Gies News Articles

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.

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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.

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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.

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Jan 29

Bill Chase brings C-suite experience to the Leighton Lecture on Ethics and Responsibility

Chase outlined how Abbott, a large and diversified healthcare company, spun off its research-based pharmaceutical business into AbbVie, and the challenges that process involved.

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Jan 28

Using AI as co-founders, Gies students build real-world apps

Students in Vishal Sachdev's “AI Solopreneurship & Product Building” course ideate, code and publicly launch a web or mobile product in just 15 short weeks – using only AI tools.

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Jan 27

PODCAST: From the Pitch to the Boardroom: Lessons in Global Leadership

In studying 355 elite national soccer teams from around the globe, Gies Business Professor Mike Szymanski finds that teams led by multicultural managers enjoy an advantage in a sport where nations from every corner of the world collide.

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Jan 23

Ravi Mehta honored with the Walter H. Stellner Distinguished Professor in Marketing

The Walter H. Stellner Professorship is a prestigious honor at the University of Illinois that recognizes excellence in the study of marketing.

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Jan 15

Study: Expedited breakthrough drug approvals linked to higher safety risks

Researchers found that drugs approved under Breakthrough Therapy Designation experienced an average of 1,722 more serious adverse events per year than non-BTD drugs.

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Jan 14

EntreCorps proves mutually beneficial for startups and consultants

Housed in the Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship in Gies College of Business, EntreCorps provides valuable consulting work at no charge for startups within the University of Illinois ecosystem.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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