Gies Business ranked #4 public business school by Poets&Quants
Mar 23, 2026
Gies Business is ranked #4 among public business schools and #15 overall. For this ranking, Poets&Quants considers factors such as admissions standards, the college experience, and career outcomes.
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Why media attention on climate action can backfire for clean companies
Mar 19, 2026
New research from Gies College of Business finds that for already low-polluting public companies, increased media attention on their climate actions can reduce financial performance - even when coverage is positive.
Gies Business pioneers future of healthcare with new iMBA specialization
Mar 18, 2026
Developed in partnership with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and the University of Illinois’ Siebel Center for Design, this collaborative effort is designed to equip the next generation of leaders with the skills to transform healthcare delivery.
Orange & Blue Ventures to collaborate with Illinois Ventures
Mar 17, 2026
Gies College of Business is teaming up with one of the largest and longest-running university-based venture capital firms in the country – Illinois Ventures – to offer students a new hands-on learning experience.
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Study reveals which factors are important in identifying cross-industry competition
Mar 16, 2026
New research from Gies College of Business explains how cultural embeddedness and social salience predict cross-industry competition.
The double bind of beauty work: Looking real in a fake-perfect world
Mar 12, 2026
Rosanna Smith, associate professor of marketing, looks at the balance between looking one’s best and being authentic in her conceptual review article, “The Double Bind of Beauty Work.”
PODCAST: How Human-Machine Teamwork is Transforming Healthcare
Mar 10, 2026
Eren Ahsen's research finds that a "delegation" model (where algorithms triage low-risk cases and flag the tricky ones for human experts) could cut mammogram screening costs by up to 30% without sacrificing clinical accuracy.
Leading Midwest research universities launch innovation hub in San Francisco
Mar 10, 2026
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has joined seven other leading Midwestern research universities in launching Third Coast Foundry, a collaborative San Francisco-based innovation hub.
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What CES 2026 Reveals About the Future of Business Education
Mar 09, 2026
CES has always been a place to see what’s new – and it was – but this year it felt a little less like a glimpse into the future and more like a preview of what’s about to feel routine.
Morningstar contributes nearly $5 million to Gies Business, brings real-world investing closer to classroom
Mar 05, 2026
The collaboration includes an in-kind contribution from Morningstar that provides professional grade access to Morningstar Direct, hands-on training with real investment data used by analysts worldwide, and scholarship support for Gies Business students.
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How Aric Rindfleisch is helping shape digital marketing education through Gies Business iMBA program
Mar 03, 2026
Professor Aric Rindfleisch explains how digital marketing, online learning, and human insight power Gies Business’ globally recognized iMBA program.
How Gies Business is keeping curriculum current in a changing world
Feb 23, 2026
At Gies Business, we’ve taken a new approach to curriculum innovation to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our learners and the workforce they soon will join.
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Unnati Narang Wins 2026 AMA TechSIG Young Scholar Award
Feb 16, 2026
The award is conferred annually by the Technology Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association to an early-career researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the theory and practice of technology-focused marketing.
PODCAST: Marketing alum and Illini football standout Hank Beatty
Feb 12, 2026
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.
Can discount grocery apps help fight hunger? New research shows promise
Feb 11, 2026
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.
Turning Tech Experts into Global Leaders: How the Gies Business MSTM bridges business skills gap
Feb 10, 2026
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.”
Super Bowl ads key as brands chase last shared moment in media
Feb 09, 2026
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.
Who's Gonna Drive You Home?
Feb 09, 2026
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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Gies Business launches U of I’s first student-led venture capital fund
Feb 05, 2026
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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Annual Workplace Wellbeing Report 2026 finds majority of US workers still languishing
Feb 04, 2026
Study adds new insights into how flourishing employees cope with workplace stressors and how work and ethical environments impact employee well-being.