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
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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
When Should Humans Override AI?
Asking AI to explain its reasons does not always help humans make better decisions
Dive into Change: MBA Alum Shares Career-Switch Advice After Launching Pool Service Business
The year was 2021, and the COVID-19 pandemic was making it hard for Leslie Elliott, MBA ’07, to get reliable service for her backyard swimming pool
Steady, Knowable Investing
Jeff Rosenbaum, BBA ’00, shares his insights on the future of energy and powerful investing
Year-End Roundup
Uber rides can decrease hate crimes, waits can be made less annoying, and AI can tackle big problems
Driving Conversation
How Jefferson Fisher, BBA ’11, became the communications whisperer for 10 million people from the front seat of his SUV
What Is Your Next Move?
Whether you’re looking for a promotion, moving to a new job, or reinventing your career, take that next step
Finding A Lifesaving Purpose
Bianca Rhodes, BBA ’81, Found A Career In Finance, But Talent And Business Savvy Landed Her On The Front Lines Of The Aerospace Industry
3 McCombs Graduates Among Winners of Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Award
Mark Twain Prize Co-Creator, Retired Banking CEO, UT Professor of Finance Selected for Their Commitment to the University
Tips From Sports Insiders
McCombs’ Business of Sports Summit pooled the industry’s leading visionaries to inspire UT students
Supersized Companies Are an Economic Drag
As businesses get bigger, financial concentration slows U.S. investments and economic growth
McCombs by Your Side
Letter from the Dean
McCombs Made Podcast: Gay Gaddis
Gay Gaddis is an artist, business owner, and UT alumna. In this podcast, she talks about her upbringing and how she became the successful woman she is today.
Tax Giveaways Create More Jobs When Someone’s Watching
States that subject business subsidies to internal disclosure see more employment and spend less per job
Texas MBA Takes Sweet 16 in Poets & Quants Ranking
McCombs’ Full-Time MBA takes historic high in the nation’s most comprehensive MBA ranking
Who Are Gig Workers, Really?
A clearer picture of microentrepreneurs in the gig economy can lead to better business strategies and government policies
1st in Real Estate Challenge
MBA Students Outperform 18 Other Teams in Solving Real-World Problems
Transformative Gift Names Langston Wealth Management Center
Transformative Gift Names Langston Wealth Management Center at UT
To Catch Financial Rats, a Better Mousetrap
New tool helps reveal companies that might be using accounting tricks to cover up problems
Student Startup Tournament Turns 40
Grad Entrepreneurs Gear Up for Investment Competition Playoffs
McCombs EMBA No. 8 in U.S. Ranking
The Texas McCombs EMBA Program hits No. 8 in Poets & Quants’ latest ranking of executive programs
McCombs Entrepreneurship Again Hits No. 2 in Princeton Review Rank
Undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship both take high marks in the annual lists