GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It is with deep sadness that the University of Florida Warrington College of Business shares the loss of one of its alumni and greatest supporters – Frederick E. Fisher (BSBA Accounting ’59). The namesake of the Fisher
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Purpose-driven leadership
Katherine “Katie” Saez (BSBA ’99) became a Gator long before she started at the University of Florida as a freshman in the mid-1990s. After moving to the United States from Cuba in the 1930s, her grandfather Octavio Garces (’42) became

The art and science of finance
In this edition of our Faculty Spotlight series, Dr. Joel Houston shares his career journey to becoming a professor and faculty member at the Warrington College of Business and the valuable lessons he seeks to impart to his students. If

Corporate Partnerships: NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy has a strong presence on the University of Florida campus, and the company has increased it in recent years. After starting by tabling and attending events at the UF Warrington College of Business and the Fisher School of
University of Florida finance faculty research among most read, according to Financial Times
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Inquiring academic and business minds into the latest and greatest research are looking to the work of two University of Florida Warrington College of Business faculty members for impactful insights into finance-related sustainability topics. Assistant Professors Sehoon
Hundreds of students participate in first year of Finance Professional Development program
Reeya Patel (BSBA ’25) came to the University of Florida Warrington College of Business with the aspiration of becoming a financial advisor. Stemming from her family and personal experiences with finance, Patel is working towards achieving her goal thanks, in
ChatGPT may be able to predict stock movements, finance professors show
In a new working paper, Assistant Professor Alejandro Lopez-Lira and Emerson-Merrill Lynch Associate Professor Yuehua Tang find that large language models may be useful when forecasting stock prices. They used ChatGPT to parse news headlines for whether they’re good or
Warrington faculty listed among top scientists in the world
Numerous Warrington faculty have ranked among the top 2% of most influential scientists in the world, according to a recent study by researchers at Stanford University. The study includes eight Warrington faculty who made the career list, based on their
Heavener students win the world’s largest undergraduate case competition
University of Florida undergraduate students Luke Carter (BSBA ’23), Michael McCleskey (BSBA ’23), Maxwell Farfante (BSAc ’23, MAcc ’23) and Ashley Lau (BSBA ’25) won the John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition (JMUCC) in March. JMUCC is the world’s largest undergraduate
Future accounting students set up for success thanks to legacy gifts
In 2022, the Fisher School of Accounting celebrated 45 years of providing exceptional accounting education to students. In that time, more than 10,500 students have graduated from the school and gone on to careers across the business landscape. To