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Read the latest and greatest student, faculty and alumni news from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, a top national business school at one of the best public universities in the nation.

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Ted McGowan accepts an award from David Ling

Real estate executive director named Bergstrom Center’s Alumnus of the Year

ORLANDO, Fla. – Ted McGowan was honored as the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center’s 2022 Alumnus of the Year at its annual Trends & Strategies Conference at Waldorf Astoria Orlando. McGowan is the Executive Director of Clay County Port,

Mo Wang

Mo Wang to lead research efforts as Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Warrington College of Business is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Mo Wang as its inaugural Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives. Wang currently holds the Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Chair, is

Mark Jamison

Meta and Oculus: Under the FTC’s watchful eye | IN 60 SECONDS

Meta has come under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for supposedly anticompetitive conduct concerning the Oculus headset and App Store, despite the fact that virtual reality is still very new to the market and needs time to adapt to

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Five honored with Warrington’s teaching, advising awards

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The UF Warrington College of Business is proud to announce its five winners of its annual Teaching/Advising Awards. Dennis DiPasquale is the recipient of the Undergraduate Teaching Award and Larah Doyle and Allison Gatsche are the recipients

Mark Jamison

After a $500-million year, will metaverse real estate skyrocket or plummet?

Metaverse real estate sales surpassed $500 million last year, and nearly half of this amount came after Mark Zuckerberg’s October 2021 rebranding of Facebook to “Meta.” This year, the metaverse real estate market has continued to boom, with sales reaching

Is an MBA worth it?

There are many reasons that people pursue an MBA, but as prospective students are doing their research, most of it comes back to one question – is getting my MBA really worth it? MBA students make sacrifices in some areas

Joel Davis

Joel Davis named Executive Director of Miller Retail Center

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Joel Davis has been tapped to lead the David F. Miller Retail Center at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. Davis first came to Warrington as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Marketing

UF MBA Warrington College of Business #1 Value for Money and Career Services Financial Times

UF MBA is the global leader in value for money, career services, according to Financial Times

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For professionals interested in maximizing the return on their investment in a graduate business degree, UF MBA offers the best program in the world. According to the Financial Times’ Top 100 Full-Time Global MBA Programs ranking, UF

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Building resiliency at work through self-compassion

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As the world begins its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, several challenges continue to hinder us from returning to a world of normalcy. From new variants to global supply chain interruptions to rising inflation, these disruptions

A family of 5, mother, father and three young daughters, pose for a photo by a fence at sunset.

Partners on the path to success

Alex and Kim Abreu’s paths to college can both be described as a humble dirt road – not always smooth and requiring more effort to arrive at the final destination. As first-generation college students, both Alex and Kim note the

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