Texas McCombs News
Texas MBA Takes Sweet 16 in Poets & Quants Ranking
McCombs’ Full-Time MBA takes historic high in the nation’s most comprehensive MBA ranking
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
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
Distinguished Graduates Join Hall of Fame
McCombs Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees and Rising Stars
McCombs To Host AI/Finance Event
Free, online conference will share practical, cutting-edge insights for deploying artificial intelligence in finance
McCombs No. 7 Worldwide for Faculty Research
Faculty research hits historic high in Financial Times EMBA Ranking
Lifetime Achievement Award
Accounting Chair Steven Kachelmeier Garners Coveted Award for Scholarship
MPA STEM Certified
Curriculum around analytics and technology earns accounting master’s degree special designation
Marginalized Entrepreneurs Forge Their Own Paths
Founders of startups use a variety of strategies to overcome systemic obstacles of sex, race, and ability
Texas Executive MBA Hits No. 8 in U.S.
McCombs lands at No. 8 in the U.S. in the Financial Times’ 2024 Executive MBA Ranking
Romance Fraud
UT finance professor teams up with world regulatory agencies in a fight against “pig butchering,” a multibillion-dollar global scam industry
Want To Be Acquired? Advertise
Companies that do more advertising attract more potential buyers and higher prices
To Limit Losses, Focus on Links Between Big Banks
Regulating large institutions with overlapping assets is a more efficient way to make the whole financial system safer
To Detect Evasive CEOs, Use AI
Dodgy answers in earnings calls can be predictive of a company’s near-term financial performance
McCombs MBA Programs Take High Ranks
McCombs’ full-time MBA continues to hit high marks in the 2025 QS World University rankings
McCombs M.S. Programs Take High Ranks
Three master’s programs at McCombs continue to hit high marks in the 2025 QS World University rankings
UT Tower Fellow’s Project Highlights Southern Women’s Suffrage Movement
Ellen Temple’s documentary film, “Citizens at Last,” shines a light on how women won the right to vote in Texas
AI With a Human Touch
New Executive Education course will help managers navigate artificial intelligence in the workplace
Texas McCombs MBA Hits Businessweek’s Top 20
Full-time MBA program rises to rank 19 nationwide and ranks 6th among public schools
‘Good Complexity’ Can Make Hospital Networks More Cybersecure
By standardizing data, large health care systems can reduce vulnerability to hackers
KBH Energy Center Partners With Geosciences
Jack Balagia, former VP and general counsel for Exxon Mobil Corp., named executive director as UT’s energy hub grows
A New Tack for Slack: Motivate Workers
Managers can boost everyone’s productivity by praising successful workers in company-wide messaging
UT Energy Symposium Talks Present and Future
Experts will confer around inclusive energy solutions that support needs of today and tomorrow
Texas MBA Hits No. 12 in Fortune
McCombs reaches new high in Fortune’s ranking of full-time MBA programs The Texas MBA rose five ranks to hit No. 12 among…
How To Capitalize on Cap Rates
In real estate, understanding cap rates can lead to better investments and returns
What’s the Frequency? Quarterly Reporting Aids Investors
When companies issue financial statements more often, investors do better at predicting future earnings Based on the research of Yong…
Free On-Demand Headshots
McCombs students, faculty, and staff can use the Ford Career Center’s self-service photo booth to take professional-quality headshots in just a few minutes
On Facebook Ads, Users May Dislike ‘Likes’
Lots of ‘likes’ can lead to fewer clicks — depending on who does the liking Based on the research of…
For Metro Governments, Bigger May Not be Economically Better
Metro areas with more local governments have higher property values and wages Based on the research of John Hatfield When…
Vote for McCombs Speakers for SXSW 2025
Faculty experts have the chance to represent McCombs at next year’s festival through the SXSW Panel Picker Every year, South…
Social Responsibility Audits Can Bias Financial Ones
When the same firm does both kinds of reviews, a company may push for less stringent financial reports Based on…
100,000 Citations on Google Scholar
McCombs finance professor among those with the highest research impact in the field
Kathleen Li Receives 2023 Frank M. Bass Best Paper Award
Honor recognizes outstanding research in marketing The Society for Marketing Science has awarded the 2023 Frank M. Bass Dissertation Paper…
OECD Network Asks Management Professor To Join Talks on Latin American Development
Professor Francisco Polidoro sees untapped opportunities in the region