News Articles
Apr 19
Abbott’s Halloran discusses impact of COVID-19 diagnostics on healthcare
At the Spring 2021 Hallene Lecture, Damian Halloran, vice president of infectious disease, emerging markets for Abbott, spoke on the topic of “COVID-19 & Beyond: The Future of Diagnostics in Building Sustainable Healthcare.”
Apr 16
Three Gies faculty honored with GBAA awards
Three Gies College of Business faculty members - Rob Metzger, Michael Shaw, and Minjeong Kim - have been honored by the Gies Business Alumni Association for their outstanding teaching.
Apr 15
The Bankruptcy Bust: Wang documents the surprising decline of COVID bankruptcies
Experts predicted COVID-19 would cause a "tidal wave" of bankruptcies. Surprisingly, it was actually the opposite that happened, according to research coauthored by Gies professor Jialan Wang.
Apr 13
Elsesser, McMillan honored with 2021 Gies alumni awards
Two Gies College of Business alumni have been honored by the Gies Business Alumni Association for their contributions to business and to the College.
Apr 07
Covalent bridges internship gaps, supports Illinois small businesses
Gies students and alumni are banding together this spring to simultaneously help small businesses and create digital marketing internships for undergraduates. Covalent grew out of a program launched last year as a way for students to gain experience after the pandemic shut down summer internships
Apr 02
Is the pandemic providing a taste of future for the restaurant industry?
Associate Dean Robert Brunner discusses how the food industry might change in a post-COVID world. Conversations with students started by focusing on changes they were already experiencing and how those changes might carry over into the future.
Mar 29
Study: Rapid bulk-testing for COVID-19 key to reopening universities
A new paper co-written by a team of Gies Business professors shows that rapid bulk-testing for COVID-19 along with other standard mitigation measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing were the keys to successfully reopening universities during COVID.
Mar 24
Divine Inhibition: Research finds thinking about God at work can stifle creativity
New research from Gies College of Business Professor Jack Goncalo shows that believers might experience divine inhibition rather than divine inspiration at work.
Mar 22
Perry: Higher ed must respond to society’s racial inequity
Colleges of Business must respond immediately to issues of racial inequity in society, according to renowned researcher Andre Perry, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institute’s Metropolitan Policy Program.