NYU Entrepreneurs Awarded $150k in Stern's 9th Annual Business Plan Competition

NEW YORK, NY -- May 8, 2008 -- The three winning teams, each lead by NYU students and alumni, were chosen by a panel of seasoned business owners and private investors after successfully pitching their new venture ideas. » More

Below is a snapshot of current NYU Stern news coverage highlights, including Stern faculty research and expertise, as well as student, alumni and campus news. For a comprehensive look at Stern's media coverage, visit the Stern in the News archive.

The Wall Street Journal: "Third Avenue Plans to Raise Private Fund" (Subscription Required)
August 5, 2008
Professor Edward Altman shares information about distressed investing in a piece about a new private equity fund that focuses investing on distressed companies.

Yahoo! Finance: "Freddie Mac Chief: Don't Blame Me"
August 5, 2008
Professor Lawrence White argues that Secretary Paulson's decision to back Freddie and Fannie Mae was necessary in today's stormy economic climate.

Bloomberg: "US Stocks Fall, Led by Commodity Producers; Exxon Drops"
August 4, 2008
Professor Nouriel Roubini's remarks about the banking and credit crisis in a recent Barron's article are cited, with additional coverage in Asia One and the Straits Times, and on MoneyNews.com. His forecast for a severe recession in the US is featured on iStockAnalyst.com and referenced on the Condé Nast Portfolio blog.

Investment Dealers Digest: "KKR Plans New Public Mart Move: IPO Plan Marks a New Phase for the Storied Buyout House"
August 4, 2008
Professor Roy Smith adds his perspective in a piece about KKR going public.

May 8, 2008
NYU Entrepreneurs Awarded $150k in Stern's 9th Annual Business Plan Competition
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April 25, 2008
NYU Stern School of Business and Tribeca Film Festival Debut Dynamic New Undergraduate Business Course for Aspiring Producers
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January 29, 2008
NYU Stern Receives $6.5 Million to Enhance Support for Emerging Entrepreneurs and Enterprise Development Research
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November 14, 2007
NYU Stern Launches Campus Greening Initiative
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November 1, 2007
New York University Develops The "Super-Quant Manager" For Today's Wall Street
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October 29, 2007
Wall Street Journal Editor Tunku Varadarajan Joins NYU Stern as Clinical Professor of Business
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Octaber 8, 2007
NYU Stern's Langone Program Celebrates First Year in Westchester
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April 3, 2006
NYU Stern Names Edward J. Lincoln Director of the Center for Japan-U.S. Business and Economic Studies
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March 7, 2006
NYU Stern's #1 Ranked Part-Time MBA Program is Now in Westchester
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October 20, 2005
Stewart Satter Social Entrepreneurship Fund Awards $250K in its Second Year
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August 15, 2005
The Nasdaq Stock Market Educational Foundation, Inc. Donates Grant to NYU Stern’s Derivative Research Program
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July 18, 2004
NYU Stern Names Economist William J. Baumol Academic Director of the Berkley
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May 24, 2004
NYU Stern Student and Alumni Teams Win $150k to Support New Social and Entrepreneurial Ventures
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NYU Entrepreneurs Awarded $150k in Stern's 9th Annual Business Plan Competition

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