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16 faculty named 2023-2024 University Research Professors

On Friday, April 28, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 16 University Research Professors for the 2023-24 academic year.

Gatton Research Excellence Doctoral Series

The Gatton College of Business and Economics is pleased to present the Spring 2023 Gatton Doctoral Research Excellence Series focusing on the impact of our current Ph.D. candidates and their research. Each presenter will give a brief presentation in BE383 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM followed by a reception from 4 - 5:30 PM in Woodward Hall.

13th Annual Supply Chain Forum

The Gatton College of Business and Economics and the Don & Cathy Jacobs Executive Education Center are pleased to present the 13th Annual Supply Chain Forum. This year's theme, "Driving Supply Chain Performance with Data Science and Digitalization," will bring together supply chain leaders who are practitioners, academics, and consultants. 

UK alum co-founds app that turns outdoor exercise into a giant game

Destin George Bell graduated from UK in 2020 with a degree in marketing from the Gatton College of Business and Economics. He’s now the CEO and co-founder of the smartphone app Card.io, a gamified app turning any outdoor movement into a social competition.

Gatton Research Excellence Series: Research for Industry Impact

Please join us on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for the Gatton Research Excellence Series, a speaker series that connects business research excellence to thought leadership. Lunch immediately afterward. Location: Gatton College, B&E Room 311. Presenters: Duke Ferguson, Assistant Professor "Racing around the IRS!"

CBER report details impact of education, inflation on Kentucky’s economy

The Center for Business and Economic Research, the applied economic research branch of the Gatton College of Business and Economics, has released its 51st Kentucky Annual Economic Report.

34th Annual Economic Outlook Conference

Economic Outlook Conference Tuesday, February 7, 2023 8:30 a.m. - Noon Join national, regional, and local experts to hear what you can expect from the economy in 2023 at the 34th Annual Economic Outlook Conference. This year's conference will be held in the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky.  Speakers Include: 

UK expert has your Black Friday, Cyber Monday shopping tips

Allan Chen, endowed chair and professor of marketing in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, provides insight on this season’s shopping climate and strategies to help you save.

Honoring University Research Professor Kristine Hankins

Kristine Hankins, Ph.D., the William E. Seale Professor of Finance in the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.  The 2022-2023 University Research Professorship Awards honor faculty members who have demonstrated excellence that addresses scientific, social, cultural and economic challenges in the Commonwealth, across the region and around the world. 

Facing Inflation Part II: UK Experts Cover Kentucky Agriculture and the Grocery Store

In the second part of this series, UK experts from the Gatton College of Business and Economics and the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment provide insight into the current reality Kentuckians are facing at the grocery store and in the kitchen.