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Warrington communication resources for student entrepreneurs

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Bergstrom Real Estate Center’s Alumnus of the Year winner, Lisa Dilts

Lisa Dilts (MSRE ’01), founder of real estate advisory firm Compspring, has been named the Bergstrom Real Estate Center’s 2026 Alumnus of the Year in recognition of her longtime service on the center’s advisory board and her dedication to mentoring the next generation of real estate professionals.

Chris LaFace

Leading from the ground up

After graduating from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, Chris LaFace (BSBA ‘05) sharpened his leadership skills in the field before advancing to the corner office – a decision that shaped his people-first leadership as CEO of Ripa & Associates.

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Gator entrepreneur sells data company at 27 years old

Max Wahba sold his private data company, Techsalerator, to Datasharp, participating in one of 2025’s largest acquisitions in the data space.

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Who Should Apply to the Weekend Part-Time MBA in Jacksonville? Meet the First Cohort

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Sophomore business students build leadership and teamwork with Heavener Second Year Experience

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Taking a chance with the Online MBA program

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Why students choose the University of Florida’s #1 online business bachelor’s degree

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Warrington finance students place 2nd at venture capital competition

Liangfei Qiu details strategic future of corporate social media in new book

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Faculty & Research

Liangfei Qiu details strategic future of corporate social media in new book

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‘Dirty job’ stigma costs workers $100K in earnings over career lifetime, research finds

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Jay Ritter named 2026 Fellow of the American Finance Association

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From $25 return to top 120 firm

Robert Knechel

Robert Knechel receives third honorary doctorate

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Kenny Cheng named AIS Fellow Award Recipient

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Academics & Students

Who Should Apply to the Weekend Part-Time MBA in Jacksonville? Meet the First Cohort

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Sophomore business students build leadership and teamwork with Heavener Second Year Experience

Three female students wearing graduation regalia stand among a group of seated graduates while holding up their pointer finger, indicating #1.

Why students choose the University of Florida’s #1 online business bachelor’s degree

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Warrington finance students place 2nd at venture capital competition

Balancing baseball and business

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Should you get a master’s degree in information systems and operations management? Careers, ROI and outcomes

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Alumni

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Taking a chance with the Online MBA program

Tom Tio

Patience pays off

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A good, solid foundation

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24 Warrington alumni named to Florida 500

Jeff Rubenstein

Master of the deal

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Mission driven storyteller

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Rankings

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Why students choose the University of Florida’s #1 online business bachelor’s degree

University of Florida among nations' best online programs. US News & World Report. #1 Online Bachelor's in Business. #3 Online MBA for veterans. #5 Online MBA. #15 Online Master's in Business.

UF Warrington’s online business degrees ranked among the nation’s best

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University of Florida in US top 25 for research insights

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University of Florida ranked among top 100 colleges for entrepreneurs according to PitchBook

Top 10 in the US Graduate Business Programs QS World University Rankings

University of Florida graduate business programs ranked among the best according to QS

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13 Warrington faculty named among the top scientists in the world

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AI across the Warrington curriculum

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Murillo Campello is the standard of research

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Maintaining the No. 1 online business bachelor’s program

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