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Top Stories

McCombs School Appoints New Dean
Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan, the E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration and professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, has been appointed dean of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Read more.

Brandl on Banking Industry Woes
Michael Brandl, senior finance lecturer, recently analyzed the current crisis unfolding in the banking industry with KUT radio and on his video version of his Macro Economic Update series.
Listen to the KUT story.
Watch the video.

MPA ’08 Sunhee Kim to Join IASB
Sunhee Kim, MPA ’08, has been appointed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) as a technical associate. She will begin the prestigious two-year appointment at the IASB’s London office in October 2008. Read more.



ALPFA Wins Student Chapter of Year Award
The McCombs chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) won the Regional Student Chapter of the Year Award and will be honored at the 2008 ALPFA National Convention in Phoenix Aug. 13. More about ALPFA.

McCombs in the News
 
Media: Ronn Breaks Down Gas Prices
News 8 Austin, July 2, 2008
Finance Professor Ehud Ronn was recently interviewed by News 8 Austin about where your money goes when you pay at the pump. It is more complicated than simply blaming the oil companies, Ronn said. "They are benefiting from prices being high but they have no ability to affect those prices," he said. Watch the story.

Media: Golden Says Big Box Stores Have Advantage in Down Economy
Fox Business, June 25, 2008
Marketing Professor Linda Golden appeared on the Fox Business channel recently to discuss how big box stores such as Wal-Mart market to shoppers. In difficult economic times, Golden said, "It’s increasingly important for consumers to be able to buy everything they need [in one stop]." Watch the story.

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