...honors by successfully completing the senior honors thesis. Kenan Scholars acquire knowledge and skills in three competency areas: 1) research methodology; 2) information and data literacy; and 3) communication of...
Kenan Scholar Abby Staker shares her takeaways from the 2020 Kenan Institute Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Conference.
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Kenan Institute Student Awards, including five awards, presented through a generous gift from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund, to recognize students who have exhibited outstanding service and commitment.
These conversations seek to showcase a broad range of entrepreneurs who are making an impact in their field, as well as introduce and connect these people to the Launch Chapel Hill and Triangle community. Our first chat highlights Duke-UNC superstar team, Kasper Kubica and David Spratte, co-founders of Carpe -- the first all-over body sweat management brand known for its category-leading hand and foot antiperspirants.
Kenan Institute Executive Director Greg Brown is quoted in this recent Los Angeles Times article on what some entertainment venues are doing to make up for lost revenue due to COVID-19 restrictions.
On January 20, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will become the 46th president of the United States. In this Kenan Insight, we look at what the Biden administration might mean for the economy and business activity in 2021, including what Biden's highest priorities are, what we can expect in both his and Congress's first 100 days and what we can learn from the divisiveness of the elections and the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Total funding in North Carolina hit a record $3.4 billion in 2020 with the potential to hit $4 billion in 2021, along with a 10% increase in the number of companies funded, but it’s often a challenge to get cash cycled into new companies and new investments.
Urban Investment Strategies Center Director Jim Johnson shares how he’s leveraged lessons learned while growing up poor in the segregated South to benefit others throughout his distinguished career.
Businesses such as Nike and Oracle are happy to let you work from home – just not in Colorado. UNC Kenan-Flagler Professor of Finance Paige Ouimet weighs in on why.
Christian Lundblad, Kenan Institute Director of Research, joined WRAL's Debra Morgan to discuss the state's uneven economic recovery due to employee fear of being exposed to coronavirus. He suggests business vaccine mandates will help get folks back to work.
The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise was proud to host Bill Rogers, chairman and CEO of SunTrust Banks, at the Kenan Center Monday, Nov. 19. The Kenan Institute hosted Rogers as part of its Dean’s Speaker Series, which is made possible by the Archie K. Davis endowment. During his visit, the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School alumnus met with faculty, staff and students to discuss issues ranging from rural economic development to emerging technologies.
Three institute-associated experts provided analysis for the July 30 edition of WRAL-TV’s “On the Record” news program. In a segment on dwindling child care options in the Raleigh area, Director of Research Paige Ouimet talked about how child care access affects the ability of women to work.
Maryann Feldman, director of Kenan Institute affiliated center CREATE, spoke with Lili Török of the Endeavor Insight blog "Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Insights" about the role of entrepreneurship in economic development.
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Mark McNeilly discusses how ChatGPT and other AI tools will change the workplace - as well as how workers can best prepare themselves for these changes.
As autoworkers continue to strike, there are concerns about how the work stoppage could affect the automotive supply chain, which is still adjusting to challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal details how MIT economist and Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow David Autor rose to become one of the most influential scholars studying the U.S. labor market today.
...David Deming: Bridging the Skills Gap with AI Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow David Deming of Harvard talks about his research focusing on the potential for effective teamwork involving humans and...
China’s remarkable economic transition was going to face slowing growth at some point, but misallocation of resources and the country’s zero-COVID policy further complicate the picture.
High levels of inflation have dominated global headlines for a good part of the last year, but what’s the connection between high global inflation and a strong dollar?