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Accounting is facing a labor crisis. Could fraud be part of the solution?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The field of accounting is facing a labor crisis. From the high rates of baby boomer CPAs that are retiring to the 4% decline in the number of college graduates earning a bachelor’s or master’s degree in

Kevin Boone

On the fast track

Kevin Boone (BSAc ’00) recalls getting his first glimpse into the world of finance while reading stock quotes in the newspaper with his grandfather. As time and technology progressed, he opened his first account during the early days of online

Quang Tran and wife, Payal Tran.

Connecting with people to create the future

Gainesville, Fla., is home to numerous innovative and imaginative entrepreneurs, and no one is more aware of this than Quang Tran (CpE ‘04, MSM ‘06). In 2013, Tran co-founded Starter Space with his wife, Payal. Starter Space serves as Gainesville’s

Frederick E. Fisher 1931-2023

Warrington College of Business mourns the loss of accounting champion Frederick E. Fisher

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

Katie Saez

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

Joel Houston sitting at his computer in his office.

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

Three NextEra Energy representatives gator chomp at a recruiting table in Gerson Hall

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

Sehoon Kim and Nitish Kumar

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

30+ students sit outside on theatre steps while doing the Gator chomp.

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

Alejandro Lopez-Lira and Yuehua Tang

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

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