South Florida has cemented itself as a major player in today’s business environment and UF MBA students are benefiting from the growth. In recent years, the region has become the No. 2 international banking center in the United States, home to 1,000+ multinational
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Innovation, delivered
In transit Early on in his time at the University of Florida, Rob Carter (BSBA ’81) received some devastating feedback. As a pre-med student, he was struggling with the dreaded courses of chemistry and biology. After dropping both classes and
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

Rude at work? Feeling guilty can make you a better, kinder worker.
We’ve all done it. A bad night’s sleep or a tough commute made us cranky, and we lashed out at a coworker who did nothing wrong. What can we do to make up for it? According to a new study
Warrington College of Business faculty member reaches new research milestone
Philip M. Podsakoff, the Hyatt and Cici Brown Chair of Business, has reached a new milestone rarely achieved in the academic world. According to the Web of Science (all database search), he has received over 100,000 citations for his scholarly
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
UF experts weigh in on Olympics economy and tourism
The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and will be the largest event ever organized in France, according to the International Olympic Committee. With event organizers anticipating a $7.3B economic
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
Warrington students assist UF basketball program with analytics projects
As analytics grow in popularity and usage across basketball at all levels, UF Warrington students spent the spring semester working directly with the Florida Gators basketball program on analytics projects that can help head coach Todd Golden and his staff.
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