Peggy Liu, the Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing and an associate professor of business administration, is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award.
Undergraduate Students Work to Improve Public Safety
How can undergraduate business students help a nonprofit foundation find creative and innovative ways to connect police with residents to help create a safe, thriving community for all? That is the question The Hear Foundation (THF) asks Pitt Business to help it...
Katz Students Thrive in Global Supply Chain Challenge
Four Katz graduate students placed No. 1 in the Americas and No. 2 worldwide in the 2023 Global Sustainability Supply Chain Student Competition.
Workforce Solutions Take Center Stage
In its fourth year, the Super Analytics Challenge, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, continues to grow its impact radius. For the first time, Pitt was joined by Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne, Penn State, and West Virginia...
Students Learn Computational Thinking in Saaty Hackathon
Pittsburgh-area college students keen on mastering decision-making techniques and harnessing the power of generative AI to tackle complex challenges are invited to the T.L. Saaty Decision Making for Leaders Hackathon. This third annual competition on March 22- 24,...
Shaping the Future Workforce: 2024 Super Analytics Challenge Puts Skills Development in the Spotlight
The Pittsburgh region has a worker shortage. Only 61% of the Allegheny County labor force is working and 26% have a high-school diploma as their highest degree, yet 60% of the job openings require more education or training. In terms of specific industries,...
Return to Office Mandates Don’t Improve Employee or Company Performance
While many firms are sticking to the working from home mode, a lot of others have implemented or are considering return-to-office mandates.
Capstone Trip Successful, Thanks to Alumni
MBA students learn about innovation in Austin, Texas companies.
Congratulations, Executive MBA in Healthcare Graduates
Congratulations to the December 2023 graduates of the Executive MBA in Healthcare program in the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. The students, all with 10+ years of experience, were celebrated by faculty, staff,...
A Conversation with Ambassador Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba (MBA ’90)
When students consider a business school, of course, they consider academics, faculty, and physical location. However, an underrated part of the search process is considering the impact of a school’s alumni. Pitt Business alumni change the world – literally, in the...