Gies Business News and Stories
Explore the ideas, people, and impact shaping Gies College of Business. From faculty research and student experiences to alumni achievements and donor impact, these stories highlight how our community is advancing business knowledge and creating real-world change.
Gies Business announces first class of AI Faculty Fellows
Jun 11, 2026
The program supports our world-class faculty in developing discipline-specific AI curriculum content, and in designing and testing new models for teaching, learning, assessment, and research.
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iVenture alumnus DoubleSpot modernizes recreation management for campuses and communities
Jun 10, 2026
Inspired by his internship with the Los Angeles Dodgers and supported through the iVenture Accelerator, Sean Chang built software that streamlines scheduling, registrations, events, rentals, and facility operations into one platform.
Why sharing failures can make you better at your job
Jun 08, 2026
Gies Business scholars Clara Chen and Laura Wang find that employees who are encouraged to openly share their failures are more willing to take creative risks and often perform better on challenging tasks.
Do FTC affiliate disclosures activate persuasion knowledge and build credibility on YouTube?
Jun 03, 2026
Study finds disclosure policy resulted in an overall decline in user engagement. But, paradoxically, affiliated content with disclosures had higher engagement than affiliated content without it.
Beardsley, Gao, Lagaras named Gies Advanced Study Scholars
Jun 01, 2026
The Gies Business Advanced Study Scholars program recognizes promising assistant professors whose research track record to date has proven to be outstanding.
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Agritourism hub Agrivoy claims Voitik Prize at Cozad New Venture Competition
May 28, 2026
Jeff and Forough Haskel, two University of Illinois iMBA students from Texas, turned a frustrating search for a Wyoming ranch vacation into a startup idea called Agrivoy — an “Airbnb for agritourism.” After developing the idea through the Cozad New Venture Competition, Agrivoy won the $3,000 Voitik Prize for online MBA-led teams.
Healthcare Innovation: How one iMBA student is improving the birthing experience
May 27, 2026
Galina Mihalkina, a Gies iMBA student, helped develop PeriAssist, a medical device aimed at reducing trauma during difficult childbirths by filling a gap between existing tools. As the project’s business lead, she handled strategy, stakeholder mapping, and commercialization, helping the team win awards and move toward funding and patents.
What the MBA "Fire Sale" conversation is missing – and what we've learned from doing this differently
May 26, 2026
What we hope is that affordability becomes a permanent feature of more programs, not a temporary response to enrollment pressure.
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Fonseca named to Poets&Quants 2026 Best 40-Under-40 Business Professors
May 21, 2026
Fonseca is an economist focused on household, development, and labor finance. Much of her research examines how finance shapes labor, jobs, and mobility – where and how we work.
From AI tutors to simulations, Gies Business faculty reimagining how business skills are taught
May 20, 2026
Gies College of Business is using AI tutors and simulations to personalize learning, improve teaching, and shift focus from technical skills to communication and decision-making.
Why review images help reduce online shopping returns
May 18, 2026
Customer review photos that show products in real-world use help shoppers make better decisions, significantly reducing return rates. Retailers can lower costs and improve customer satisfaction by encouraging more authentic, visual reviews instead of focusing only on ratings.
The future of business education with Dean Brooke Elliott & Poets&Quants Founder John Byrne
May 13, 2026
What’s next for business education in the age of AI? In this unique conversation, Gies College of Business Dean Brooke Elliott sits down with Poets&Quants Founder John Byrne to discuss affordability and innovation in higher education, the future of MBA programs, online learning, artificial intelligence, global talent.
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