News Articles
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.
Feb 09
Who's Gonna Drive You Home?
Replacing a job is different from assisting with one. Full replacement implies something closer to autonomy than augmentation. It means handling not just the common cases, but the exceptions.
Feb 05
Gies Business launches U of I’s first student-led venture capital fund
Thanks to a generous gift from Illinois alumni Douglas and Deborah Ackerman, Gies College of Business is pleased to announce the launch of a new student-led venture capital investing program – Orange & Blue Ventures.
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.