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��Ʒ�� Names Todd Milbourn New Dean of the Cox School

Cox News Beginning June 1, Todd Milbourn will serve as the 10th Dean of the Cox School of Business.

March 13, 2025

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��Ʒ�� Cox MSA Student Recognized as IRS Volunteer of the Year

Coxtoday Carlos De Dios says bringing tax relief to underserved communities in Dallas had a powerful impact on his worldview.

February 07, 2025

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Quotables, Winter 2025

Coxtoday The latest from ��Ʒ�� faculty in the media.

February 03, 2025

Nafisa Jiwani, head of global health investments at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, discusses healthcare’s growing economic impact in North Texas.

How to Build a Center of Healthcare Excellence

Coxtoday Inside the Cox School’s mission to fill a growing need for Dallas-Fort Worth’s healthcare leaders of tomorrow.

February 03, 2025

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The Cox B.B.A. in Demand

Coxtoday Enhanced by Dallas’ “Ya’ll Street” status, climbing enrollment in the Cox School’s B.B.A. program reflects a national trend.

February 03, 2025

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How Should States Handle the Popularity of Online Gambling?

Coxtoday Wayne Taylor’s latest work examines how the surge in online gambling has impacted state tax revenues and increases in irresponsible gambling.

February 03, 2025

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Meet the ��Ʒ�� Cox Alumni Disrupting the Beverage Industry

Coxtoday Founded in 2020 by Class of 2018 alumni Steven McCarthy and John Dallager, canned cocktail brand Toucan is pioneering a brand-new beverage category.

February 03, 2025

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��Ʒ�� Cox Class Notes, Winter 2025

Coxtoday The latest from ��Ʒ�� faculty in the media.

February 03, 2025

A Night to Remember

Coxtoday ��Ʒ�� Cox celebrates visionary donors with a gala at the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle.

February 03, 2025

B.B.A. and MBA Scholarship Drives Underway

Coxtoday While the Cox School's renovation and expansion has been high-profile, the need for scholarships is arguably more important than ever.

February 03, 2025

The Miller Quad: Open for Business

Coxtoday Embraced by Cox students, faculty and staff, the new David B. Miller Business Quadrangle inspires collaboration and camaraderie.

February 03, 2025

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A New Behavioral Lab at ��Ʒ�� Cox Expands Research Potential

Coxtoday The state-of-the art space is equipped to enhance behavioral research methods for students and faculty alike.

February 03, 2025

Veteran Real Estate Executive Joins ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business as Clinical Professor

Press Releases ��Ʒ�� Cox welcomes Maria Stamolis, a veteran real estate executive, as full-time clinical professor, bringing 30+ years of industry expertise to students.

January 31, 2025

New M.S. Degree in Energy and Sustainability Management

Press Releases The ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business and its Maguire Energy Institute are launching a new graduate degree program: the Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability Management (MSESM).

December 19, 2024

The ��Ʒ�� Cox MBA: 75 Years in a Changing World

Coxtoday The ��Ʒ�� Cox MBA is marking 75 transformative years of preparing the next generation of leaders to take on the business challenges of today and the future.

December 13, 2024

Meet the ��Ʒ�� Cox Student Pursuing an Ironman World Record

Coxtoday Balancing her Online MBA studies at ��Ʒ�� Cox with about eight hours of triathlon training per day, Dallas native Ariana Luterman attributes her drive to the power of goal setting.

December 03, 2024

Annual ��Ʒ�� Cox Dallas 100™ Awards Gala Honors DFW Entrepreneurship

Press Releases The ��Ʒ�� Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted its annual celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit Tuesday night with a gala and awards dinner at the Dallas Hyatt Regency. The alphabetical list of the 2024 Dallas 100 winning companies was released.

November 15, 2024

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To Legalize Online Gambling or Not? It’s Complicated

Faculty Research ��Ʒ�� Cox professor Wayne Taylor recently conducted research explores online gambling legalization, analyzing its impact on tax revenue and gambling behavior across states.

September 26, 2024

To Legalize Online Gambling or Not? It’s Complicated

Faculty Research ��Ʒ�� Cox professor Wayne Taylor recently conducted research explores online gambling legalization, analyzing its impact on tax revenue and gambling behavior across states.

September 26, 2024

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Spectacular: Movie Piracy Research Offers Broad Implications for Digital Economy

Faculty Research In the paper, "Avengers Assemble! When Digital Piracy Increases Box Office Demand," Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of ��Ʒ�� Cox and coauthors explore how digital piracy impacts the demand for creative goods, specifically movies, with broad implications for the digital world.

September 23, 2024

Spectacular: Movie Piracy Research Offers Broad Implications for Digital Economy

Coxtoday In the paper, "Avengers Assemble! When Digital Piracy Increases Box Office Demand," Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of ��Ʒ�� Cox and coauthors explore how digital piracy impacts the demand for creative goods, specifically movies, with broad implications for the digital world.

September 23, 2024

Digital Inequality Decreases When Data Flows to the Disadvantaged

Coxtoday Digital inequality limits access to resources. Removing data caps actually boosts education, aiding disadvantaged groups. Read the research from ITOM Professor Karthik Babu Nattamai Kannan.

September 23, 2024

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Big Mortgage Data: How Minority Underrepresentation Impacts Home Loans

Coxtoday How does under-representation of minorities matter when getting a loan for a home? “Arguably, the residential mortgage market is probably the most important credit market for households in the U.S.,” Finance Professor Ruidi Huang of ��Ʒ�� Cox notes about research, forthcoming in the Journal of Finance. Mortgage lending in the U.S. has traditionally been viewed as a place where hard information dominates. The study suggests that minority loan officers may use more soft information signals about minority borrowers, which makes a difference.

September 23, 2024

A Journey of 4,000+ Miles Leads to a Greater Understanding of the Health Impacts of Nature

Faculty Research In a recently published paper titled “Experiencing Nature Leads to Healthier Food Choices,” ��Ʒ�� Cox Marketing Professor Maria Langlois, with co-author Pierre Chandon, explore how exposure to nature encourages healthier food choices.

September 11, 2024

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In Conversation: Arjan Singh, Adjunct Professor, Talks on Corporate War Games Design

Faculty Research Consultant and Adjunct Professor at ��Ʒ�� Cox, Arjan Singh talks to Harvard Business Review on how to design corporate war games.

September 11, 2024

NFL Player and ��Ʒ�� Grad Kelvin Beachum Talks About Servant Leadership

Coxtoday Beachum’s appearance capped the first year of the Leaders on Leadership speaker series at Cox, in which celebrated professionals in their fields discuss their philosophies of leadership with students and the general public.

August 31, 2024

How 360 Mining Uses Natural Gas to Mine Bitcoin

Coxtoday Bitcoin mining requires enormous amounts of cheap energy. In this article, we talk to 360 Mining, whose founders say the solution is natural gas.

August 26, 2024

A Journey of 4,000+ Miles Leads to a Greater Understanding of the Health Impacts of Nature

Coxtoday Maria Langlois, Assistant Professor at the Cox School, published co-authored research on the positive experiences of nature on one's food choices.

August 26, 2024

Bumble Founder and Executive Chair Whitney Wolfe Herd Talks Leadership at ��Ʒ��

Coxtoday Whitney Wolfe Herd’s career as a leader recently came full circle when she spoke at ��Ʒ�� Cox’s Leaders on Leadership event series to a packed room of listeners.

August 05, 2024

Cox Commencement May 10-11, 2024

Coxtoday Review photos from the spring 2024 Commencement at ��Ʒ�� Cox.

July 19, 2024

��Ʒ��’s ACC Move Marks a New Era

Coxtoday The ��Ʒ�� ACC membership ushers the school into a transformative new era. Read more about the changes leadership is anticipating.

July 19, 2024

Summer 2024 Quotables: Faculty Share Insights in the Media

Coxtoday Learn from our faculty as they share wisdom for their research and discipline throughout local and national media outlets.

July 19, 2024

New Classroom Technology Brings Experiential Learning

Coxtoday Learn more about the new virtual and video learning classroom technologies available to ��Ʒ�� Cox School students and faculty.

July 19, 2024

Crypto Fundraising and Thank-You Gifts: Lessons Learned from Ukraine

Coxtoday ��Ʒ�� Cox Professor Jane Tan's research explores the innovative use of cryptocurrency in Ukraine’s 2022 fundraising campaign during Russia's attack. The study reveals key differences in donation trends between Bitcoin and Ethereum, influenced by crypto rewards.

July 19, 2024

Cause for Celebration

Coxtoday ��Ʒ�� and the Cox community dedicate the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle.

July 19, 2024

How ��Ʒ�� Cox Is Forging the Future of Business Education

Coxtoday ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business Dean Matthew Myers discusses how the new David B. Miller Business Quadrangle will forge the future of business education.

July 19, 2024

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Cox School Honors Four Alumni at Annual Awards Luncheon

Coxtoday Cox School Honors Four Alumni at Annual Awards Luncheon

July 19, 2024

Designed For People, Fueled By Technology

Coxtoday Thanks to the addition of cutting-edge technology, the newly renovated and expanded ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business will transform the classroom experience.

July 19, 2024

Adopting Emerging AI Technology for Healthcare

Coxtoday In October, ��Ʒ�� Cox Executive Education Leadership Initiative is hosting a conference, which will focus on how adopting AI for healthcare can improve the consumer experience.

July 01, 2024

Leadership transition for ��Ʒ�� Cox

On Friday, June 14, 2024, Matthew B. Myers, the ninth Dean of the Cox School of Business, announced his intention to transition out of his role by the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.

June 14, 2024

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David B. Miller Business Quadrangle Dedicated

Press Releases On Friday, May 3, 2024, the ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business community dedicated the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle with a ceremony, remarks from campus leaders, and a celebratory lunch.

May 03, 2024

��Ʒ�� Cox Honors Alumni Business Success in 2024 Awards

Press Releases The ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business honored three 2024 Distinguished Alumni and two Outstanding Young Alumni during its Alumni Awards luncheon. The event is held every May at the start of commencement weekend on the ��Ʒ�� campus. Award nominations are submitted to the ��Ʒ�� Cox Alumni Association for consideration by a selection committee.

April 05, 2024

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Two Class of ’24 BBAs Selected as “Best and Brightest” Undergraduate Business Majors

Cox News Mohan Desai ('24) and Lydia Garrett ('24) have been named among Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors of 2024.

April 04, 2024

Coin Offerings: The Economics of Blockchain-Based Platforms and Their Tokens

Coxtoday Professor Rowena Gan of the ITOM department at ��Ʒ�� Cox published research on the economics of blockchain-based platforms and their tokens.

March 18, 2024

Bond Markets in the Time of COVID

Cox News When there is a dash for cash, where do bond traders turn? During a COVID bond market meltdown period, it was good old-fashioned conservative insurance companies to the rescue. Associate Professor of Finance Alex Zhou of ��Ʒ�� Cox and his coauthors studied what happened to bond market liquidity during the time of COVID, when fixed income markets were essentially dysfunctional. Looking at the really big picture, they show that stable funders are where it’s at. “We don’t think about them, but when you need them—you need them,” Zhou states.

March 11, 2024

Bond Markets in the Time of COVID

Coxtoday Finance Professor Alex Zhou of ��Ʒ�� Cox and his coauthors wanted to study what happened to bond market liquidity during the time of COVID.

March 08, 2024

William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Senior Business Leader Joins ��Ʒ�� Cox Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Press Releases Veteran leader Joshua Taylor has joined ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business as the Executive Director of the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Taylor will be responsible for leading the Institute’s goals, programs and operations, in alignment with the overall mission and vision of ��Ʒ�� Cox, Co-Founding Directors Megha Tolia and Nirav Tolia and benefactor Dr. William S. Spears.

March 07, 2024

Leaders on Leadership Series Continues

Cox News Join us on February 15th, 2024 for the Leaders on Leadership: Fireside Chat Speaker Series with R. Gerald Turner, President of ��Ʒ��.

February 07, 2024

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Congrats to Chiefs owner Clark Hunt (BBA '87), and former ��Ʒ�� WR turned Chiefs rookie Rashee Rice, for winning Superbowl LVIII!

Cox News Congratulations! ��Ʒ�� Cox Executive Board Member Clark Hunt's Chiefs took their talents to Las Vegas against the 49ers, winning 25 to 22.

February 02, 2024

Leaders on Leadership Series Continues

Cox News Join us for the Leaders on Leadership: Fireside Chat Speaker Series with Ken Hersh, president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The first 100 attendees will receive a free copy of Hersh’s book, The Fastest Tortoise: Winning in Industries I Knew Nothing About.

January 23, 2024

Class Notes from Across the Cox Alumni Network

Coxtoday Review class notes from our Cox School alumni.

January 16, 2024

A Conversation with Ken Hersh

Coxtoday Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, joins the Cox School for our Leaders on Leadership Series of fireside chats.

January 16, 2024

How the ��Ʒ�� Cox Master’s in Real Estate Program Is Opening Career Doors Across North Texas

Coxtoday Consider pursuit of our new MSRE, Master of Science in Real Estate, here at ��Ʒ�� Cox. This graduate degree gets you in the door of the DFW real estate market.

January 16, 2024

David B. Miller Business Quadrangle Nears Completion

Coxtoday We approach a new era at the Cox School of Business. Learn about the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle.

January 16, 2024

Winter 2024 Quotables: Faculty Share Insights in the Media

Coxtoday Review key quotes from our Winter 2024 CoxToday Magazine.

January 16, 2024

Business Titans Megha and Nirav Tolia Join the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Coxtoday Business Titans Nirav and Megha Tolia Join ��Ʒ�� Cox’s William S. Spears Institute of Entrepreneurial Leadership as Co-Directors.

January 16, 2024

The ��Ʒ�� Cox Subiendo Academy Helps Shape a New Generation of Leaders

Coxtoday The goals of the Subiendo Academy are to help students cultivate leadership skills, gain confidence and see themselves at a higher education institution like ��Ʒ��.

January 16, 2024

Speaker Series Explores What it Takes to be a True Leader

Coxtoday In Fall 2023, ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business launched its Leadership Speaker Series, which is free to attend and open to the public

January 16, 2024

Integrating Energy and Sustainability into a New MS Program

Coxtoday The future of energy and sustainability is fused into a single new ��Ʒ�� Cox Master’s degree, beginning in Fall 2025.

January 16, 2024

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SW Graduate School of Banking Foundation Announces New Leadership

Press Releases Following a national search, William T. Chittenden, Ph.D., has been selected as the President and CEO of the SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) Foundation, headquartered at the ��Ʒ�� Cox School of Business. Dr. Chittenden, whose new role took effect earlier this month, most recently served as Chief Academic Officer of SWGSB and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University. The selection follows previous President and CEO Jeffrey R. Schmid’s appointment to President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in August 2023.

January 12, 2024

The Wall Street Journal Publishes Bob Lawson Editorial

Cox News Wall Street Journal publishes op ed by ��Ʒ�� Cox's Bob Lawson, Clinical Professor and Jerome M. Fullinwider Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom, on the impact of James Gwartney's work globally.

January 12, 2024

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Power of Persuasion in the Financial Side of the C-Suite

Cox News Being really confident can have its rewards. From the third in a sequel of papers that delve into the characteristics of narcissistic executives and how their personalities impact corporate decision-making and financial performance, ��Ʒ�� Cox Assistant Professor of Accounting Sean Wang further analyzes how the personality trait of narcissism impacts the C-suite through the chief financial officer role.

January 10, 2024

Putting the “��Ʒ��” into Smucker’s

Coxtoday Holly Ekizian shares how the ��Ʒ�� Cox Marketing Academy helped prepare her to land a J.M Smucker internship last summer in Ohio.

November 22, 2023

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Healthcare Job Finder Named Fastest-Growing Privately Held Company in Dallas Area

Press Releases The ��Ʒ�� Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted its annual celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit Thursday night with a gala and awards dinner at the Dallas Hyatt Regency. The alphabetical list of the 2023 Dallas 100 winning companies was released.

November 03, 2023

New Frontiers in Competition and the World’s Most Valuable Brands

Faculty Research In new research, Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of ��Ʒ�� Cox and Julian Kolev of the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office analyze new products and services in the digital world, which helps in explaining the rise of intangible assets among firms.

October 31, 2023

New Frontiers in Competition and the World’s Most Valuable Brands

Coxtoday When the world’s most valuable brands—Apple, Amazon, Google—enter new digital industries, do they encourage or discourage product market competition? In new research, Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley of ��Ʒ�� Cox and Julian Kolev of the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office analyze new products and services in the digital world, offering explanation about the rise of intangible assets among firms. This entirely new terrain of economic thought effectively blows up classical economic growth models and leans more in Schumpeter’s creative destruction.

October 31, 2023

Power of Persuasion in the Financial Side of the C-Suite

Faculty Research In new research, Wang of ��Ʒ�� Cox and coauthors explore why narcissists are more promotable, enjoy longer tenures, and earn higher compensation than their peers.

October 28, 2023

Proving Gender Bias is Hard: Cox Professors Did, With the Help of a Nobel Prize-Winner

Faculty Research In groundbreaking research, Darius Miller and Ruidi Huang of ��Ʒ�� Cox, with coauthor Erik Mayer, examine gender bias in promotions within the U.S. financial industry.

September 25, 2023

Proving Gender Bias is Hard: Cox Professors Did, With the Help of a Nobel Prize-Winner

Coxtoday The research goes beyond simply documenting that women are promoted less then men, the often-cited gender gap — it shows hard evidence that gender bias can explain why the gender gap exists. Their large-scale sample covers approximately 72,000 workers from over 1,000 mortgage companies, also known as shadow banks.

September 25, 2023

Innovation Economy: Re-thinking Competition for Venture Capital Investment

Coxtoday ��Ʒ�� Cox Professors Nuri Ersahin and Ruidi Huang find that state investment tax credits may deter reputable venture capitalists, altering startup dynamics negatively.

September 19, 2023

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