Research

Associate Professor Kerri-Ann Sanderson never had the pleasure of meeting Darald Libby ’40, but she considers the Bentley alumnus to be a kindred spirit.   Sanderson was recently named the Darald R. and Juliet R. Libby Professor of Accounting, an endowed…

If you’ve ever explored the Greater Boston area, chances are you’ve done so with the MBTA, or Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, New England’s largest public transportation provider. According to Avery Heinz ’23, whether you traveled via subway, bus,…

For Tomás Hahn ’23, the decision to participate in a data analysis competition sponsored by Bentley’s Center for Analytics and Data Science (CADS) was an easy one. That’s because the event — which offered students access to a robust data set collected during…

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, approximately 20 people around the world will become refugees, forced to abandon their homes and flee to neighboring countries due to war, religious and political persecution or other human rights violations. …

Business can be a powerful force for positive social change. But are businesses doing enough to live up to that potential and make the world a better place? That’s the central question posed by the Bentley-Gallup Force for Good survey, a multiyear study that…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $187 billion for basic or applied research related to 354 of the 356 drugs approved by the FDA from 2010-2019, according to a new study from Bentley’s Center for Integration of Science and Industry. The study,…

For most of her life, Erin Flynn believed that running was an inherently inclusive sport. A standout cross-country runner — first at her high school in Milton, Massachusetts, where she helped lead her teammates to a state championship, and later at Georgetown…

Are Men Really Better Suited for Success Than Women?   At face value, the statistics included in the 2022 Women in the Workplace report — an annual study on the state of women in corporate America conducted by the…

A public health campaign’s purpose is two-fold: to raise awareness of imminent health threats and to minimize their potential impact by encouraging individuals to engage in or refrain from specific behaviors. To do this, campaigns share information based on…

The harmful effects of social media are as ubiquitous as the medium itself. Recent studies have linked the regular use of digital platforms with higher rates of anxiety and depression among both teens and adults; an increase in eating disorders among…