‘Ultimate WordPress Handbook’
McCombs marketing faculty member captures more than 15 years of WordPress experience in comprehensive new guide
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Finding Common Ground in the Classroom
Maryam Zoweil’s SXSW EDU session will help students and educators tackle politics in the classroom
Energy in the New Year
UT’s KBH Energy Center hosts conversation with leading energy policy experts
McCombs MBA Takes Historic High in Financial Times
McCombs hit No. 17 among U.S. MBA programs
For Push Promotions, Timing Is Everything
Brick-and-mortar retailers can compete with Amazon by using notifications based on your location as well as your shopping habits
To Be Happier, Take a Vacation … From Your Smartphone
Blocking mobile internet for two weeks can improve mental health, feelings of well-being, and attention spans
McCombs Is Top 10 in the World for Faculty Research
Faculty research hits historic high in Financial Times MBA ranking
What Matters Most
In this episode of McCombs Made, Arthur Mills talks about his many different career pathways, the importance of education, and how he is paving the path for others to succeed.
Hildebrand’s $20 Million Gift Will Lift Premier Graduate Programs
Hildebrand’s $20 Million Gift Will Lift Premier Graduate Programs
Austin Fintech Event Feb. 19
Texas McCombs will host panel on fintech during its annual Business Outlook
Just-Accepted Journal Publications
24 new papers by McCombs faculty members
Faculty Awards
Kumar and Yu receive prestigious honors
A Job Well Done
Special thanks to participants in January research lunch
Ceding on Salaries
Social impact framing leads employees to negotiate for less
Paradigm Wars
There's a virtually never-ending battle between two camps of organizational scholars
Dallas Real Estate Event Feb. 13
Texas McCombs will host panel on the energy transition during its annual Business Outlook
30 Years of Student Investing
As the McCombs MBA Fund celebrates a milestone, a new generation of investors make their pitch
Q&A: How To Manage Feedback Overload
Planning for multiple feedback channels helps employees feel heard — and makes their feedback easier to act on.
Houston Energy Event Feb. 6
Texas McCombs hosts panel on the energy transition during its annual Business Outlook
One Way To Draw More Customers: Lock Out Others
Companies can increase demand and sales by intentionally turning away some buyers
Email or Text? Zoom or in Person?
We can get better at virtual communication, research shows
Finance Professor Keith Brown Honored With Scholarship in His Name Endowed by Former Student
Texas McCombs alumna Danielle DiMartino Booth, MBA ’96, invests in accessibility for undergraduates
Toward a Less-Divided America
A variety of social science interventions can make Democrats and Republicans feel less ire toward each other — at least for a while
When You Tax People’s Wealth, They Save More
A wealth tax in Norway inspired people to retire later and increase their savings but not to spend or invest less
Picking the Right Doctor? AI Could Help
A machine learning algorithm can evaluate whether doctors, engineers, and other experts are making good decisions
Democrat Investment Effect Spooks Corporate Raiders
Having Democratic lawmakers as shareholders discourages financial activists from targeting a company
Texas Executive Education To Offer New Digital Skills Training
Texas Executive Education Partners With Ziplines Education To Accelerate Career Mobility With In-Demand Skills
Business Activism Brings Benefits and Blowback
Corporations may start choosing their battles more carefully
A Community of Success for McCombs Scholars
Business School Program Builds the Bonds and Offers the Support that Help Students Reach their Goals
Entrepreneurial Surge
Summer Program Sees 4X Growth in Fellowship Applications
Dobie Demolished, Mulva Hall Underway
Mulva Hall, the future center for undergraduate education at McCombs, took a big step forward during the fall
Digital Labels Can Help Grocers Waste Less Food
Based on the research of Ioannis Stamatopoulos
McCombs by the Numbers
The latest numbers from McCombs
Securities Watchdogs Bark More, Bite Less
SEC files more cases in September, right before a reporting deadline to Congress
Texas McCombs Honors Harkey Institute Donors
Campaign for entrepreneurial studies raises $13.5 million of $20 million goal.
A New Tack for Slack: Motivate Workers
Managers can boost everyone’s productivity by praising successful workers in company-wide messaging
Gatherings
2024 Summer Celebrations and more
Business Executive Pays it Forward by Teaching Children the Power of Coding
Nikole Vaughn, BBA ’96, MSTC ’04, was fresh out of college and working for Andersen Consulting, which later became Accenture
Brumley Texas Venture Labs To Help Small Businesses Grow
The Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) at The University of Texas at Austin launched the TVL Small Business Impact Program during August.
Butler, Kozmetsky Selected for Austin Tech Hall of Fame
During June, the Austin Technology Council named George Kozmetsky, a former dean of the McCombs School of Business, and John Sibley Butler, a McCombs professor emeritus, to its first class for the Austin Tech Hall of Fame
Marketing Professor Receives Best Paper Award for 2023
The Society for Marketing Science has awarded the 2023 Frank M. Bass Dissertation Paper Award to Kathleen T. Li, an assistant professor of marketing at Texas McCombs
New Books Cover Communication, Climate Change Politics, and NBA
Three instructors have published recent books or have one scheduled for publication soon
Texas Exes Honor BGS Instructor With Top 10 Teaching Award
David Quintanilla, an associate professor of instruction in the Department of Business, Government & Society, has been named one of the top 10 teachers for 2024
Student-Athlete Named To Academic All-America Team
Eliot Spizzirri, BBA ’24, was selected by the College Sports Communicators for the Academic All-America Men’s Tennis Team for his performance on the court and in the classroom
Poets & Quants Features Best & Brightest Executive MBA
In her interview with Poets & Quants magazine, Ashley Bruno, MBA ’24, says the McCombs School of Business was the natural choice when she decided to go back to school
MBA Student Helps Represent UT at Urban Land CONTEST
McCombs MBA student Ryan White was part of the team that finished in the top four in the 2024 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition in Seattle
BBA Advisory Board Honors Senior With Rising Star Award
Daniela Aizenman, BBA ’24, was presented with the Student Rising Star Award by the McCombs BBA Advisory Board during the spring
Football’s Jake Majors in Final Season With Longhorns
Jake Majors, BBA ’23, is in his fifth season with the Texas football program and had 41 consecutive starts going into the 2024 schedule of games