Costello College of Business Faculty Media Mentions

“With single-family rents and home values increasing strongly in recent years, the returns on rental single-family homes have been attractive,” says Eric Maribojoc, director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, in an interview with Money.

George Perry, business foundations instructor, was interviewed by The Washington Post on the new name of the Washington Football Team.

"If I'm a brand marketer now for this organization, I would say this is an opportunity for us to reinvent who we are and really start to embrace the community and get those fans behind us whether we win or lose," says George Perry, business foundations instructor, on the Washington Football Team's renaming.

Social skills have taken a hit during COVID-19, and Heather Vough, associate professor of management, says “After so much social distancing, mask-wearing and isolation from colleagues, it's natural to be a little rusty on the interpersonal niceties,” in an article she wrote for HR Dive.

Our Honey Bee Initiative and Mason’s new Forensic Science Research and Training Laboratory are partnering together “to see if the honey produced by bees after feeding on flowers can help them better locate missing persons.”

With technology changing how we shop, Gautham Vadakkepatt, director of the Center for Retail Transformation, notes that companies should utilize automation “and use our talented workforce in a context that actually adds value to the company.”

Sean Spence, adjunct professor of finance, offers his advice on bundling auto and home insurance together.

Sean Spence, adjunct professor of finance, states there are several factors that go into why auto insurance prices are going up.

Senior finance students Ying Liu and Amber Wilkins, along with finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer wrote an article for the CFA Institute on the validity of the Fama-French 5 factors over time.