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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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Robert Knechel

Fisher School professor receives doctoral mentorship award

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. W. Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director of the International Accounting and Auditing Center, is one of five recipients of the 2018-2019 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the University of Florida Graduate School.

Karthik Shanadi and Luke McGurrin hold up their Gator100 trophy

Fifth annual Gator100 honors UF entrepreneurs

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida recognized the 2019 Gator100 honorees on Friday, February 22 at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. Presented by the UF Alumni Association and the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center at the Warrington College of Business,

A doctor and hospital administrator walk down a body hospital hallway with nurses and patients in the background.

Why medical professionals should consider an MBA

As you might expect, business acumen is pervasive throughout many other industries, like engineering, law and health care. If you’re currently in one of those fields, you might be considering boosting your business knowledge with an MBA to help you

UF MBA South Florida students Gator Chomp in Santiago, Chile. Photo by Jesse B. Wright.

UF MBA South Florida students use business knowledge to provide solutions to real Chilean companies’ challenges

For students in the UF MBA Professional South Florida program, traveling to and from UF’s campus in Gainesville is a step they can skip every month on their journey to earning a degree from Florida’s best MBA program. However, there

Young woman sitting on a couch looking at a computer. She holds her hand up to her forehead looking stressed.

‘Striving for innovation’ at your company? Be careful – it might be harmful to your employees

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – If you look at the mission statements of some of the world’s top companies, you’ll find a familiar word throughout many – innovation. While it is understood that innovation is beneficial by helping businesses reach goals and

Business man putting money in pocket

Want to maximize your mutual fund investment returns? Find a portfolio manager with ‘skin in the game’

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – If you’re one of the 56 million Americans who invests in mutual funds, making sure that your portfolio is yielding the best returns is paramount. While your portfolio manager should technically always be looking out for your

UF MBA students network prior to an event with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey, U.S. Army, Retired. The military friendly top 10 ranking logo is in the corner of the photo of the students.

UF MBA named in the top 10 of military friendly schools

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF MBA at the Warrington College of Business was named the No. 6 program on Military Friendly’s Schools Top 10 ranking. It is the No. 2 MBA program on the list, following the University of Minnesota. UF

Man and woman looking at multiple cars trying to make a decision about which to choose.

Consumers habitually seek the middle ground

Unpublished research shows avoiding the extremes is a common approach marketers need to address A foundation of consumer marketing is the malleable nature of our decision making process. When faced with choice, we’re expected to be rational actors who will

Alan Cooke, Larry DiMatteo and Sonia Singh

Three honored with Warrington’s teaching awards

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Warrington College of Business recognized faculty members Alan Cooke, Sonia Singh and Larry DiMatteo as its 2018-2019 Teaching Award winners. Cooke and Singh are the recipients of the Undergraduate Teaching Award, and DiMatteo

UF MBA No. 1 Value for Money Worldwide Full-Time MBA Financial Times. UF MBA No. 6 Full-Time MBA Among Publics Financial Times.

UF MBA ascends 19 spots on Financial Times’ Global MBA Rankings

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF MBA made the fourth largest jump on the Financial Times’ latest rankings of MBA programs, ascending to the No. 39 spot among global MBA programs. UF MBA’s rank was also boosted to the No. 21 spot

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