Eccles Media Mentions

The David Eccles School of Business is often in the news — whether it’s a program getting attention for a higher spot in the rankings, a faculty member providing insight and context on a topic of widespread interest, or an institute or center producing a report that helps to shape the public discourse. Below are links to media coverage featuring the Eccles School and affiliated people and events.

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2024-25

Date Title Source
03.03.25 SoundSense wins $10,000 grand prize in 2025 Tim Draper High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Utah Business
03.01.25 Eccles business school featured in new film series about attaining student success Salt Lake Business Journal
02.28.25 How the University of Utah helped one man start his own business Fox 13
02.27.25 AFHS entrepreneurs compete for $30k in cash and scholarships American Fork Citizen
02.26.25 Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts: Promises vs. Reality Wall Street Journal
02.26.25 16 founders graduate from the Master of Business Creation online program in fall 2024 Utah Business
02.25.25 University of Utah officially opens Impact & Prosperity Epicenter Cannon Design
02.21.25 17 founders admitted to Master of Business Creation online program for Spring 2025 Utah Business
02.20.25 Utah: Serious Business, Great Quality Of Life Business Facilities
02.19.25 See the 25 Finalists for the 2025 Ivory Prize Affordable Housing
02.18.25 Ivory Innovations announces top 25 selections for the annual Ivory Prize, which honors creative solutions for housing affordability issues NewsWise
02.17.25 U of U forms timely and impactful partnership with Dignity Index Utah Policy
02.14.25 Utah business titan, philanthropist Spencer F. Eccles honored KSL TV via Deseret News
02.14.25 Utah business titan, philanthropist Spencer F. Eccles honored msn.com via Deseret News
02.13.25 Utah business titan, philanthropist Spencer F. Eccles honored Yahoo! News via Deseret News
02.13.25 Utah business titan, philanthropist Spencer F. Eccles honored Deseret News
02.07.25 Utah’s top economist: “Utah County’s got a lot to offer” Lehi Free Press
02.07.25 Utah’s top economist: “Utah County’s got a lot to offer” American Fork Citizen
02.06.25 Top 20 announced in 2025 Tim Draper High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Utah Business
02.03.25 Utah business professors discuss potential impact of tariffs Fox 13
02.03.25 Pattern Appoints Ryan Byrd as Chief Technology Officer Business Wire
02.02.25 Trump’s Tariffs: Potential Impact on US Consumers and Businesses Head Topics
02.01.25 Local business could feel affects of tariffs enacted by Trump’s new trade policy KUTV
01.31.25 5 Reasons to Grow Your Startup in Utah’s Master of Business Creation Program (Online or In-Person) Archyde.com
01.30.25 University of Utah’s Goff Strategic Leadership Center becomes the Goff Strategic Leadership Institute Utah Business
01.30.25 Student Chronicles: Week of Jan. 30, 2025 The Argonaut
01.28.25 University Of Utah’s Goff Center Transforms Into Strategic Leadership Institute With Boost From $10M Donation Hoodline
01.27.25 Human traders are valuable, actually! Financial Times
01.27.25 Legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper donates $500,000 to Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Utah Business
01.25.25 Report to governor: Economy ‘slowing but not stalling’ Salt Lake Business Journal
01.23.23 Close Look at Pass-Through Tax Break Business Loves (Podcast) Bloomberg Tax
01.23.25 Close Look at Pass-Through Tax Break Business Loves (Podcast) Bloomberg Law
01.23.25 Flurry Of Executive Orders Could Impact Construction Industry US Glass magazine
01.23.25 How Trump’s First Round Of Executive Orders May Impact Jobs And Housing Costs Forbes
01.22.25 Workplace Incivility Silences Women’s Voices Head Topics
01.21.25 Utah’s population experiences major growth, impacts housing market The Daily Universe
01.21.25 Make dollars make sense Financial Times
01.16.25 Grads Of This Unique Program Leave With A Master’s — And A Startup Poets & Quants
01.15.25 Why does the executive branch have so much power over tariffs? Brookings Institution
01.15.25 Trump could impose tariffs on day one, with few checks on that power Brookings Institution
01.14.25 Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute awards over $396,000 in scholarships for 2024-25 Utah Business
01.13.25 2025 Economic Report to the Governor highlights resilient Utah and U.S. economies Utah Business
01.13.25 2025 Economic Report to the Governor highlights resilient Utah and U.S. economies Utah Policy
01.07.25 Socializing an idea? Experiments can help convince your audience Forbes India
01.02.25 Video: The dignity index The Fulcrum
12.25.24 The Utahns that helped Trump go viral msn.com via Deseret News
12.25.24 The Utahns that helped Trump go viral Deseret News
12.25.24 The Utahns that helped Trump go viral ksl.com via Deseret News
12.24.24 Utah universities see more students making use of the campus food pantry KUER
12.18.24 Sostenibilidad, innovación y alianzas señalan el futuro de los negocios en México y LATAM Expok News
12.18.24 The Economics of Investor Engagement Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog
12.17.24 Sostenibilidad e IA: dialogan en el Tec de tendencias en negocios El Porvenir
12.13.24 Ask Smart Questions Like A Professional Interviewer Investors Business Daily
12.12.24 Utah Business Daily Deal Town via Utah Business
12.12.24 Nicolas Wenker – Young Living Essential Oils Vanguard Law Magazine
12.11.24 Inca Trek Company: the first U.S.-owned company to provide guided tours on the Inca trail EIN PressWire
12.04.24 Eccles School’s In A Pinch Basic Needs Initiative is seeking donations to give students access to food and fundamental needs items Utah Business
11.30.24 Will the Next Elon Musk or Phil Knight Emerge from Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute? ksl.com via Deseret News
11.29.24 Will the Next Elon Musk or Phil Knight Emerge from Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute? Deseret News
11.29.24 Will the Next Elon Musk or Phil Knight Emerge from Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute? Philanthropy News Digest via Deseret News
11.19.24 The great remote work rethink of 2024 The 1A
11.18.24 U. of Utah ranked No. 3 for entrepreneurship in the West by Princeton Review Utah Business
10.26.24 It will light my path’: University of Utah takes Master of Business Creation program global KSL.com
10.25.24 UofU’s Master of Business Creation program expands globally Salt Lake Business Journal
10.24.24 Eccles School’s Executive MBA program ranked among the world’s best by Financial Times Utah Business
10.18.24 Master of Business Creation program expands globally Utah Business
10.17.24 5 reasons to grow your startup in U of U’s Master of Business Creation program KSL.com
10.15.24 Fixing a Hole — in the Ceiling and the Workforce StateCollege.com
10.09.24 Win $75,000 in the 2024-25 Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Utah Business
10.09.24 Here’s what Utah’s 1st Congressional District candidates say about immigration Utah Public Radio
10.09.24 Utah Debate Commission hosts mostly civil debate at Utah State University KVNU Radio
10.08.24 Why AI Isn’t Enough To Beat The Competition Madras Tribune
10.08.24 AI Won’t Give You A New Sustainable Advantage Head Topics
10.08.24 Why AI Isn’t Enough To Beat The Competition Player FM
10.08.24 Why AI Isn’t Enough To Beat The Competition Rama On Healthcare
10.08.24 Why AI Isn’t Enough To Beat The Competition Harvard Business Review
10.04.24 Opinion: Why this speech on elections is exactly what Utahns need to hear Yahoo News via Deseret News
10.04.24 Opinion: Why this speech on elections is exactly what Utahns need to hear Deseret News
10.04.24 Utah Debate Commission slates candidate face-off for Utah’s 1st Congressional District KVNU Radio
10.02.24 24-Hour Student Competition for Housing Innovation Awards Three Winning Teams NewsWise
10.01.24 U. of Utah ranked No. 8 for undergrad entrepreneurship for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report Ground News
10.01.24 U. of Utah ranked No. 8 for undergrad entrepreneurship for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report Utah Business
09.29.24 Author speaks in Utah on solutions to affordable housing crisis KSL TV via KSL.com
09.28.24 She bought a house at 10, and got started living the American dream. KSL.com via Deseret News
09.27.24 Author speaks in Utah on solutions to affordable housing crisis KSL TV
09.26.24 Politics across the aisle with Shireen Ghorbani and John Dougall on Access Utah Utah Public Radio
09.23.24 Is Matt Walsh becoming the Sacha Baron Cohen of the political right? MSN.com via Deseret News
09.23.24 Is Matt Walsh becoming the Sacha Baron Cohen of the political right? Yahoo Entertainment via Deseret News
09.23.24 Is Matt Walsh becoming the Sacha Baron Cohen of the political right? Deseret News
09.23.24 Impact Investing: An Authentic Combination Of Purpose And Profession Forbes
09.22.24 Chinese-American immigrant reveals how she bought first home at AGE 10 after watching daytime TV Daily Mail
09.22.24 Chinese-American immigrant reveals how she bought first home at AGE 10 after watching daytime TV Daily Mail on Sunday
09.22.24 She bought a house at 10, and got started living the American dream Yahoo Lifestyle via Deseret News
09.22.24 She bought a house at 10, and got started living the American dream MSN.com via Deseret News
09.22.24 She bought a house at 10, and got started living the American dream Deseret News
09.21.24 Ivory Innovations and Call to Action Foundation open affordable townhome community in Lehi Salt Lake Business Journal
09.18.24 Kamala Harris, Homeowners Brace for Interest Rate Decision Newsweek
09.18.24 Kamala Harris, Homeowners Brace for Interest Rate Decision MSN Philippines via Newsweek
09.13.24 The ‘Happiness Journey’ is underway at the University of Utah Yahoo Life via Deseret News
09.13.24 The ‘Happiness Journey’ is underway at the University of Utah Deseret News
09.11.24 Ivory Innovations and Call to Action Foundation Deliver on a Promise of 240-unit Affordable Townhome Community in Lehi, Utah NewsWise
09.06.24 Ivory Innovations Opens Nominations for the Seventh Annual Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability NewsWise
08.16.24 University of Utah Opens Impact and Prosperity Epicenter Tradeline
08.15.24 University of Utah announces $12 million gift to fund ION Management Science Lab Poets & Quants
08.14.24 University of Utah announces $12 million gift to fund ION Management Science Lab Utah Business
08.13.24 David Eccles School of Business hosts the third-ever “Strategy Summit,” featuring the world’s top minds in the field of strategic management Utah Business
08.13.24 $12 million gift to fund science lab from Andrea Pignataro Lifestyles Magazine
08.13.24 America’s Companies Are Being Forced to Reveal Your Salary Newsweek
08.07.24 Deploy Surveillance announces Todd Pedersen, founder of Vivint Smart Home and Vivint Solar, as owner Utah Business
07.25.24 Best Online IT Management Cer­tifi­cates College Consensus
07.24.24 APA student comes up with solution to real-life problem in entrepreneur challenge South Jordan Journal
07.24.24 APA student comes up with solution to real-life problem in entrepreneur challenge Draper Journal
07.24.24 Two AMES teens want to design eco-friendly fashion line to benefit mental health Murray Journal
07.24.24 Hillcrest students among finalists at High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Midvale Journal
07.24.24 Pioneers of Progress: Natalie Gochnour KUTV
07.23.24 Utah will be larger, older and more diverse in 2034 KPCW
07.15.24 2034 Winter Olympics projected to generate $6.6B for Utah Utah Business
07.11.24 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute predicts economic output of 2034 Winter Olympics KSL NewsRadio
07.10.24 Report finds hosting 2034 Winter Olympics, Paralympic Games would generate $6.6B in economic output for state Gephardt Daily
07.10.24 Not counting overruns, Utah’s 2034 Olympics could inject $6.6B into the economy KUER
07.10.24 Will hosting the 2034 Olympic Games really put $6.6B into Utah’s economy? Salt Lake Tribune
07.10.24 Will Utah’s ‘living legacy’ from 2002 boost state’s economy in a 2034 Winter Games? Deseret News
07.10.24 Economic forecast for 2034 Olympics is sunny a decade out The Park Record
07.10.24 Forget gold, how much green will 2034 Winter Olympics bring to Utah? Fox 13
07.09.24 Dave Bauman named executive director of Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center at the David Eccles School of Business Utah Business
07.07.24 Best & Brightest Online MBAs: Class Of 2024 Poets & Quants
07.07.24 Best & Brightest Online MBAs: Class Of 2024 Yahoo Finance via Poets & Quants
07.07.24 2024 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Madeline Robles, University of Utah (Eccles) Poets & Quants
07.01.24 Who’s the new dean of the University of Utah business school? Yahoo News via Deseret News
07.01.24 Who’s the new dean of the University of Utah business school? KSL TV via Deseret News
07.01.24 Who’s the new dean of the University of Utah business school? Deseret News
07.01.24 Kurt Dirks begins as new dean of the David Eccles School of Business Utah Business
07.01.24 The University of Utah’s Career Closet redesigns professional attire for students Utah Business