Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  1. January 20, 2017

    Research indicates soft skills training boosts productivity

    Workers with well-honed soft skills — time and stress management, problem-solving, communication and good teamwork, for example — tend to work at better firms and fetch higher wages.

  2. January 12, 2017

    Ann Arbor, Flint campuses collaborate on Social Impact Challenge

    The sixth annual Social Impact Challenge will take place in Flint and is will focus on how to revive neighborhood centers and city corridors for economic development.

  3. May 19, 2016

    D. Scott DeRue named dean of the Ross School of Business

    D. Scott DeRue will be the new Edward J. Frey Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective July 1. The Board of Regents have approved his five-year appointment.

  4. April 25, 2016

    Climate change: What makes us care?

    It’s been argued that how much we know about climate change is unrelated to how much we care about addressing it. But focusing primarily on cultural drivers, takes us on a path that misses critical characteristics of knowledge, according to a U-M study.

  5. February 1, 2016

    Research finds common ownership of big banks kills competition

    New research from U-M has found that most of the top shareholders of the largest U.S. banks are identical, and that can lead to reduced bank competition and worse deals for consumers.

  6. January 28, 2016

    Innovation gets a boost with the right competition, study finds

    Competition has long been seen as a fuel that powers innovation in many industries. But the type of competition makes a huge difference on how much firms spend on research and development.

  7. January 22, 2016

    Students compete to revitalize Tiger Stadium site for Detroit youth

    U-M students in the Social Impact Challenge are competing to come up with ideas to sustain funding for the revitalization of the former Tiger Stadium site in Detroit.

  8. September 28, 2015

    Advisory committee named in Ross School dean search

    Provost Martha Pollack has appointed an advisory committee to search for a new dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. The search process already has begun.

  9. September 15, 2015

    Ross School receives national award for diversity, inclusion efforts

    The Stephen M. Ross School of Business has received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for promoting diversity and inclusion.

  10. July 7, 2015

    Expanding state Medicaid stems growth of uncompensated care

    New research from U-M shows that Connecticut’s Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has led to a decrease in uncompensated medical care.