August 11, 2018

"Eminent Aerospace Engineering Professor Joins College as Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department"- An engineering article for the University of Miami College of Engineering

August 11, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 8/2/2017

Victoria Coverstone joined the College of Engineering (CoE) as the new chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) on Aug. 1. The first woman to chair any department in the College, Coverstone takes over from Weiyong Gu, who will continue to teach and conduct research as a full-time professor in the MAE department.

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August 11, 2018

"Improving U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness" - An Article on Manufacturing for the University of Miami College of Engineering

August 11, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 1/11/2017

The College of Engineering (CoE) and other members of the Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance Inc. (SMIA) will lead the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Reducing EMbodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute as it forges clean energy initiatives deemed critical in keeping U.S. manufacturing competitive.

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August 11, 2018

"Meet Michael Bowermaster ’21"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

August 11, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Nancy Abramson | 10/24/2017

For Michael Bowermaster ’21, a College of Engineering (CoE) biomedical engineering major, the journey to the CoE was not a long one. Born and raised in Miami, Michael has always had the University of Miami on his radar.

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August 11, 2018

"Meet Juliana Albarracin ’20"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

August 11, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Nancy Abramson | 10/10/2017

As a junior at an all-girls high school, Juliana Albarracin participated in a field trip to the University of Miami, sponsored by the University’s Society of Women Engineers. Girls from high schools all over Miami-Dade who were interested in mathematics attended.

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August 11, 2018

"Graduation Story: Vikesh Patel" - Alumnus Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

August 11, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 05/17/2017

Student Government, Greek Life and academics have all been important parts of University of Miami senior Vikesh Patel’s UM experience. He graduates this spring from the College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, along with a minor in Business Law.

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August 11, 2018

"Drowning Out 'Whisper Ratings' "- A Short Research Article for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

August 11, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Rochelle Broder-Singer

When a firm wants to issue a security – say, a bond or a bunch of mortgages packed together – it hires a credit rating agency to review the underlying assets and give the security a credit rating. Investors use the rating to make decisions about whether, and how much, to invest.

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August 11, 2018

"Balancing Accounts"- A donor impact article for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

August 11, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

Aiming to inspire others to donate to the University of Miami Business School, acknowledge and thank the donor, and tell an interesting story that readers of the school’s magazine would want to read. Appeared in the magazine and on the magazine website.

By Rochelle Broder-Singer

When Hillelene (Bluming) Lustig (BBA ’55) was a student at the School of Business, there were only two other women studying accounting with her. “It was a different world back then,” says the 78-year-old, who still works as a CPA. “In my era, most women either became a nurse or a teacher.” None of it would have happened, though, without the help of a great-uncle.

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August 10, 2018

"Major Gift Supports Entrepreneurship, Promenade" - An article about giving for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

August 10, 2018/ TaJanna Mallory

By Lauren Comander

Through a significant gift, the Finker-Frenkel Legacy Foundation created the Business Plan Competition Endowed fund, which will forever finance the annual University of Miami Business Plan Competition, hosted by the School of Business. The foundation’s gift also financed renovations of the School’s outdoor gathering and study space, which was dedicated Nov. 14 as the Finker-Frenkel Family Promenade.

Now in its 16th year, the Business Plan Competition awards nearly $50,000 in prize money annually to University of Miami students and alumni to help them launch or grow startup ventures.

Fall 2017 BusinessMiami magazine

July 17, 2018

"Keep Your Gift Wrapping Under Wraps" – Short Research Story for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

July 17, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Lauren Comander

If you’re feeling pressure to step up your gift wrapping as the holidays near, then wrap your mind around findings by Uzma Khan, associate professor of marketing at the School. Drop the bows and the carefully crafted corners and keep things simple, she says, or you’ll be setting the gift recipient up for disappointment.

Fall 2017 BusinessMiami magazine

July 17, 2018

"Dressed Success" – Alumni Profile for University of Miami School of Business magazine

July 17, 2018/ Rochelle Broder-Singer

By Rochelle Broder-Singer

“If you’re going to have a successful business today, you have to make it successful,” says Stephen Stern, COO of Lord Daniel Sportswear, an apparel company based in Sunrise, Fla. As the company celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Stern believes one of the keys to its success has been focusing on a niche group of older customers who are often ignored. …

Spring 2014 BusinessMiami magazine

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