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×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Tech Runway® Reveals its Largest Class

By | May 11, 2018

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Tech Runway® held its 2018 Launch Competition and Demo Day, revealing its sixth and largest class. The top seven winners each received a $15,000 check, totaling $105,000 in cash investments.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Poll Finds Florida U.S. Senate Race Remains Close

By | May 9, 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has opened a four-point lead on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, 44 to 40 percent, with 16 percent undecided, according to a statewide survey by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Business and Economics Polling Initiative.

Lock It Plates Wins First Place in Business Plan Competition

By | April 30, 2018

Lock It Plates, a product devised as a more convenient way to transport food, won first place and $12,000 in prize money at the ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Business Plan Competition, hosted by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Tech Runway and ARI Release Report on Angel Investing

By | April 20, 2018

The Angel Resource Institute and ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Tech Runway have released the 2017 HALO Report analyzing investment activities of angel investors in the U.S.

Hispanics in U.S. Optimistic about their Personal Finances

By | April 12, 2018

Hispanics in the U.S. are more optimistic about their financial situation and their economic conditions have generally improved in the first three months of 2018, according to a national index conducted by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ.

Finalists Compete April 20 in ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Business Plan Competition

By | April 12, 2018

The competition encourages ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ students, faculty, staff and recent graduates to pitch their game-changing ideas for a chance to obtain funding for their new ventures.

Charisma Trumped Narcissism for Voters in 2016 Election

By | April 10, 2018

New ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ study suggests charisma counterbalances the negative effects of a narcissistic personality in people's perceptions of a leader and may have helped push U.S. President Donald Trump to victory in 2016.

Personality Has a Big Impact on How Well Expatriates Adjust

By | April 3, 2018

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ study shows that expatriates' personality characteristics have a lot to do with how well they adjust and whether they succeed and provide a return on a company's considerable investment in an individual.

Steve Forbes Visits ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ to Deliver First Phil Smith Lecture

By | March 16, 2018

Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes Media and a two-time candidate for President of the United States, delivered a lecture and met with members of the university community.

Signs Pointing Toward a Peak in the U.S. Real Estate Cycle

By | March 8, 2018

Most U.S. housing markets are approaching a peak in the real estate cycle, but there's little evidence to suggest prices will plummet as they have in the past, according to a national index from ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ and FIU.

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