Gies News Articles
Sep 12
How two Gies professors’ unconventional journeys shape ‘Crafting Your Purpose’ capstone course
The undergraduate capstone course BUS 401: Crafting Your Purpose in Business showcases the thoughtful and inspiring teaching styles of Gies Business professors Sandra Corredor and Heather Swenddal.
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Sep 11
Gies Business adds growing influencer in macrofinance
An authority in macrofinance and banking, Andres Sarto joins Gies Business after stops at NYU Stern and Chicago Booth.

Sep 10
Gies Business launches new program to strengthen student success
Business Pathways Academy promotes critical skill building to help learners thrive in their foundational studies, transition to upper-level coursework successfully, and hone their leadership styles.

Sep 10
The Litigator's Lens: A new perspective on audit risk management
Audit engagement risk is something all auditors think about and incorporate into their decisions, but recent research suggests that auditors might not be thinking about it as broadly as they should.

Sep 09
PODCAST: The Surprising Truth Behind Loving your Favorite Food
In our latest episode of Research Reverb, Gies College of Business professor Maria Rodas explains why "love" might just be blinding when it comes to taste.

Sep 08
Deonette Lambert looks to examine corporate governance
Lambert is no stranger to Gies Business, having been a distinguished postdoctoral research associate during the 2024-2025 academic year. And she plans to take advantage of that experience as she starts her teaching career as a faculty member.

Sep 04
Access the focus of the 2025 Midwest Healthcare Management Conference
In addition to generating ideas, the conference is designed to serve as a jumping-off point for future partnerships and discussion.

Sep 03
Sebastian Stirnkorb ready to give back at Gies Business
Sebastian, who joined Gies this fall as an assistant professor of accountancy, is one of a small number of scholars who apply market-based experimental economics methods to financial accounting.

Sep 02
Zhang examines the intersection of machine learning and business
Jingwen Zhang’s research interests lie at the intersection of causal inference, machine learning, and digital platforms. Her recent work focuses on how to correct estimation bias when utilizing machine learning or AI technologies.

Aug 28
Yang brings retail insight, investigator's eye to Gies Business
Nathan Yang has taught across formats at Cornell, McGill, and Yale, but Gies will still bring firsts. After years of teaching at legacy institutions, the innovation of business education at Gies was a major draw.

Aug 27
Dancing in the Dark: Academia’s reckoning with Generative AI
Generative AI has shattered the protective walls of academia’s "Ivory Tower," challenging faculty to adapt quickly to a rapidly evolving technological landscape that directly impacts knowledge work.

Aug 26
PODCAST: Why High-Status Teams Get More Effort (and What Leaders Can Do About It)
New research reveals that group status within an organization is a major driver of how much effort we put in. In this episode of Research Reverb, Gies Business professor Jeff Lowenstein discusses his work on nested group dynamics, where we explore how our group’s standing (high or low) influences our choices and behaviors at work.