
UVA Darden Dean Emeritus Bob Bruner’s Recommended Readings for 2019
Professor Bob Bruner released his annual list of recommended books from his personal reading list over the past year, as well as bonus video recommendations.

Venture Capitalists Raise Unique Fund With Profit and Purpose to Benefit UVA, Darden
A pair of Darden classmates and fellow venture capitalists have completed the first close on the new fund, meeting its preset threshold to begin operating and making investments.

UVA Investing Conference Hot Topics: Machine Learning, Sustainability and the Future of Alpha
Speakers at the 2019 University of Virginia Investing Conference provided quick insights from the sidelines of the conference on topics ranging from advice for aspiring investors to the roles of sustainability and machine learning in investment decisions.

UVA Investing Conference: Purpose-Driven and ‘Super Weird’ Strategies to Drive Future of Benchmark-Beating Returns
The 2019 UVA Investing Conference, hosted at the Darden School of Business, turned its attention to the prospects for differentiated returns with a conference themed around “the future of alpha.”

Opportunity Zones Aim for Social Impact, Investor Returns
Virginia state officials came to the Darden School on 22 October for the launch of Opportunity Virginia, a state initiative intended to coordinate efforts to tap into the federal “opportunity zones” program.

UVA Darden Finance and Investing Spotlight: People to Know, Events to Attend, Recession Odds to Handicap
Darden offers a primer on hot topics in finance and investing in advance of the 2019 University of Virginia Investing Conference, which will be held at the School on 7–8 November.