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LeBow Press Room

Check here for updates on information on new LeBow College events and initiatives, the latest coverage of LeBow in the media and the information on our faculty and their research.

Press Releases

Drexel LeBow Doctoral Student Awarded $10,000 Minority Doctoral Scholarship from KPMG Foundation
Oct 24, 2011 - The KPMG Foundation has awarded Michael Paz a $10,000 KPMG Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship to pursue his doctorate at Drexel University. The scholarship, renewed for the 2011-2012 academic year, is renewable for up to five years at $10,000 a year.
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Faculty Experts

Health Care Marketing - Dr. Michael Howley
Apr 01, 2010 - Michael Howley, Ph.D., assistant professor of Marketing, spent the first 20 years of his career as a health care service provider. After going on to earn his MBA and a Ph.D. in business administration, Howley now centers his research on health care marketing. Howley is available to speak with the media on aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. To speak with Howley, contact Lisa Litzinger, assistant director of communications, at 215.895.2897 or lml64@drexel.edu.
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LCB in the News

Institutional Investor-January 19th, 2012

Institutional Investor quotes assistant professor of finance Wesley Gray, Ph.D.,  in the article "Can Twitter Predict Stock Market Moves?" Gray says: “Do people Tweeting have the money that drives the sentiment? Probably not.” Gray questions whether the relationship between measures of calm and future market returns makes intuitive sense and, in a recent blog post, concluded that “using mood to predict stock prices doesn’t pass the sniff test.” The article also references recently published research conducted by Gray and LeBow Ph.D. student Jack Vogel.


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The Metro-January 18th, 2012

John Adamski, director of graduate admissions at LeBow College, was quoted in a Metro article titled "How to Become a Sought-After MBA Candidate," providing advice on how to best position oneself for admission to business school. For example, Adamski says LeBow weighs GMAT scores more heavily for younger candidates with less working experience, and he advises applicants to have a solid statement of purpose that goes beyond the general 'it will help me with my career.'


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The Economist-January 16th, 2012

Research co-authored by Eliezer Fich, Ph.D., and Ralph Walkling, Ph.D., was cited in an Economist article titled "Rip-Cord Economics: Pay-Offs for the Boss Need to Be Better Designed." Their research found that when golden parachutes are larger, proposed mergers are more likely to be completed, but buyers pay less for the shares of the target firm.


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CONTACT INFO

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media@lebow.drexel.edu
Lisa Litzinger
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lisa.m.litzinger@drexel.edu
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