News Articles
Jan 08
Illinois students launch InvoGenix, an AI startup tackling $600M healthcare paperwork crisis
Poets&Quants agrees with InvoGenix’s potential, recently naming it one of the nation’s Most Disruptive Business School Startups of 2025.
Jan 07
Study: Borrowing fee is the variable that debunks theory that options predict future stock returns
Gies Business researchers find that the well-known ability of options-based signals to predict stock returns disappears in real-world trading once the often-overlooked stock borrow fee is included.
Jan 05
Rindfleisch Named American Marketing Association Fellow
Selection as a fellow of the AMA is a rare honor recognizing faculty who have made significant and sustained contributions to marketing theory and practice.
Dec 29
Reichard Real Estate Academy students find purpose and a path at Gies Business
The Academy provides high-achieving students with specialized courses, additional extracurricular programming, and powerful networking opportunities to jumpstart a purpose-driven career in commercial real estate.
Dec 22
Gies Conversations series welcomes Lincoln International Managing Director and Partner Brad Keyworth
The series is a BUS 401 capstone event designed to connect learners with alumni leaders who speak candidly about life beyond graduation and their path to purpose.
Dec 18
Gies Business provides MBA alum the power to jumpstart energy systems company
PowerBox is designing an architecture that enables growth, the ability to scale to different dimensions, and that can universally convert and work with new energy sources.
Dec 16
Love Like Sean: Gies Business alumnus, family honors son’s legacy with scholarship
Sean Richards was a gifted, kind-hearted boy whose life and legacy inspired his family to create the Love Like Sean Foundation, dedicated to spreading joy and compassion after his tragic passing. Through the foundation and a new $1 million scholarship at Gies Business, his family hopes to support students who lead with empathy and character, ensuring Sean’s enduring impact on others.
Dec 15
Gies Business tackles rural healthcare crisis with new digital kiosk initiative
Gies Business is driving a new initiative to transform rural healthcare delivery in Illinois, using its expertise in data analytics and healthcare innovation to create a scalable solution for communities that lack adequate access to primary care.
Dec 11
When Disruption Grows Up: Examining Uber’s shift from radical startup to mature firm
More than a decade after its inception, Uber isn't the same disruptor it once was. A new Gies Business study argues that the Uber of today behaves less like a disruptive tech startup and more like a traditional, mature firm.