“If I were to make my school safer I would try to encourage students at my school not to bring weapons to school,” Lisa Thelwell (BSBA ’08, J.D. ’12) wrote in her 5th grade essay on school security. “And if
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Goal-getter
Rising and falling, Christine Mansour (MBA ’24) moves like the surf beyond the beach handball court where she leaps to score another goal. Spinning 360 degrees in the air, she releases the ball just before landing back on the sand
Among Poets & Quants’ top 25 business schools, Warrington stands out as most affordable
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Students from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program are graduating with the least amount of debt, according to a new list released by Poets & Quants. Listed among the
How a minor can majorly impact your education and career
So, you’ve enrolled at the University of Florida – congratulations! After countless hours of preparation, you’re on campus or online and ready to dive into your degree. But where to begin? After choosing your major, you might notice the handful
Accounting for every surprise
Cook/Deloitte Professor Jennifer Wu Tucker didn’t anticipate becoming an academic in accounting. When she started her education in electronic engineering at the Beijing Institute of Technology, she didn’t have plans to go into accounting at all. Switching from engineering to
Marketing to Gen Z: Tricks of the trade from a Gen Z social media marketing CEO
Nicole Rechtszaid (BABA ’21) is the co-founder and CEO of Ghost Agency, one of the first TikTok Shop Partners in the United States. Since beginning her career at age 14, she has become one of this generation’s most prolific social
University of Florida professor receives NSF CAREER Award for AI research project
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Assistant Professor in the Fisher School of Accounting Ivy Munoko has recently received the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award. The award is the research foundation’s most prestigious award that supports early-career faculty
Cordelia Biosciences wins 2024 Big Idea Competition
Cordelia Biosciences won first place in this year’s Big Idea Competition. Founded by ecological scientists Jessica Tittl Nielsen (PhD ’24) and Monica Schul (PhD ’25), Cordelia Biosciences is a biotechnical startup that uses natural, microscopic organisms from the ocean to
Assistant professor of management awarded for excellence in research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Yixuan Li, assistant professor of management at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, is a recipient of this year’s Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. Each year, the University of Florida recognizes 10 assistant professors across
Warrington students and faculty compete at national marketing championship
Digital marketing analytics lecturer Valeria Marcia led a team of marketing students from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business to the National Collegiate Digital Marketing Championship (NCDMC) in April. Hosted by Baylor University in Waco, Texas, the championship