Carlson School of Management

Unemployment gets worse before getting better, then it gets worse again, finds U of M study

A new study co-authored by Connie Wanberg, associate dean at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, finds that being unemployed is most difficult right after losing a job and after a job search has gone on for more than two months. Wanberg and her colleagues tracked 177 unemploy ... More >>

Ovulating women buy sexier clothes, says U of M

image courtesy of Rachel Kramer BusselShe bought this underwear while she was ovulating.​In the future, the robot sales clerks in the lingerie department will tailor their pitch based on where you are in your menstrual cycle. Maybe.Marketing researchers at the University of Minnesota's Carlson Sch ... More >>

When it comes to U salaries, Tubby, Blake-Davis top Bruininks

Basketball and business appear to be worth more to the University of Minnesota than its president.

Black Friday: Stop reading this, start shopping

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Mattel's 'Cuddle 'N Coo' preaches Islam, local minister claims

Is Osama Bin Laden recruiting Jihadis with talking baby dolls?

The Slumlord of South Minneapolis

Rodent and roach infestations. Overflowing dumpsters. Frigid heating vents. Meet Spiros Zorbalas...

You Are Where You Eat

What your choice of grocery stores says about who you are

Disappearing from Radar?

As NWA and Mesaba play chicken in bankruptcy court, the future of the regional carrier looks bleak

Theater of the Absurd

When the Shubert inched down Hennepin Avenue a year ago, Minneapolis politicos promised a bright future for the historic theater. They didn't mention stingy legislators, taxpayer bailouts, or the specter of the wrecking ball.

Nicotine Fit

He's been thrown out of court on his ear, but Roger Conant is still railing about the legal fees from the tobacco settlement

Saving Private Coleman

St. Paul launches a campaign to open bidding wars on city services

In the Business Of?

"The Carlson School should look in their backyard and learn how to recruit a diverse student body from within Minnesota," says Renee Jenson, who charges the business school uses international students to diversify the student body.

Bridges and Budgets

Replacing campus messages from student groups with commercial ads is just one more example of the UM's newfound emphasis on mimicking private-sector methods.