Feb 18
Study: SEC reorganization, scrutiny may reduce corporate risk-taking
Gies Business study finds that the SEC’s 2007 expansion of regional enforcement offices, while improving oversight and reducing accounting manipulation, also made firms more risk-averse.
Feb 16
Unnati Narang Wins 2026 AMA TechSIG Young Scholar Award
The award is conferred annually by the Technology Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association to an early-career researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the theory and practice of technology-focused marketing.
Feb 11
Can discount grocery apps help fight hunger? New research shows promise
Study shows one Flashfood store reduces a county-level food insecurity rate by 0.090 percentage points, translating into approximately 860 people per county or 146,000 people across all the counties where Flashfood operates.
Feb 10
PODCAST: Why erasing small medical debts didn't improve financial health
Is erasing medical debt from credit reports just a placebo? In this episode of Research Reverb, Gies Business economist Julia Fonseca discusses research in which she and her coauthors found that withholding small medical debts from reporting had no impact on credit scores or decisions.
Feb 04
Annual Workplace Wellbeing Report 2026 finds majority of US workers still languishing
Study adds new insights into how flourishing employees cope with workplace stressors and how work and ethical environments impact employee well-being.
Feb 03
Study: Roommate assignment can play important role in improving patient outcomes
Study finds placing patients with roommates who have Alzheimer’s or Alzheimer’s-related diseases (AD/ADRD) leads to a 14% higher 90-day mortality rate overall compared with placing them in private rooms.
Feb 02
Qiping Xu Wins Dimensional Fund Advisors Prize for greenwashing research
The Dimensional Fund Advisors Prizes are among the most prestigious in the field of finance. Winners are selected by the associate editors of the Journal of Finance, and the Distinguished Paper Prize carries with it a $10,000 award.
Jan 27
PODCAST: From the Pitch to the Boardroom: Lessons in Global Leadership
In studying 355 elite national soccer teams from around the globe, Gies Business Professor Mike Szymanski finds that teams led by multicultural managers enjoy an advantage in a sport where nations from every corner of the world collide.
Jan 23
Ravi Mehta honored with the Walter H. Stellner Distinguished Professor in Marketing
The Walter H. Stellner Professorship is a prestigious honor at the University of Illinois that recognizes excellence in the study of marketing.