Business

News about UB’s business and economics programs and our partnerships with industry. (see all topics)

UB engineers awarded $3 million to create new industrial membranes
11/20/24
The technology could reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
UB School of Management professor publishes new book on pitfalls of mergers and acquisitions
11/18/24
Feng Gu, chair and professor of accounting and law in the UB School of Management, reveals how executives and directors of corporations can ensure that an acquisition deal will be successful for stakeholders, investors and employees long-term.
UB School of Management hosts second annual Great Lakes Tech Retreat
11/13/24
More than 130 industry leaders and scholars gathered to explore the frontiers of data analytics and artificial intelligence at the second annual Great Lakes Tech Retreat.
UB climbs in undergrad entrepreneurship ranking
11/12/24
For the third consecutive year, Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review have named the UB one of the top undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies.
UB MBA advances to No. 5 in the U.S. for return on investment
11/8/24
The UB School of Management is again one of the best business schools in the nation based on the return on investment it provides MBA graduates, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s ROI calculator.
New studies reveal two factors that mask economic inequality
10/31/24
The beliefs someone holds and the environment where they live and work shape how much economic inequality people report seeing.
UB welcomes scholars to financial economics and accounting conference
10/30/24
More than 175 attendees came to Buffalo from universities and organizations around the world to learn from financial economists and accounting scholars who shared their research at the 34th annual Conference for Financial Economics and Accounting.
The surprising way to motivate digital gig economy workers
10/28/24
Study finds traditional incentives don’t work in the unique environment of on-demand services.
Why demoted Yelp reviewers still matter
10/24/24
Study finds ‘elite’ online critics maintain influence even after losing status.
UB CMI funds six faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
10/21/24
Projects range from health care and agriculture to new battery technology and superconductors.