Prof. Robert A. Korajczyk, Director of the Zell Center for Risk Research  Photo © Nathan Mandell
	News and Events 10/27/09. Congratulations Milind Kopikare and Louis Merlini who have been chosen as recipients of the Zell Scholarships for the academic year 2009-10. They will receive an award of $25,000 each. Milind's project is entitled "The Risk of Being Smart: Understanding the NPV of Upgrading to a Smart Grid," and Louis's project is entitled "Green Real Estate: Minimizing Risk on Sustainable Building Upgrades through Energy Market Hedging." 10/26/09. Myron Scholes, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 1997, and professor at Stanford University, gave a talk, "Flexibility in Crises," in the OLC from 5:15 - 6:15 pm. Read about the talk here: The Kellogg community can view the password protected video, as well. 10/20/09. Ravi Mattu, Senior Managing Director, Chief Fixed Income Strategist, Citadel Investment Group, and Visiting Scholar of the Zell Center, will be giving a talk, "Did Market Structure Contribute to the Recent Crisis? Lessons from the Lehman Bankruptcy," from 12:15-1:15 pm in Jacobs 160. Co-sponsored with Financial Institutions and Market Research Center. More news

Zell Center for Risk Research

The goal of the Zell Center for Risk Research is to promote the study and understanding of the way people perceive risk, the effects of these perceptions, and the management of risk. The center will do this in two ways: first, by encouraging academic research in this area; and second, through facilitating the communication of the results of this research to a wide audience of academics, students and practitioners.

To encourage academic research in this area, particularly among Kellogg School faculty, the center provides financial support for faculty research. Center visitors are invited to speak and present materials to stimulate thinking in this field and work with Kellogg School faculty in producing new ideas.

The center also supports the communication of relevant academic research to students, practitioners, and faculty in a number of ways, including sponsoring academic and student-led conferences, supporting the development of a curriculum focused on risk, providing scholarships for students pursuing studies in risk, and supporting the Kellogg School’s Asset Management Practicum.