The University of Kansas School of Business

05/27/2026

Data is shaping more business decisions than ever.

Join us for an online info session about our new online program. Build analytics skills to influence decisions or go further and combine data and business leadership.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4dvwhed

05/19/2026

New research from Murali Mantrala, Ned Fleming Professor of Marketing, explores how retailers can deploy an ecosystem-centric strategy to better create and capture customer value.

Mantrala explains that retailers compete not only through their merchandising but through their ability to build and govern ecosystems.

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A new article provides a practical framework for how retailers can deploy an ecosystem-centric strategy focusing on interdependent sets that jointly create and capture customer value.

05/18/2026

Students in the full-time MBA BUS 812 Small Kansas Business Projects class wrapped up their semester by after presenting their work to their peers, clients, faculty and staff.

Teams work on their projects for the entire academic year, consulting local Kansas small businesses on various needs and worked closely with Will Katz, lecturer, to deliver real solutions to real-world business problems

Rock Chalk!

05/14/2026

Last month, our junior Business Jayhawks, Avery Oppermann and Maddie Meyer were recognized with the 2026 Tradition of Excellence Award for their academic excellence and meaningful transformation across the university.

Recipients of this award receive a $1,000 scholarship and a $200 donation on their behalf to a KU Endowment fund of their choice.

Rock Chalk, Avery and Maddie!

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KU Business students named among 2026 Tradition of Excellence Award recipients Student winners of the 2026 Tradition of Excellence Awards from KU Alumni. Fri, 05/01/2026 author Ryan Edmonds Share Share by Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LAWRENCE — The University of Kansa...

05/13/2026

Rock Chalk to the seven Business Jayhawks selected as 2026-2027 Self Memorial Scholars by the University:

- Sean Anderson, bachelor's degree in accounting and finance; incoming master's student in accounting (MAcc) student.
- Kundana Dongala, bachelor's degree in computer science; incoming master’s student in business administration and business analytics.
- Caleigh House, bachelor’s degree in accounting; incoming master’s of accounting (MAcc) student.
- Gurvinder Kaur, bachelor’s degree in accounting; incoming master’s of accounting (MAcc) student.
- Lottie Keating, bachelor's degree in accounting; incoming master’s of accounting (MAcc) student.
- Navya Nittala, bachelor’s degree in computer science; incoming master’s student in business administration.
- Nimra Syed, bachelor’s degree in computer science; incoming master’s student in business administration and business analytics.

Rock Chalk, Business Jayhawks!

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Twenty-one students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year. The award is given to outstanding seniors from KU who will be transitioning into their first year of a master’s or doctoral program at KU in the fa...

05/12/2026

Congratulations to Trambak Banerjee, assistant professor of business analytics, information & operations, for receiving the International Enhancement Travel Grant.

As one of the 31 faculty members awarded funding, he will travel to India to support a collaborative and interdisciplinary research program on customer satisfaction analytics for online Asian food delivery platforms and replicability analysis for a large-scale genetic association study.

Rock Chalk, Trambak!

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From listening to labor advocates in Nigeria to tracking the physics of river mixing in Chile, KU researchers are expanding understanding across borders. KUIA has awarded $75,000 to 35 faculty and students engaged in projects spanning 23 countries.

05/11/2026

Elizabeth Jane Varelman is charting her own path at the University of Kansas. Through a self-designed academic plan, she combines business, fine arts and disability studies to advance accessibility in higher education and the arts. Along the way, she is using metalsmithing, student leadership and advocacy to show how creative work can drive real change.

Read her story now: https://business.ku.edu/news/article/ku-student-blends-art-business-and-disability-advocacy-to-expand-access

05/07/2026

A student idea became a campus dining option.

As part of their Business Leadership Program project, KU business students worked with KU Memorial Unions and KU Recreation Services to help open Shake Smart at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, which opened last semester.

Read more about how the project became reality on our blog: https://business.ku.edu/news/article/business-students-collaborate-with-ku-memorial-union-recreation-services-to-bring-new-dining-option-to-campus-ARTICLE-KC700S-ARTICLE-KC700S