News Articles
Feb 20
Gies Business expert says the tariff fight is just getting started
Gies Business professor cautions the Supreme Court decision on tariffs is only a temporary hurdle, since the administration can pivot to other broad trade-law authorities to keep tariffs in play.
Feb 19
Internal Audit to C-Suite: Gies alumni pioneering the path
A growing number of Gies alumni are rising from a role as an internal auditor into the C-Suite. Gies Business is strategically preparing and positioning its graduates for a similar journey.
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 12
PODCAST: Marketing alum and Illini football standout Hank Beatty
In this episode of The Gies Download, former Illinois wide receiver and Academic All-American Hank Beatty - a Gies Business marketing alum - talks about his success in the classroom and on the football field, and explains why he sees a lot of similarities between the two.
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 10
Turning Tech Experts into Global Leaders: How the Gies Business MSTM bridges business skills gap
Shubhendru Johri's trajectory – from a technical specialist in India to an Engagement Manager at KPMG in London – serves as a masterclass in how to bridge the gap between technical “how” and strategic “why.”
Feb 09
Super Bowl ads key as brands chase last shared moment in media
Super Bowl LX once again proved that the ads have become an event of their own, with brands spending eye-popping sums to grab the attention of more than 100 million viewers watching at the same time.