Innovation and Technology
Student Startup Tournament Turns 40
Grad Entrepreneurs Gear Up for Investment Competition Playoffs
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Apps Get Better When Developers Diversify
When software companies develop for multiple platforms, they attract more users to the original product Based on the research of…
IoT Sensors Tattle on Stores That Neglect Promo Displays
Brands rely on promotional displays to boost sales of key products, but retail stores are not properly installing them Based…
Startups Spur Other Companies To Innovate
Fledgling companies outdo established businesses when it comes to accelerating the development of new technologies. What They Studied To examine…
Outdoor Living
How Two McCombs Entrepreneurs With a Love for Time Spent Outside Built a Company Kevin Long, MBA ’23, spent the…
Letter from the Dean
Stepping into the Future I remember watching the moon landing on TV in 1969, and this “Star Trek” fan was…
Self-Driving Vehicles Bring the Store to You
With Autonomous Vehicles, Sellers Expand Their Reach Going Right to Their Customers Based on the Research of Junyu Cao Autonomous…
Trio Wins Best Paper Award at ISS Conference in October
Two professors and a student at the McCombs School of Business won one of two Information Systems Society Cluster Best…
Highest Honor
Texas McCombs Welcomes 5 Hall of Fame Honorees and Recognizes 3 Young Alumni Who Are Rising Stars Each fall, the…
AI Explorers
Until recently, it’s been hard to imagine a technology more disruptive and transformative to our culture and to business than…
AI’s Health Benefits
Ganesh Padmanabhan, MBA ’12, Co-Founded a Company to Fix Problems in Health Care Using AI by Omar L. Gallaga Like…
AI for Mom & Pop
Rachel Woods, MIS ’18, Wants to Make Artificial Intelligence Accessible to Any Small Business by Omar L. Gallaga By the…
AI in Action
Apptronik Co-Founder Jeff Cardenas, BBA ’08, MSTC ’13, is Building Humanoid Robots, Powered by Artifical Intelligence by Omar L. Gallaga …
How AI Affects Our Sense of Self
And Why It Matters for Business by Gizem Yalcin Williams and Stefano PuntoniIllustration by Kacper Kiec If you ever took…
Preparing for an AI-Driven Workplace
Texas McCombs Students Meet the Demands of a Rapidly Evolving Job Market by Sharon Jayson | Illustration by Matt Chinworth…
Hail a Ride, Cut Hate Crime
The entry of Uber into markets leads to significant reduction in racial hate crimes across the country Based on the…
Startup City Limits Spotlights Student Innovation
The inaugural conference celebrates entrepreneurship in the Longhorn community
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Startup City Limits at UT To Celebrate Entrepreneurship on Friday
New event calls students and alumni to connect around innovation Startup City Limits 2024, the inaugural entrepreneurial showcase and conference…
Takeaways from SXSW 2024
Each spring, the world comes to Austin. A first-time attendee recaps her experience at Austin’s landmark festival and conference The…
At Work, Online Communications Leave Impressions
From emails to Zoom meetings, how to make positive first impressions on co-workers, customers, and clients Based on the research of…
Texas McCombs @ SXSW 2024
McCombs alumni and affiliates are taking the stage to showcase their talents, creativity, and expertise at South by Southwest. Be…
For Type II Diabetes Prevention, Tap Into AI
A model uses artificial intelligence to create better outcomes and save costs for prediabetic patients Based on the research of…
Regulatory Tech Costs Can Have Benefits, Too
Billions spent on technology to comply with regulations can pay unexpected dividends Based on the Research of Zachary Kowaleski RegTech…
Startups’ Inventions Spur Other Companies To Innovate
Startups spark more innovations in emerging industries than established companies do Based on the research of Francisco Polidoro Jr. Startups…
Self-Driving Cars Let Retailers Bring the Store to You
When autonomous mobility meets mobile retail, sellers can expand their reach by going where their customers are Based on the…
AI Can Boost Service for Vulnerable Customers
Businesses can use artificial intelligence to identify and aid consumers who need extra help Based on the research of Gizem Yalcin…
11 Big Ideas in Business From 2023
Supermarkets imitate airline pricing, workers strategize about whom to gripe to, and watchdogs uncover $46 billion in COVID loan scams. Research…
Uncovering COVID Loan Cons
How McCombs professors exposed online lenders for facilitating $64 billion in taxpayer rip-offs McCombs finance faculty members John Griffin and Sam…
Food as Medicine
Manasa Murthy, MBA ’19, is reimagining wellness at Texas retail giant H-E-B Manasa Murthy oversees H-E-B’s innovative venture into health care.…
Texas McCombs BBA Ranked No. 5, Nation’s Leader in Top 10 Specialties
McCombs’ undergraduate program rises to No. 5 with 12 business specialties ranking in the top 10 McCombs’ undergraduate program rises…
Energy Leaders to Confront Economic, Security, and Decarbonization Realities
UT Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center for Business, Law and Policy to convene industry leaders at Symposium Sept. 15 Discussing an…
Vote McCombs for SXSW 2024
Texas McCombs hopes to send business faculty and alumni experts as featured speakers — on everything from health information sharing to sustainable…
The Next Retail Revolution?
What if grocery stores set prices the way airlines and hotels do? Based on the research of Ioannis Stamatopoulis Associate Professor…
Tax Breaks for Innovation Pay Off
Capital investments grow in countries offering lower rates for new ideas Based on the research of Lisa De Simone As policymakers…
The Kozmetsky Effect
How a tech visionary transformed McCombs and helped create the modern Austin By Steve Brooks To keep track of his…
MBA Students Lead Global Sustainability Summit
Students from 26 peer schools met to track environmental concerns and potential solutions at an annual conference hosted this year…
Texas McCombs at SXSW 2023
Members of our business school community were speakers, mentors, judges, and moderators at this year’s edition of the megafestival South…
Texas McCombs to Host Energy Business Outlook Breakfast in Houston Feb. 28
Experts will discuss energy and the economic cycle and the 2023 prospects for Texas markets, and how businesses can better…
Algorithms for Hiring: Bias In, Bias Out
There’s a better way to make algorithms fairer in dealing with race and gender Based on the research of Maria…
TransUnion Gift To Fund Groundbreaking Data Privacy Research
New collaboration between McCombs and national credit reporting agency will focus on financial data privacy and transparency TransUnion and McCombs…
Brain Monitoring Shows How To Avoid Being Duped on Social Media
Research on scrolling with skepticism finds asking yourself key questions activates the critical thinking centers of the brain Based on…
Digital Tech Helps Nations Leapfrog Development
Digital technologies are helping India and Kenya find 21st century solutions to 19th century problems Based on the research of…
Digital Leapfrogging
Marketing Professor Vijay Mahajan documents transformation in India. Vijay Mahajan (third from right) is joined by distinguished guests from India’s business…
Creating the Workplace of Tomorrow
Serial entrepreneur Brett Hurt, BBA ’94, sees flexible work environments and inclusivity as keys to success. A conversation with the…
8 Business Lessons We Learned in 2021
How to network virtually, what police body cameras reveal about employee monitoring, and why using Google makes us overconfident. During…
Crowdfunding Succeeds When Asks Are Timed Right
Apply this research-based strategy to know when to contact key donors — and whom to save for the last minute Based on…
Facing the Future
After decades studying technology, a researcher predicts what’s next in AI, bitcoin, and the post-pandemic workplace The future has been…
Fighting Bias in Machine Learning
Improving fairness in the life-changing decisions made with algorithms Technology can help us make better decisions. But it can also…