MailWand hopes to revolutionize digital conversation management, starting with rebuilding email for the AI era
Apr 22, 2026
MailWand is an AI-powered email client founded by Gies Business student Runzhao Hu that transforms cluttered inboxes into structured, actionable workflows. Instead of treating emails as messages, it organizes them into prioritized tasks, categorized workflows, and key insights using AI.
PODCAST: Gies Business Dean Brooke Elliott
Apr 20, 2026
Nearly two years into her tenure as Gies Business Dean, Brooke Elliott shares her vision to dramatically increase the number of students who can benefit from a Gies education, driven by her belief in education’s power to change lives and create lasting impact.
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Gies Business grad students earn runner-up honors in major agentic AI hackathon
Apr 16, 2026
In January, two Gies Business MSBA students placed second in the most competitive track at the AgentX-AgentBeats Competition, hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence
How AI chatbots streamline Gies Business student experience
Apr 09, 2026
Gies Business is integrating AI chatbots into courses to provide students with instant, reliable answers to questions, reducing repetitive inquiries and freeing faculty to focus on deeper teaching and mentorship.
How VR is shaping human-centered experiences in the Age of AI
Apr 08, 2026
Students at Gies Business participated in an immersive virtual reality experience about a Syrian refugee camp to help them develop empathy as part of a human-centered design course.
Building a better supply chain at third annual Gies Business SCM Conference
Apr 06, 2026
The Sustainable and Socially Responsible Supply Chains Conference at Gies College of Business brought together academics, industry leaders, and students to explore how supply chains can balance profitability with sustainability through research, keynotes, and real-world problem-solving initiatives like a student case competition.
From Sales Rep to Strategist: How Gies iMBA helped Roberto Martinez make career pivot
Apr 02, 2026
Roberto Martinez has navigated a series of pivots, restarts, and a moment of reckoning on his way to earning an MBA from Gies College of Business and a 40% return on investment.
Investment Management Academy posts strong fall gains, outperforming S&P 600
Mar 31, 2026
The Investment Management Academy (IMA), a program within the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business, returned 5.66%, outperforming the S&P 600 by 2.06%.
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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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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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 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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Internal Audit to C-Suite: Gies alumni pioneering the path
Feb 19, 2026
A growing number of Gies alumni are rising from a role as an internal auditor into the C-Suite. Gies Business is strategically preparing and positioning its graduates for a similar journey.
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.
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.”
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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