Undergraduate Research at the Business Of Sports Institute
The Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA) Program provides opportunities for undergraduate business students to assist faculty research objectives. At the Business of Sports Institute (BOSI), URAs are utilizing endowment support to work on applied research with Texas Athletics and other elite sports programs.
The institute’s TransferAI tools for men’s and women’s basketball and football help Texas Athletics navigate the NCAA Transfer Portal by predicting performance for potential recruits, using advanced stats and predictive models to identify top transfer fits.
Former URA Sana Kohli, B.S. ’26, says: “Before working with BOSI, I knew I always loved technology, data, and sports, but separately. TransferAI let me bring all three interests together. This hands-on experience gave me a strong foundation as an engineer, one that continues to shape how I approach my work today.”
Another former URA, Raina Parikh, B.S. ’26, adds: “Working on the TransferAI products, which required constant collaboration with Texas Athletics, gave me the opportunity to learn about the intersection between sports and technology and helped me launch a postgraduate career in sports technology. I can safely say without BOSI, I would not have the fulfilling career I do today.”
McCombs Success Scholars
Karla Ramirez, BBA ’27
Finance Major
McCombs Success Scholar
McCombs Success Scholars (MSS) is a two-year academic support program helping high-achieving students from varied backgrounds thrive at McCombs through cohort-based courses, advising, mentoring, tutoring, career exploration, and leadership development.
“Endowments play a vital role in the work our faculty and staff do to help MSS students build community, thrive academically, and pursue meaningful impact beyond McCombs,” says Jay Guevara, assistant director of MSS. “It is through early and ongoing student support that McCombs Success Scholars grow, gaining perspective and confidence needed to become future leaders.”
For finance junior Karla Ramirez, a first-generation college student from Houston, MSS offered a sense of community. “For me, it meant arriving at UT with a built-in support system rather than having to navigate everything alone,” she said.
Through mentorship and professional development, Karla gained the confidence to pursue career opportunities she once considered out of reach. “More than anything, the program affirmed that I belonged in this space and that my background was not a limitation, but a strength.”
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