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December 4, 2025Space Shuttle Lessons: Backtracks Can Create Breakthroughs
NASA’s 1969-71 design process offers a road map for today’s breakthrough inventions, from rockets to new drugs -
December 3, 2025From Pallets to Clean Energy
Two MSTC alumni are turning organic waste such as wooden pallets into captured carbon, biofuel, and clean energy -
December 3, 2025To Make AI More Fair, Tame Complexity
Biases in AI models can be reduced by better reflecting the complexities of the real world -
December 2, 2025Among the Top 50 Professors
Exemplary teaching and high-impact research propel McCombs’ Insiya Hussain onto Poets & Quants’ annual list -
December 2, 2025Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program. -
December 2, 2025Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of December for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars. -
December 2, 2025A Special Thank-You!
The 2025 Ph.D. Conference was an outstanding success, made possible by the invaluable participation and contributions of our supportive dean, Lillian Mills, esteemed faculty, dedicated Ph.D. students, and distinguished alumna, Dorothy E. Leidner. We were deeply honored to have them… -
December 2, 2025Ph.D. Student Spotlight
This month we are highlighting Ph.D. student Nathan Herrmann -
December 2, 2025Ph.D. Student Spotlight
This month we are highlighting Ph.D. student John-Patrick Akinyemi -
December 2, 2025Complexity: Friend or Foe of Information Systems?
Problems arise when systems form adaptive, unstructured connections -
December 2, 2025Happy Accidents
Sometimes our biggest advances in understanding arise from unexpected places -
November 21, 2025To Engage Video Viewers, Make More Personal Recommendations
Platforms like TikTok could boost viewing times by grouping users to better match their preferences -
November 21, 2025McCombs 2025 Hall of Fame Ceremony Recognizes 5 Inductees and 3 Rising Star Recipients
On Nov. 20, notable alumni, friends, and Texas McCombs staff members honored five new Hall of Fame inductees and three Rising Star award recipients -
November 20, 2025Consumers Consider: Coincidence or Divine Intervention?
Belief in a higher power influences reactions to corporate crimes and punishments -
November 20, 2025Meet The Hildebrand Scholars
6 Standout MBA Students in Program’s Inaugural Cohort will Shape a New Legacy of Leadership at Texas McCombs -
November 19, 2025In Memory of Jon Brumley
Distinguished Fort Worth entrepreneur and friend of Texas McCombs leaves indelible mark on UT community -
November 18, 2025McCombs Graduates Shine at Longhorn 100
Their businesses fill the top 10 and 46 slots overall in the Texas Exes awards -
November 18, 2025Hard Hats and High Hopes
Students representing McCombs’ Class of 2029 get the scoop on Mulva Hall -
November 17, 2025Summer Program Gives Students a Startup Mindset
Students pursuing an entrepreneurship minor through McCombs gain startup perspective during summer program -
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November 15, 2025Young Workers New Leaders
Gen Z and Millennials are Changing Their Workplaces, and Their Leaders are Responding -
November 15, 2025Marc Ross Named To NAA Hall Of FameNational Apartment Association Honoree
Marc Ross, BBA ’80, awarded for innovation in the fast-changing rental housing industry -
November 14, 2025Inspired By Aztec Goddess of Health, Rocío León’s Tozi Superfoods Takes 1st in H-E-B Texas Best Contest
Austin business started by Texas McCombs graduate wins $25,000 and placement on store shelves -
November 14, 2025A Leader’s Path
From student to C-suite, Alana Williams, MBA ’18, shows how curiosity and relationships shaped her growth and progress -
November 14, 2025Having Serious Fun
Clayton Spencer, BBA ’03, Built Poncho Outdoors to Reflect His Passion for Wild Places — and a Culture of Camaraderie -
November 13, 2025Poets & Quants Names Yoguchi As A 2025 Best & Brightest MBA
Hiro Yoguchi, MBA ’25, said he chose Texas McCombs because of its world-class resources in his areas of interest, its small Japanese student population (allowing him to experience being a minority), and its warm climate. -
November 13, 2025School Shop Class Inspires BBA Student’s Woodworking Business
In 2016, Ryan Daly, BBA ’25, turned his passion for woodworking into an e-commerce business -
November 13, 2025Longtime Friends Grow Nonprofit To Help Those With Rare Diseases
In 2023, longtime friends Ankitha Gantasala, a McCombs integrated MPA student, and Sophia Pirani, a Northwestern University student, revived and expanded Painted Hope, their nonprofit to help people with rare diseases -
November 13, 2025A Passion for Coffee
3 MBA Graduates Market Patented Machine For Creating A Cold Brew They Say Makes Java Lovers Jump For Joy -
November 13, 2025Defining Moments
Last spring, our photographers captured the spirit of McCombs School of Business graduates during their convocation ceremonies on May 9-10 -
November 13, 2025Texas Exes Give Teaching Award To John Doggett And Sandy Leeds
Texas Exes, the ex-students association at The University of Texas at Austin, has named John Doggett and Sandy Leeds of the McCombs School of Business to its Texas 10 list -
November 13, 2025Laura Starks Receives Honorary Doctorate From Swiss University
The University of Zurich gave honorary doctorates to McCombs finance professor Laura Starks, B.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’81, and seven other people -
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November 13, 2025
Texas McCombs Academy Starts 2 New Undergraduate Programs
More than 50 students took part in the Investment Banking Accelerator, an intensive program to help undergraduates gain essential business skills, held in August before the start of the fall semester. The new weeklong program from Texas McCombs Academy was… -
November 13, 2025
Ethics Unwrapped Wins 2 Medals for Video Excellence
Ethics Unwrapped, the educational video series housed at the Center for Leadership and Ethics at McCombs, won a silver and a bronze medal in The Telly Awards for 2025. -
November 13, 2025Mulva Hall Construction
Construction is well underway on Mulva Hall, the future 17-story home for McCombs undergraduate classrooms, faculty offices, and community spaces. -
November 13, 2025Owning a Business, the ETA Way
Texas McCombs is embracing the fast-rising trend of ‘entrepreneurship through acquisition’ -
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November 13, 2025Leading with Authenticity
BeatBox Beverage founders Justin Fenchel, MBA ’13, and Aimy Steadman, MBA ’13, went from B School to boxed wine stardom, with a focus on developing workers and keeping them -
November 12, 2025Leading with Purpose
Leadership is always evolving — and here at McCombs, we’re embracing the change. -
November 12, 2025McCombs Entrepreneurship Takes Top 3 for Undergrad and Grad
Undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship both take stellar highs in the annual Princeton Review list -
November 12, 2025The Empathy Advantage
To Fill A Niche In The Beauty Aisles, Live Tinted Founder Deepica Mutyala, BBA ’11, Built a Mission-First Company Culture -
November 10, 2025McCombs Supporter Gets Big-Ticket Moment
The McCombs annual giving team recently gave away tickets to two UT football games as part of its fall giving campaign -
November 10, 2025Meet the Knowledge Creators
Ph.D. researchers are in demand as businesses seek speedy adaptation to new technologies -
November 6, 2025New Testing Scheme Could Work for Chips and Clinics
Combining a few key tests in batches can diagnose a wide variety of systems more quickly -
November 4, 2025Concealed Deals Drive Up 401(k) Fees
When mutual funds share revenue with plan administrators, employees get higher costs and lower performance -
November 4, 2025
Research Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program. -
November 4, 2025
Upcoming Research Events
Join us throughout the month of November for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars.