Let’s Do The Extraordinary: How Darden’s Thought Leadership is Shaping Business and Society
What happens when the world’s toughest challenges meet the innovative spirit of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business? At Darden, bold ideas shape business and society. Faculty tackle pressing questions — How can business prioritize all stakeholders? What makes for effective ethics guardrails? Can competitors collaborate to solve big problems? — delivering insights that drive real change.
Symposium Explores Opportunities, Challenges of AI in Health Care
At the recent AI in Health Care Symposium sponsored by the Health Leadership Institute at UVA Health, University of Virginia Darden School of Business and UVA School of Data Science, leaders in AI and health care from UVA and beyond described an industry actively adopting AI applications to gain efficiencies, save money and improve patient outcomes, yet doing so in an often-fragmented ecosystem.
Is ‘King Dollar’ in Danger of Losing Its Crown?
Last week, confidence in the world's reserve currency was badly shaken after turbulence in U.S. stock and bond markets coincided with a sharp decline of the greenback against other developed economy currencies. The volatility prompted economists and investors alike to reconsider long-held assumptions about the dominance of the U.S. dollar.
What the Sell-Off in Treasuries Means for Your Mortgage
The fallout from President Trump’s global trade war continues to roil markets, with investors pulling out of even traditionally safe U.S. government bonds. If this trend persists, it could spell trouble for home buyers and homeowners in the months ahead.
The Trump Administration’s Trade War Heats Up: What Comes Next?
Earlier this week, the Trump administration rolled out the steepest tariffs in a century, marking a significant change in U.S. trade policy and sowing panic across global markets. Peter Debaere, Darden professor and international economist, shares insights to help us better understand what is happening and how an escalating trade war could affect Americans’ pocketbooks.
Hidden Costs: More Than Jobs Are Lost in a Government Shutdown
Another potential government shutdown looms as Congress struggles to fund operations. (A vote in the House is possible Tuesday.) Without a solution this week, thousands of federal workers face furloughs and citizens will suffer from diminished or lost services in the near future. For government employees, a shutdown would add insult to injury. Thousands already have lost their jobs due to cuts to agency payrolls from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), while all have faced uncertainty about their status, and aggressive demands to justify their contributions.
