Oscar Ybarra is passionate about finding the answers to questions that impact our daily lives, and he has co-authored a new study on workplace well-being
Experts from Gies College of Business warn that the road to recovery will be long, with significant challenges to the local economy, housing market, and insurance industry.
In a presentation to fellow business deans at the 2025 AACSB Deans Conference, Brooke Elliott emphasized innovation, collaboration, and a focus on core educational values.
A study out of the University of Illinois Gies College of Business details the health risks posed by smoke plumes that have traveled across the country in the days following wildfires.
Over the past four decades, Tony Petullo has given back to the University of Illinois in many impactful ways. And, despite being in his 80's, Tony still mentors Gies Business students each and every semester.
The CBO estimates that the under the likely scenario (a three-degree warming trend), the GDP will decrease by four percent, wildfires would be five times greater, and damage from routine flooding would total $250 billion.
Business schools are facing pressure to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment marked by technological advancements, globalization, and emerging high-growth industries. This requires us to take a critical look at how and what we teach.
For Coon, entrepreneurship is not something that can be learned in a classroom. He learned when he got to the University of Illinois: “I got the advice pretty early on that entrepreneurship is a mindset and to spend time on campus acquiring skill sets that will help later on.”
Associate Professor of Finance and Director of Gies' Health Care Research Initiative David Molitor discusses how he and his team are studying the effects of health on business and, so far, the results are extremely surprising.
With nearly 400 deaths and $190 billion in damages, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season underscored the increasing risks posed by climate change. Gies professor Tatyana Deryugina emphasizes the need for policy changes and climate-resilient development to reduce vulnerability and enhance long-term recovery.
In the last five years, Gies has masterfully designed a suite of stackable educational degrees, where students can take a course and then apply that credit to the College's highly regarded iMBA or other certificate programs.
