Dec 03
Josh Whitman (FIN '01) has participated in Homecoming as an undergraduate student, student-athlete, graduate student, alumnus, and now head of one of the largest athletic departments in the Big Ten.
Nov 23
The monetary value of a vaccine that could potentially end the COVID-19 pandemic is between 5%-15% of worldwide wealth, according to a new paper co-written by Gies Business professor Tim Johnson.
Nov 16
Five professors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been chosen as fellows for the Office of Risk Management & Insurance Research (ORMIR) at Gies College of Business.
Oct 28
Fourteen faculty members from Gies College of Business have been chosen as Fellows to support both the College’s business analytics programs and disruption and innovation initiatives for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Oct 20
Larry DeBrock -- a visionary educator, beloved professor, and ninth dean of Gies College of Business -- retired this spring after more than 40 years with the University of Illinois.
Oct 12
New building will house larger classrooms, expanded facilities for Gies’ eLearning team and the Magelli Office of Experiential Learning, more offices for the College’s growing faculty, and additional production studios for its world-class online learning offerings.
Sep 14
Gies College of Business is ranked as a Top 10 public undergraduate business program, according to the latest rankings released by US News & World Report.
Aug 20
More people with common respiratory diseases are heading to the emergency room in the days leading up to and during thunderstorms, according to a paper co-authored by Gies College of Business professors Nolan Miller, David Molitor, and Julian Reif.
Aug 18
Dr. Denise Lewin Loyd has been named the first associate dean for equity at Gies College of Business. In this new position, Loyd will help Gies become a leader among business schools in diversity, equity, and inclusion by leading the College’s DEI strategy.
Aug 13
Poets&Quants ranked the Gies Business iMBA as the world’s #1 biggest business school innovation of the decade. Designed from the ground up and launched in 2016, the iMBA has grown to nearly 3,000 students while maintaining a 98% satisfaction rate.
Jul 27
It has taken the COVID-19 crisis for many businesses to re-evaluate the amount and types of commercial insurance they should buy. Many recently found that their policies don’t cover pandemic-related losses, says Gies Professor Lynne McChristian.
Jul 15
Hospitals may take more than three years to recover from the double blow of increased costs for care of COVID-19 patients and the revenue loss of elective procedures, according to research co-authored by Gies professor Tatyana Deryugina.