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Yale Behavioral Finance Summer School Spotlights Faculty Research in a Growing Field
The one-week program, an intensive PhD class in behavioral finance, brought students from across the U.S. and Europe to Yale SOM from June 10 to 14.
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Learning Blockchain Basics at EMBA Global Network Week
During a week-long exchange program in Singapore, Manish Pandya ’25 learned from blockchain experts by day and explored local markets with his family by night
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Remembering Founding Dean William H. Donaldson, 1931-2024
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Startup Stories: Accelerating the Search for New Medicines
A conversation with Arjun Murthy ’20, whose startup Maven Bio uses AI to help pharmaceutical companies streamline the drug development process.
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Prof. Christopher Clayton Wins Award for Research on Geoeconomics
In a 2023 paper, Clayton and two co-authors offered a mathematical model to understand how great powers exert economic pressure on other countries.
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The Historian’s Notebook: The First SOMers
This edition of the Historian’s Notebook looks at the Charter Class, the first cohort of students to matriculate at Yale SOM.
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A Day in the Life: Eric Chen ’24
We spent a day with GBS student Eric Chen as he went to class, played squash, and worked on his startup. Photos by Tony Rinaldo.
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Beyond the Syllabus: Why Payment Methods Matter
In an elective course taught by Professor David Argente, students gain a grounding in the history of payment methods and evaluate emerging forms of tender, from mobile money to Bitcoin—essential skills for navigating a financial landscape in flux.
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Video: Inside the Inaugural Responsible AI in Global Business Conference
We followed student organizers as they launched a multidisciplinary conference considering the potential risks and benefits of AI.
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Proud & Loud: Embracing Pride at Yale SOM
This June, Pride Month marks the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, and Yale SOM continues its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, which began with our own Pride Week in April.