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Research and Insights, Featured News

History Offers Warning on Dollar and Deficits

January 15, 2026

Economic fallout could be severe if the U.S. dollar falls from dominance as the world’s reserve currency

Featured News, News Releases, School News

UT Austin Stakes New Ground in Houston

January 13, 2026

With a modern office tower lease adjacent to CityCentre, UT’s McCombs School of Business invests $13 million in Houston market over the next 10 years

Featured News, School News

Houston Energy Event Feb. 12

January 12, 2026

Texas McCombs hosts Business Outlook panel on energy’s evolving risks and opportunities

Featured News, School News

Dallas Real Estate Event Feb. 18

January 12, 2026

Texas McCombs to host Business Outlook panel on the future of Texas cities

Research and Insights, Featured News

AI Is Quick but Risky for Updating Old Software

January 6, 2026

Technical debt and hasty AI coding call for human oversight

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Featured News, Student News

‘Integrity, Care, and Drive’ Honored

December 18, 2025

McCombs finance student earns UT Austin leadership scholarship by exemplifying resilience and compassion

Student News, Featured News

McCombs Students Help Insure a Healthy Austin

December 16, 2025

Volunteers assist low-income residents with Affordable Care Act signups

Alumni News, Featured News

In Memory of Tom Hicks

December 11, 2025

Distinguished investor, sports leader, and McCombs School of Business alumnus leaves an enduring legacy of leadership and philanthropy

Research and Insights, Featured News

Year-End Roundup

December 10, 2025

A dozen business insights from the past year

Student News, Featured News

Sales Team ‘Rookie of the Year’

December 10, 2025

New UT competitors stun at international meet against students from 80 schools

Rankings, Featured News

Hildebrand MBA Takes Lucky 13 in Poets & Quants Ranking

December 9, 2025

For the second year running, McCombs’ Hildebrand MBA takes a historic high in the nation’s most comprehensive MBA ranking

Research and Insights, Featured News

For Knowledge Scouts, Broader Isn’t Better

December 9, 2025

Innovation scouts who work across multiple divisions struggle to launch products successfully

Alumni News, Featured News

Texas Exes Honor 5 McCombs Graduates

December 8, 2025

The quintet received the University’s highest honor, the Distinguished Alumnus Award

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McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

Owning a Business, the ETA Way

December 4, 2025

Texas McCombs is embracing the fast-rising trend of ‘entrepreneurship through acquisition’

Research and Insights, Featured News

Space Shuttle Lessons: Backtracks Can Create Breakthroughs

December 4, 2025

NASA’s 1969-71 design process offers a road map for today’s breakthrough inventions, from rockets to new drugs

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Mills Ending Term as Dean in 2026

December 3, 2025

Award-winning educator and top-ranked scholar to return to faculty after a one-year sabbatical

Alumni News, Featured News

From Pallets to Clean Energy

December 3, 2025

Two MSTC alumni are turning organic waste such as wooden pallets into captured carbon, biofuel, and clean energy

Research and Insights, Featured News

To Make AI More Fair, Tame Complexity

December 3, 2025

Biases in AI models can be reduced by better reflecting the complexities of the real world

Faculty News, Featured News

Among the Top 50 Professors

December 2, 2025

Exemplary teaching and high-impact research propel McCombs’ Insiya Hussain onto Poets & Quants’ annual list

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School News, Fall 2025 Issue

Mulva Hall Construction

December 2, 2025

Construction is well underway on Mulva Hall, the future 17-story home for McCombs undergraduate classrooms, faculty offices, and community spaces.

Faculty News

Research Funding Opportunities

December 2, 2025

We are pleased to announce the continued success of the McCombs Undergraduate Research Assistant Program.

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Faculty News

Upcoming Research Events

December 2, 2025

Join us throughout the month of December for upcoming research events, lunches and seminars.

School News

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 share their profound insights, experiences, and expertise.

School News, Student News

Ph.D. Student Spotlight

December 2, 2025

This month we are highlighting Ph.D. student Nathan Herrmann

School News, Student News

Ph.D. Student Spotlight

December 2, 2025

This month we are highlighting Ph.D. student John-Patrick Akinyemi

School News

Complexity: Friend or Foe of Information Systems?

December 2, 2025

Problems arise when systems form adaptive, unstructured connections

School News

Happy Accidents

December 2, 2025

Sometimes our biggest advances in understanding arise from unexpected places

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Faculty News

Leading Forward

December 1, 2025

A look at the leadership guiding McCombs through a moment of transition — and shaping what comes next

School News, Fall 2025 Issue, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, News Releases

Hildebrand MBA Programs To Get New Leader

December 1, 2025

Joe Hahn is passing the torch to Urooj Khan

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

Texas McCombs Academy Starts 2 New Undergraduate Programs

November 30, 2025

More than 50 students took part in the Investment Banking Accelerator, an intensive program to help undergraduates gain essential business…

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

Ethics Unwrapped Wins 2 Medals for Video Excellence

November 30, 2025

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.

School News, Fall 2025 Issue, Featured News, McCombs Magazine

Energy Production Drives U.S. Global Strength

November 29, 2025

Hutchison, geopolitical speakers agree that energy production is vital to the nation’s impact worldwide and security at home

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

McCombs By the Numbers

November 28, 2025

Faculty News, Fall 2025 Issue, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, News Releases

Paper Wins Prestigious JAMS Award

November 27, 2025

Texas McCombs faculty member honored for article on AI for social good

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

Laura Starks Receives Honorary Doctorate From Swiss University

November 26, 2025

The University of Zurich gave honorary doctorates to McCombs finance professor Laura Starks, B.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’81, and seven other people

McCombs Magazine, Faculty News, Fall 2025 Issue

Texas Exes Give Teaching Award To John Doggett And Sandy Leeds

November 25, 2025

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

Faculty News, Fall 2025 Issue, Featured News, McCombs Magazine

Faculty Endowments

November 24, 2025

New appointments recognize faculty members’ outstanding contributions

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

A Passion for Coffee

November 23, 2025

3 MBA Graduates Market Patented Machine For Creating A Cold Brew They Say Makes Java Lovers Jump For Joy

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

Defining Moments

November 23, 2025

Last spring, our photographers captured the spirit of McCombs School of Business graduates during their convocation ceremonies on May 9-10

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

Longtime Friends Grow Nonprofit To Help Those With Rare Diseases

November 22, 2025

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

Student News, Fall 2025 Issue, Featured News, McCombs Magazine, News Releases

Tops in Sports Analytics

November 22, 2025

MSM students awarded championship at national competition

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

School Shop Class Inspires BBA Student’s Woodworking Business

November 21, 2025

In 2016, Ryan Daly, BBA ’25, turned his passion for woodworking into an e-commerce business

Research and Insights, Featured News

To Engage Video Viewers, Make More Personal Recommendations

November 21, 2025

Platforms like TikTok could boost viewing times by grouping users to better match their preferences

Alumni News, Featured News, School News

McCombs 2025 Hall of Fame Ceremony Recognizes 5 Inductees and 3 Rising Star Recipients

November 21, 2025

On Nov. 20, notable alumni, friends, and Texas McCombs staff members honored five new Hall of Fame inductees and three Rising Star award recipients

McCombs Magazine, Fall 2025 Issue

Poets & Quants Names Yoguchi As A 2025 Best & Brightest MBA

November 20, 2025

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.