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How will SEC regulations impact company performance?

The Security Exchange Commission (SEC), which makes rules for businesses, has a new rule. It says companies must tell everyone how much carbon they produce.


We are excited to announce the Gatton College of Business and Economics hosted its Fifth Annual Sales Competition. This competition allowed students to engage in 20-minute sales scenarios, where they showcased their skills to pitch Dell Small Business products to corporate buyers in simulated role-plays. A panel of corporate sales professionals evaluated contestants based on their sales techniques, communication skills, and overall performance.


We’ve all felt the sluggish feeling each Spring when 1.6 billion humans around the world “spring forward” and move their clocks one hour ahead as part of Daylight Savings Time (DST). But surely this sleepy feeling is only for simple day-to-day activities, not higher stakes decisions like investing for one’s retirement. Not according to Tyler Kleppe’s research examining how DST affects investors’ reactions to corporate earnings news. 


In this exciting February edition of Simon Says, we will dive deep into the world of bourbon with our special guests, Sean Edwards, who is a Gatton alum and co-owner of Fresh Bourbon, and Anthony Limperos, host of The Mash Up bourbon podcast and the Department Chair and Associate Dean of Graduate Programs at UK's College of Communication and Information.


LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2024) — As Jonathan Richardson loads up the back seat of his car with pizza boxes, he can see his breath leaving his body. Temperatures in the Bluegrass have officially dropped below freezing, but that does not slow Richardson down. If anything, it pushes him forward.

He secures the boxes in the back seat, and heads downtown to the Fayette County Courthouse. Once he arrives, he sees there is already a small crowd forming.

He knows they are waiting for him, and he springs into action. 


If most people are engaging in healthy behaviors, such as eating a healthy diet or exercising regularly, that information can be used to motivate others to also engage in those behaviors. But when the reality is that most people don’t engage in healthy behaviors, how can consumers be motivated to start? New research by Aaron Garvey and colleagues finds that promoting increasing adoption of healthy behaviors, even when a majority of the population doesn’t engage in them, may hold the answer.


The University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics, Kentucky’s flagship business college, is pleased to announce its collaboration with PNC Bank to host the 2024 PNC Innovation Summit, “The State of Generative AI,” March 20.


A collaborative effort between the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits, the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky and the DISCUS Academy is an opportunity for stakeholders in the distilled spirits industry to reassess their business leadership skills. The James B. Beam Institute is housed in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.


The University of Kentucky Nu Circle of national leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa (OΔK) inducted 43 new members this year.  OΔK recognizes superior leadership and exemplary character and encourages collaboration among members across the five phases celebrated by the society: scholarship, athletics, service, communications and arts.

The 2024 Inductees from the Gatton College of Business and Economics include: 


The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment and wages will take center stage at the Economic Outlook Conference, hosted by the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, on Thursday, February 8 at Central Bank Center.