The Ph.D. Economics program at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics was listed as one of the nation’s best earlier this month in the 2018 U.S . News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.
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Economics faculty earn Big XII Faculty Fellowships
Two faculty members of the economics department in the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics are continuing to make a lasting impact in their areas of expertise and help certain populations through collaboration with other Big 12 institutions.
Assistant professors of economics Drs. Gregory DeAngelo and Daniel Grossman were both named 2016-2017 Big 12 Faculty Fellows and offered research grants from the WVU Office of Provost as part of the 2016-2017 Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program.
Econ professor takes research effort to rural Uganda
One thing Mountaineers pride themselves on is being active. And Dr. Bryam McCannon, assistant professor of economics at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics and affiliated faculty member with the WVU Center for Free Enterprise, has taken note.
Econ and finance grad blazes trail to Rio 2016
When we last heard from Sarah-Anne Brault in the 2012-2013 academic year, she was just about to graduate with a 4.0 GPA, earning dual degrees in economics and finance from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics. So, what has the two-time WVU Student Athlete of the Week been up to since then? You know, just tirelessly preparing for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Joshua Hall named WVU Foundation Outstanding Teacher
The 2016 West Virginia University Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching was presented to six inspiration WVU faculty members, including Joshua Hall, associate professor of economics at the College of Business of Economics.
Hall and five other honorees received a $5,000 honorarium from the WVU Foundation, and were recognized by WVU President Gordon Gee, Provost Joyce McConnell and Cindi Roth at the faculty and staff awards dinner on April 6 at Blaney House.
WVU chief economist Deskins named to business journal’s Generation Next class
The director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research in the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, a student in B&E’s online hybrid MBA and a graduate of that program have all been named among the leading young professionals in the state.
Roger Congleton, BB&T Professor of Economics: Have laptop, will travel
Congleton wakes up and writes every day from 6:30 a.m. to noon before coming in to work at the College of Business and Economics to teach in the early afternoon, attend committee meetings and tend to students’ needs until the evenings. With multiple simultaneous book projects on the horizon, he also takes time to write on the weekends.
“Just during weekdays, 50 hours is a light work week for me,” he said.