energy
The Energy Forum brought together energy experts and attendees from academia, advocacy, and industry to share their thoughts regarding our most pressing energy challenges. Read on for a selection of highlights from the forum.
Sheril Kirshenbaum is the new director of UT's Project on Energy Communication. Check out what Scientific American had to say about her new position.
A new biannual poll finds the majority of Americans care about energy issues: of more than 3,400 consumers surveyed, 68 percent are concerned about the energy efficiency of their homes and 60 percent about global energy issues.
Rick Perry has made energy and jobs central elements of his presidential campaign. Assoicate Professor David Spence spoke to KUT News about the relationship among the oil and gas industry, the Texas economy and Perry.
A Texas MBA team won first place and $10,000 at the seventh annual National Energy Finance Challenge Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. McCombs also took home the top prize in 2010.
Panelists at the recent Alternative Investment Conference at McCombs discussed risks and opportunities in the current financial climate. The takeaway: global uncertainty isn't going anywhere.
Founder of the PGA Tour Network Kirk Coburn (BBA '94, MBA '06) joined McCombs' Knowledge to Go to give a webinar on what he calls, "Everything You Want to Know About the Investor's Perspective but Weren't Even Sure How to Ask."
Do stricter air quality regulations in Texas have a negative effect on the economy and job creation? David Spence, associate professor in the Department of Business, Government and Society, spoke to KUT News about the big picture.
What happens when executives from the Chinese energy company Sinopec and Brazilian energy company Petrobras sit across from one another at a negotiating table? The Texas Executive Education brought them together to find out.
Dean Tom Gilligan shared a U.S. economic outlook and provided updates on McCombs strategic initiatives and budget matters during a McCombs Alumni Network Knowledge To Go webinar May 12.
