Costello College of Business Faculty Media Mentions

Our Honey Bee Initiative and Mason’s new Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory are partnering together “to see if the honey produced by bees after feeding on flowers can help them better locate missing persons.”

With technology changing how we shop, Gautham Vadakkepatt, director of the Center for Retail Transformation, notes that companies should utilize automation “and use our talented workforce in a context that actually adds value to the company.”

Sean Spence, adjunct professor of finance, offers his advice on bundling auto and home insurance together.

Sean Spence, adjunct professor of finance, states there are several factors that go into why auto insurance prices are going up.

Senior finance students Ying Liu and Amber Wilkins, along with finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer wrote an article for the CFA Institute on the validity of the Fama-French 5 factors over time.

Kevin Mocknick, who is the student vice president of the Risk Committee for the Montano Student Investment Fund, and Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal on how the January effect has completely reversed in stock markets, but is still present in the bond market.

Professor Derek Horstmeyer and senior finance student Cade Irwin wrote an article for ETF Trends on how buffered ETFS can affect your portfolio.

“It’s going to be a challenge because there’s a lot of people who have a lot of affinity for the previous name, before the Washington Football Team,” notes George Perry, business foundations instructor, in an interview with the Washington Times.