
Students Credit CFA Challenge With Career-Shaping Skills
UAlbany, undergraduates Sophia Hofer, Kevin Holder, Tyler Rico, Ashar Zahid and team leader Nohl Schwandtner broke new ground at the CFA Institute Research Challenge, finishing among the top 18 universities in the world.

School of Business EY LEADs Program Wins Insight Into Diversity Award
The University at Albany’s Massry School of Business is being highlighted by Insight Into Diversity for its ongoing leadership in social mobility. The School has won the 2023-24 Inspiring Programs in Business Award for its EY Leadership Education in Accounting and Diversity Program.

Finance Students Advance at CFA Research Challenge
UAlbany students Sophia Hofer, Kevin Holder, Tyler Rico, Ashar Zahid and team leader Nohl Schwandtner and won the New York competition at the annual global CFA Institute Research Challenge.

Curran Provides Life Lessons for Massry School of Business Students
Tom Curran, the founder and CEO of Curran Wealth Management, spoke to a packed house of students at the Massry School of Business’s Center for Institutional Investment Management (CIIM) on Feb. 23, where he doled out advice for building wealth as well as life.

Drescher Leave Program Aids Junior Faculty, Professionals in Path to Permanency
The Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Leave Program provides funding for junior faculty in tenure-track positions to take research leaves that can enhance their goal toward tenure. UUP-represented staff can apply for leaves for professional development that will assist in their getting permanent appointment.

UAlbany Launches Merit Pages to Celebrate Student Success
The University at Albany has launched Merit Pages, a single unified platform that allows the University to celebrate student accomplishments in and out of the classroom.

Holland, MBA ’23, Named 2024 Entrepreneur in Residence
The Capital Region’s Small Business Development Center has named small business owner and 2023 Massry School of Business alum Jesse Holland as Entrepreneur in Residence for its Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED) Program.

School of Business Study Examines Vaccine Hesitancy
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged throughout the country in 2020, politics, memes and public messaging converged to dramatically influence individuals’ decisions regarding the in-development COVID vaccines, according to a new article by researchers at the University at Albany’s Massry School of Business and Washington State University’s Carson College of Business.