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Whinston Named Distinguished Fellow at INFORMS

October 19th, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Honors & Awards · Top Stories

Posted by Rob Meyer

Andrew Whinston (right), McCombs professor in the Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management was named a Distinguished Fellow at the annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Oct. 11-14 in San Diego. INFORMS is the largest professional society in the world for the field of operations research. Whinston [...]

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Ph.D. Open House Friday, Oct. 2

October 1st, 2009 · Filed under: Events · Ph.D. · Student News

Posted by Tracy Mueller

Ever thought of pursuing a Ph.D. in Business? Find out more at an informal event for both graduate and undergraduate students.
Ph.D. Open House
Day: Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
Time: 3–5 p.m.
Where: Legacy Events Room (CBA 3.202), McCombs Scho ol of Business
Learn about the McCombs Ph.D. programs—the exciting research opportunities, generous funding and promising career prospects. You’ll also [...]

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UT Names IROM Graduate Student Park Best Teaching Assistant

May 26th, 2009 · Filed under: Honors & Awards · Ph.D. · Student News

Posted by Tracy Mueller

Jaehong Park, a graduate student in Information, Risk, and Operations Management, earned UT’s William S. Livingston Outstanding Graduate Student Academic Employee Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant.
The Graduate School and the University Co-op presented the award as part of the Excellence in Graduate Education reception May 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Congratulations, Jaehong - keep up [...]

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