For David Bergman, applying his knowledge and skills to the “cool math problem” of fantasy football has paid off – literally. UConn School of Business professor David Bergman won $2.5 million this week in a fantasy football competition by using some of the data analytics knowledge and techniques he teaches students. “I’m just shocked by […]
Month: January 2021
UConn Students Repeat Winning Tradition During National Analytics Challenge
For the second consecutive year, a team of UConn graduate students earned the first-place award in a national analytics competition. Their award-winning presentation addressed how a telecom company can analyze and utilize data to help retain existing customers. The winning team included MSBAPM students Kamal Kannan Krishnan, Ayush Kumar and Namita Singh and MBA student […]
UConn-Backed MedTech Accelerator Advances 10 Powerful Startups
The excitement was palpable Monday night as 10 health care startups, including two that are UConn-grown, shared their medical technology innovations that promise unique solutions for some of medicine’s most vexing problems. “Startups always talk about changing the world, but these companies will absolutely change lives,” said entrepreneurship expert Alex Farcet, who was among hundreds […]