Warrington in the News Articles: page 1

It’s no secret that Warrington faculty are internationally renowned for their innovative research. The media looks to our scholars for insights and impactful news. See below where our faculty are featured in the news.

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Jason Utton stands on top of a windmill.

UF MBA alumnus Jason Utton (MBA ’16) is among Forbes’ list of green entrepreneurs who are business school graduates at the helm of financially successful ventures that seek to promote sustainability and social well-being while reducing ecological risks.

The Business School Entrepreneurs Tackling Sustainable Development

Forbes
Jay Ritter

Trump Media & Technology Group is asking Congress to investigate its suspicions that illegal activity is driving down its share price. However, experts like Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter told CNN they are skeptical there is clear evidence of market manipulation and said there are more obvious explanations for why some traders are betting against Trump Media.

Truth Social owner Trump Media asks Congress to investigate ‘troubling’ market manipulation claims

CNN
Jay Ritter

Former President Donald Trump is on the cusp of scoring a major financial bonanza – at least on paper. As long as Trump Media & Technology Group’s share price doesn’t spectacularly implode before Tuesday’s closing bell, Trump is on track to receive another 36 million shares as the owner of Truth Social. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights.

Donald Trump is on the verge of another $1 billion Truth Social windfall

CNN
Jay Ritter

When attorney John H. Ruiz took his company public in 2022, the Miami entrepreneur promised that its software algorithms were so effective they could spot billions of dollars in improperly paid health-insurance claims that would eventually yield significant profits for investors.

Now, those problem-solving algorithms — the core of his Coral Gables-based company, LifeWallet — are being investigated by federal authorities, according to the firm’s recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights.

Algorithms powering John Ruiz’s company being probed by SEC, Justice Department

The Miami Herald
Jay Ritter

Although private markets are rebounding along with an IPO market that just saw the highest grossing quarter since 2021, some newer VC firms aren’t counting themselves among the recent winners. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on why.

Why a ‘collapse’ of younger VC firms may not be a bad thing, according to a top angel investor who backed Uber and Robinhood

Fortune
Jay Ritter

After vaulting from an initial offering price of about $50 to a peak of nearly $80 in late March, Truth Social’s share price has dropped a staggering 68%. In early trading on Tuesday, the price stood at about $25. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter explains why.

Why is Trump's Truth Social stock plummeting?

ABC News

Trump Media stock slides again to bring it more than 66% below its peak as euphoria fades

The Associated Press
Jay Ritter

Trump Media & Technology Group shares plummeted more than 18% Monday after the company took steps to sell millions of additional shares. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter expects the stock price will continue to be highly volatile.

Trump Media stock price plummets Monday as company files to issue millions of shares

USA Today

Market correction: Trump stock tumbles after buoyant debut

AFP
David Ling stands in front of a bookcase.

David Ling, Ken and Linda McGurn Professor and Director of the Nathan S. Collier Master of Science Real Estate program at UF Warrington, joins Michael Bull of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss the benefits of a real estate education, including degree and program options.

Real estate education benefits at the University of Florida with David Ling

America's Commercial Real Estate Show
Jay Ritter

With 30 IPOs that raised over $7.8 billion in the first quarter—figures that jump to 49 offerings and $8.4 billion if SPAC deals are included—experts like Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter say they’re encouraged the sector has bounced back from the doldrums.

Strong Q1 demand for IPOs bodes well for 2024, experts say: ‘I’m way more optimistic than I’ve been the last two years’

Fortune

Strong Q1 demand for IPOs bodes well for 2024, experts say: ‘I’m way more optimistic than I’ve been the last two years’

Yahoo! Finance
Three students pose for a photo with a large trophy and certificate for winning at DataFest.

Graduate and undergraduate students from Warrington came together with students from across UF in a celebration of data, working around the clock to solve problems, brainstorm solutions and creatively present findings to impress a panel of judges at the 2024 American Statistical Association DataFest hosted by the department of biostatistics at the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions and the department of statistics at the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

A whirlwind of big data: Recapping DataFest 2024

UF College of Public Health and Health Professions
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