By Hilary Katulak | April 16, 2013
On April 16th Babson Professor Michael A. Goldstein will speak at The Securities and Exchange during roundtable discussion on ways to improve the transparency and efficiency of the fixed income markets. As previously announced, the roundtable will consist of four panels. The participants in the first panel will discuss the characteristics of the municipal securities market. Babson’s…
By Hilary Katulak | April 12, 2013
Babson student Amy Dwarnick, along with fellow students, painted quickly today to finish up the last details on her fresco before the plaster dried. The course in Fresco, part of the Umbra Institute’s fine arts offerings, is one of the only classes in fresco in the world. This semester students started by creating a first,…
By Hilary Katulak | January 31, 2013
“There’s an old peasant proverb: ‘Leave the land a little better than you found it,’” said Stefano Cantelmo, head engineer for Castello Montevibiano Vecchio Winery in Italy. Standing 20 feet below ground level, Babson students, Amy Dwarnick and Susanna Kroll, and their fellow Umbra Institute students listened carefully to Cantelmo as he leaned on one…
By Hilary Katulak | December 11, 2012
On October 26 and 27, 2012, the Greek affiliate for the STEP Project (Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices), ALBA Graduate Business School at the American College of Greece, hosted a unique meeting of academics and family business representatives. The 5th European STEP Summit was organized by the European Region in Crete and was titled…
By Hilary Katulak | October 19, 2012
Joining him is a star-studded lineup of food innovators, pioneers and entrepreneurs including Top Chef’s Gail Simmons, Jamie Bissonnette, the award-winning chef/owner of Boston’s Toro and Coppa restaurants, and Catherine D’Amato, The Greater Boston Food Bank. The two-day festival will include panel discussions on the chewy issues impacting global food systems, nicely balanced with an…
By Hilary Katulak | October 1, 2012
Featured Alumni Business: MissionRoot Name of Business: MissionRoot Mission/ Description: MissionRoot, an organic beverage line formulated with fruits and herbs from the Indian holistic practice Ayurveda contain fresh-pressed ginger root and nutrient-rich traditional Ayurvedic ingredients Indian gooseberry, Indian Holy Basil, and Hibiscus, which are believed to detoxify, replenish and balance the body. Indian-American…