Explore Topics All Topics Alumni Chapman Graduate School Contributors Donor Impact Entrepreneurship Executive Education Faculty Healthcare Innovation Landon Undergraduate School More College News Rankings Research Student Success Sustainability More College News FIU helps power OpenAI Academy’s effort to bring AI skills to Main Street entrepreneurs. Miami’s small–business community took center stage as OpenAI Academy brought its inaugural nationwide Small Business AI Jam to Miami, one of only six cities selected across the country. Chapman Graduate School At sold-out REact 2025 conference, real estate leaders “navigate the unknown.” Faculty Office Hours: AI-First Startups: How the Next Generation Builds Smarter Businesses Faculty Walter D’Lima explores the forces transforming real estate. Research New FIU research: Some holiday gifts can backfire – leading to hurt feelings, bad reviews More College News Port authority: FIU Business students go from classrooms to container ships. Faculty Sew far, sew good: FIU students mark 10 years of global impact through Bandhwari Women’s Project. Research FIU Study Finds Moderate Product Portfolio Changes, Not Big Overhauls, Drive Industry Shifts In a business landscape often dominated by bold innovation and sweeping transformation — think Apple launching a new product or Uber launching ride sharing services — new research from FIU Business challenges the notion that only dramatic moves shape industry dynamics. Instead, the study finds that moderate changes to a company’s product portfolio are most likely to spark competitive responses and influence the pace of change across an industry. Faculty Business professor honored for student-led project to empower women in India International business teaching professor David Wernick has earned a 2025 Changemaking Education Award from the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida. Rankings FIU Business scores third top ranking for international business. The International MBA (IMBA) program at FIU Business has been ranked No. 4 for international trade among all U.S. international MBA and master’s programs in the QS World University Rankings. Innovation Students tackle global challenges at the FIU Business AIS Hackathon Chapman Graduate School Real estate program continues to achieve international recognition. More College News Cultural fluency takes center stage at Panther Sales Tournament More College News FIU Business launches training program for Florida condominium managers amid condo safety reform More College News FIU Business launches Ivy Factory to accelerate student startups