalene Thomas. But for the first time, social media has connected an outside firm to a catchy idea from one of Thomas' students, Catherine Limcaco, BS 12. (10/24/2011)

New Vendor to Dish Up Food at Haas The vendor who serves up salads, sandwiches, and lattes at Boalt Hall and Café Strada has been selected to begin operating the Haas Café starting Dec. 1. (10/10/2011)

CFOs Share Ideas at Haas Round Table Howard Atkins, the immediate past CFO of Wells Fargo, spoke on challenges facing the financial services industry Sept. 30 as the guest speaker of the Haas School's quarterly CFO Round Table. (10/10/2011)

Study on Social Responsibility and Financing Wins Moskowitz Prize Firms with strong corporate social responsibility scores enjoy consistently lower costs of capital financing than firms with weaker CSR track records, according to a study that has won the 2011 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing. (10/10/2011)

Mian Testifies in Senate on Slumping Economy Deleveraging–paying down debt–among highly indebted households is the most important factor contributing to the current economic slump, Associate Professor Atif Mian told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C. (10/10/2011)

How to Become a Business Professor Ever wonder what it takes to become a business school professor? To answer that question, the Haas PhD Program will host a DocNet Recruiting Forum Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. in the Great Hall of the International House in Berkeley. (10/10/2011)

Living With Uncertainty: Real Estate Conference Looks to 2012 As the battered real estate market limps toward 2012, more than 500 leaders in real estate, finance, government, policy, and law will gather Nov. 21 at the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics’ 34th Annual Real Estate & Economics Symposium to share insights into what the new year will bring. (10/10/2011)

Responsible Business and Finance Conference: Linking Research and Practice Haas will bring together leading academic researchers and practitioners from across the globe to discuss the financial implications of a firm’s corporate social responsibility strategies at a conference Nov. 3-4. (10/10/2011)

Haas Moves Forward on Diversity Plan The Haas School has started to implement its diversity plan, with an effort to hire a new part-time diversity director now under way. (09/26/2011)

From Chocolatier to Biotech Pioneer, Business Luminaries Visit Haas This Fall Co-founders from Chiron and Scharffen Berger Chocolate, a Goldman Sachs managing director, and the chief strategy officer of Pandora are among the business leaders sharing their experiences with students this fall in the classroom and at club gatherings. (09/26/2011)

New Fall Courses Stay on Top of Changing Landscape From lean startups to social media marketing to diversity in the workplace, new fall courses are teaching students forward-thinking management skills while providing hands-on learning to apply them. (09/12/2011)

Davis and Suh Named Outstanding New Instructors Assistant Professor Lucas Davis and Lecturer Julie Suh have received Outstanding New Instructor Awards from the Haas School’s Center for Teaching Excellence. (09/12/2011)

From Cal Rugby to Blackberry, New California Management Review Case Studies Offer Strategy and Leadership Lessons How has the Cal rugby coach led a championship team and saved it from the chopping block? How have tech firms like Blackberry maker Research in Motion managed their technology patents? The new summer 2011 issue of California Management Review answers these important, though disparate questions in two articles by Haas faculty and alumni. (08/29/2011)

Prof. Roberts Receives Academy of Management Award Professor Emeritus Karlene Roberts has been honored with the Academy of Management’s 2011 Practice Impact Award in recognition of her nearly 30 years of risk management research. (08/26/2011)

82 Faculty Members Earn Entry to "Club Six" Students gave 82 faculty members, or 55 percent of instructors, a mean teaching score of at least six on a seven-point scale during the spring semester. (08/25/2011)

Three New Professors Join Haas Haas faculty welcomed two new professors to the Accounting Group and one new professor to the Management of Organizations Group this academic year. (08/25/2011)

Twitter’s Biz Stone to Serve as Haas Executive Fellow Twitter co-founder and serial entrepreneur Biz Stone will share his experiences and insights with the Haas School as the school’s fourth executive fellow. (08/16/2011)

Taylor Named Top MBA Professor by Bloomberg Businessweek Haas Associate Professor Terry Taylor was named the fifth most popular professor at a top U.S. business school by Bloomberg Businessweek Friday. (08/15/2011)

Haas' California Management Review Teams Up with UC Press The Haas School is joining forces with University of California Press Journals + Digital Publishing to publish the school’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal, California Management Review (CMR), beginning in November 2011. (07/17/2011)

Fran Hill, Hannah Yoshii Retire After 20+ Years at Haas Fran Hill in the Development Office and Hannah Yoshii in Administration/Human Resources retired last month after more than 20 years at the Haas School. (07/17/2011)

Dean Lyons Shares Haas Plan for Building Innovative Leaders Dean Rich Lyons outlined the Haas School’s vision for MBA education in a spring 2011 article for MBA Roundtable, an organization of global business school faculty and administrators. (06/13/2011)

Haas Duo Morgan and Wang Receives California Management Review’s Accenture Award Professor John Morgan and PhD alumnus Richard Wang tied with another set of researchers as recipients of the California Management Review’s 2011 Accenture Award for their article “Tournaments for Ideas.” (06/13/2011)

Haas Thought Leaders Share Vision, Insights in Europe Dean Rich Lyons and Adjunct Professor Henry Chesbrough recently traveled to London and Budapest to share the school's vision and the latest thinking on innovation. Professor David Vogel also met alumni in Paris for a discussion on corporate social responsibility. (06/13/2011)

Haas Prof. and Nobel Laureate Williamson Sends Off Tepper Grads Speaking at the graduation ceremony of his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon, last month, Haas Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate Oliver Williamson emphasized the need for discipline, flexibility, and a strong work ethic. (06/02/2011)

Open Innovation Pioneer Henry Chesbrough Blogs on Forbes.com Henry Chesbrough, PhD 97, a Haas adjunct professor and executive director of the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation, is blogging on Forbes.com to share concise insights on a regular basis and to provide examples of how to apply his open innovation ideas in business practice. (05/11/2011)

Accounting Professor Alan Cerf, BS 44, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award In recognition of his impact on campus and in his field, Prof. Emeritus Alan Cerf, BS 44, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Haas Accounting Program on April 21. (05/09/2011)

Haas Faculty Examine Corporate Strategy, Conscious Capitalism in California Management Review With a focus on corporate strategy and conscious capitalism, the spring 2011 issue of the California Management Review (CMR) showcases the work of four Haas faculty members: Homa Bahrami, Henry Chesbrough, John Morgan, and David Vogel. (05/09/2011)

Chizuk, Kubler Win Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Awards Jennifer Chizuk, the Haas School's chief operating officer, and Alice Kubler, assistant dean for budget and operations, were honored with the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award on Friday afternoon. This is the highest honor the university bestows on its administrators. (05/09/2011)

Faculty, GSIs Applauded at End-of-Year Party Seven Haas faculty members and four graduate student instructors were honored with Earl F. Cheit Awards for excellence in teaching Friday at the annual Dean's End-of-the-Year Party. (05/09/2011)

Business Resumes, Events and Classes Continue as Scheduled in Aftermath of Small Shredder Fire at Haas The Haas School of Business continues to make progress in assessing the damage and cleaning up after the paper shredder fire that occurred in the mailroom of the Student Services Building and triggered the fire alarm at 6:05 a.m. Wednesday morning. (04/27/2011)

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