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The Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business will hold its signature conference, “Road to Reinvention: Leadership in the Digital Age,” on Thursday, March 24. With an agenda designed for senior executives and board members, the conference will take place at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy in Irvine, California.

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UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business alumna and retired PIMCO executive Kristen S. Monson will serve as the 2016 Distinguished Executive Commencement Speaker for the business school graduation ceremony to be held Monday, June 13, in the Bren Events Center on the UC Irvine campus.

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PwC has awarded the LIFEvest Financial Literacy Program, offered through the Center for Wealth Management (CIWM) at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, a $25,000 gift as part of their “Earn Your Future” program. The gift was made possible by CIWM member Suzanne Fradette, a partner at PwC, who initiated the submission of the LIFEvest program for consideration by the Earn Your Future team.

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The 25th Annual Health Care Forecast Conference titled, “Health Politics and Policies in a Presidential Election Year,” will take place February 18-19 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering at 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, CA 92617. The conference is hosted by the Center for Health Care Management and Policy (CHCMP) at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business. Tickets are $795.00 per person. Registration details and a full agenda can be found at merage.uci.edu/go/hcc.

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The UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business inaugural economic forecast conference titled, “Unraveling the Mysteries of the Global Economy and Financial Markets,” is scheduled to be held Tuesday, January 12, 2016, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Dean’s Leadership Auditorium at the Merage School.

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Compak Asset Management was recently honored with the Fidelity Investments “Be Greater” award for demonstrating excellence in critical areas of their business. Feroz Ansari, senior principal and portfolio manager for Compak, received $15,000 as part of the recognition package, which was earmarked for the charitable organization of his choice. The LIFEvest Financial Literacy Program, hosted by the Center for Wealth Management (CIWM) at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, was the lucky recipient.

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Effective immediately, California residents who are accepted into the Full-Time MBA program at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business will automatically be eligible for a $10,000 fellowship.

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Applications are now being accepted for The Paul Merage School of Business Veteran Entrepreneurship Program, an innovative week-long certificate program uniquely designed to provide U.S. Military Veterans with the knowledge, strategies, tools, and resources necessary to cultivate critical leadership skills and develop and advance their entrepreneurial ideas. The program will be held February 21-27, 2016 and will be led by highly experienced Merage School faculty and thought leaders in the area of entrepreneurship, innovation, and management. Program fees will be waived for all selected participants.

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The UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business Center for Global Leadership has joined The Economist Events as a supporting association for the Cuba Summit to be held December 3, 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. With in-depth insight and analysis and a distinctly global perspective, the Cuba Summit will explore the most pressing issues facing potential investors in Cuba.

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Craig Boundy, CEO for Experian North America is the featured speaker for the November 18 Distinguished Speaker Series event hosted by the UCI Paul Merage School of Business. Boundy will share his insight on the important role big data plays in today’s economy and how data is being used as a force for good for consumers, businesses, government and society. The event will be held in the Merage School Auditorium from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., followed by a complimentary reception.

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William Hernández Requejo, executive director of the Center for Global Leadership at the University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, was named an international expert in the area of foreign investment negotiations by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP – Spanish acronym: PNUD) for Cuba, during a three-day-long technical forum on foreign investment held September 23-25, in Havana. Hernández was the only American to participate in the meeting which brought together Cuban Ministry officials, ambassadors and international experts from all Cuban sectors.

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James Schnurr, chief accountant for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will keynote the second annual UCI Audit Committee Summit to be held Friday, October 23rd at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. Hosted by UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, the half-day conference will address the confluence of significant changes enacted and under consideration by the SEC, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), all of which significantly increase audit committee responsibilities and public companies’ financial reporting.

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Today Forbes released its Top American MBA Programs report ranking Full-Time MBA programs based on return-on-investment. Today’s report placed The Paul Merage School of Business Full-Time MBA program at 42nd in the nation, up 19 spots since the last Forbes report in 2013, and 20th among public schools.

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In the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Business Programs report released today, the undergraduate business program at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business has climbed five spots to 34th (tied) in the nation and 22nd (tied) among public schools.

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For decades, the tobacco and alcohol industries have been accused of advertising their products to kids. Tremendous public pressure has prompted the implementation of strict guidelines. Today, tobacco and alcohol advertising are among the most highly regulated forms of marketing in existence. But, are all of the rules having any effect on the adolescents we seek to protect?

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PAAMCO announced today a pledge of $250,000 to fund UCI’s annual LIFEvest Financial Literacy Program. Offered through the Center for Investment and Wealth Management (CIWM) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, the week-long LIFEvest program provides a foundation of financial knowledge for underserved 8th and 9th graders from Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties. PAAMCO’s $250,000 pledge will be paid out over the course of five years in $50,000 increments.

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Check-in for the 5th annual LIFEvest Financial Literacy Summer Residential Program, hosted by the Center for Investment and Wealth Management (CIWM) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, will begin Sunday, August 2, for 40 very deserving 8th and 9th grade girls. The week-long program, held on the UCI campus, will run through August 8th.

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Dr. Lyman W. Porter, the former dean of the University of California, Irvine, Graduate School of Management (now known as The Paul Merage School of Business) died on July 2, 2015 in Newport Beach, California. He was 85.

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When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they’re more successful at kicking the habit, according to a study by UC Irvine and Stanford University researchers. Specifically, daily “automessages” that encourage and direct the social media exchanges may be more effective than traditional social media interventions for quitting smoking.

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The Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business will host its inaugural signature Conference “Road to Reinvention: Leadership in the Digital Age,” on March 19 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy in Irvine, California.

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Leading authorities and prominent keynote speakers including Norman J. Ornstein, PhD, television commentator and Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will give inside-the-beltway insights on Health Politics and Policies Under a Republican Congress during the 24th Annual Health Care Forecast Conference. Hosted by The Paul Merage School of Business Center for Health Care Management and Policy, the conference begins Thursday, February 19 and runs through Friday, February 20 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering on the UC Irvine campus.

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Paul Merage, noted entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of MIG investment companies, and namesake of The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine, will give the commencement address at the 2015 business school graduation ceremony to be held Monday, June 15, 2015, in the Bren Events Center on the UC Irvine campus.

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Jerome Cohen, a New York University professor and senior American expert on Chinese and East Asian Law, will be the first speaker for UC Irvine’s 2015 Long Institute Distinguished Lecture Series slated for February 23, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the Executive Commons at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business. Cohen will present, “Xi Jinping’s Rule of Law at Home and In the World,” along with his own thoughts on the development of law in China, discussing both the domestic and international implications.

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UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business Full-Time MBA program has climbed two spots among public school in the U.S. to rank seventh in the 2015 Financial Times Top Full-Time Global MBA Programs rankings report released today. The Merage School ranked 21st in the U.S. overall, up from 25th in 2014, and tied for 43rd in the world, up from 48th in 2014.

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UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business ranked 31st among top MBA programs in the nation, up 12 spots from 2012, in the Bloomberg Businessweek "Best Business School 2014" report released November 11th.

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Anders Yang, J.D., will join UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business as assistant dean of External Relations, effective November 19, 2014.

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New York Times bestselling author and syndicated columnist, Arianna Huffington will speak at the Center for Investment and Wealth Management (CIWM) Community Programs luncheon, on Thursday, November 6th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa. The event is hosted by UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business and presented by Huntington Beach-based Inspired Financial.

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Michael S. Robb, recently retired executive vice president of the Real Estate Investments Group at Pacific Life Corporation, has been appointed executive director of the Center for Real Estate (CRE) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business.

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Jay D. Hanson, member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), will keynote the inaugural Audit Committee Summit 2014, hosted by UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business. The half-day conference, to be held from 8 a.m. to noon, October 24th at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, will address issues and concerns surrounding sweeping changes introduced by financial regulators affecting public companies nationwide.

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The U.S. News Best Business Programs report released today ranked the fledgling undergraduate program at UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business at 39th in the nation. Since it was established in Fall 2008, the Merage School has graduated three cohorts of undergraduate students. This year marks the first time U.S. News has included the Merage School in the undergraduate rankings process.

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Over the past few decades, many companies have sought to make their workforce more diverse in an effort to attract and keep top talent. But, how successful is their strategy? In a new study, released today by Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,, researchers explore the complexities of diversity and what causes people to feel that a team or an organization is diverse. Key findings indicate that a particular team or organization can look quite different to people depending upon their backgrounds and racial identity.

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Check-in for the 4th annual Financial Literacy Summer Residential Program, hosted by the Center for Investment and Wealth Management (CIWM) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, will begin Sunday, August 10th for 30, very deserving 8th and 9th grade boys. The week-long program, held on the UCI campus, will run through August 16th.

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Award-winning Wall Street Journal reporter and best-selling author Gregory Zuckerman will be at the Costa Mesa Hilton on June 23 to discuss his latest book, “The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters,” a national bestseller about the nation’s move toward energy independence and the drama behind it. He will also explore how the energy revolution has transformed the economy, geopolitics, the environment and more. The event is hosted by the Center for Investment and Wealth Management (CIWM) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, in collaboration with Women Investing in Security and Education (WISE), and will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Greg Creed, chief executive officer for Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., will give the commencement address at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business graduation ceremony to be held June 16, 2014, in the Bren Events Center on the UC Irvine campus.