Awards

Ryan Wilson Honored among Poets&Quants' 2024 Best & Brightest MBAs
Ryan Wilson, Full-Time MBA
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Ryan Wilson Honored among Poets&Quants' 2024 Best & Brightest MBAs

Congratulations to Full-Time MBA Ryan Wilson, recognized among Poets&Quants' 2024 Best & Brightest MBAs. Now in its 10th year, the Best & Brightest honors the top 100 graduate business students at elite MBA programs worldwide. 

Tess Sussman Honored among Poets&Quants' 2024 Best & Brightest MBAs
Full-Time MBA student Tess Sussman
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Tess Sussman Honored among Poets&Quants' 2024 Best & Brightest MBAs

Congratulations to Full-Time MBA Tess Sussman, recognized among Poets&Quants' 2024 Best & Brightest MBAs. Now in its 10th year, the Best & Brightest honors the top 100 graduate business students at elite MBA programs worldwide. 

Winning the UC Davis Aggie Hack 2024: Analyzing Data To Save Lives
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Winning the UC Davis Aggie Hack 2024: Analyzing Data To Save Lives

Our 48-hour marathon to strategize road safety improvements for San Francisco

Cindy Jeon MSBA 24 shares her team’s winning strategy in the UC Davis Aggie Hack, where participants were tasked with creating innovative, data-driven solutions to improve road safety in San Francisco.

Comstock's Startup of the Month: Soar Optics
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Comstock's Startup of the Month: Soar Optics

Alumnus Steve Barnett: "Technology can be modified to detect microplastics in wastewater, soil and food."

Soar Optics CEO Steve Barnett MBA 10 featured in Comstock's for the start-up's pioneering and patented microplastic detection tech. Positive reviews drive plans for advancement and prototype funding.

10 Elected as AAAS Fellows
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10 Elected as AAAS Fellows

Recognizing Brad M. Barber, Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Brad M. Barber is one of 10 faculty from UC Davis named among the 502 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

Which Artist’s Tour Crashed Ticketmaster’s Site? My Journey in the 2023 UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz
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Which Artist’s Tour Crashed Ticketmaster’s Site? My Journey in the 2023 UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz

Mentorship of Professor Ayako Yasuda leads us to success

Battle of the b-schools: MBA student Akshaj Aravind Raghavi shares UC Davis' strategy for the Biz Quiz that tested the global business news knowledge of teams from 11 schools. A UC Davis MBA team took second place for the second consecutive year.

Professor Hemant Bhargava Honored for Dedication to Information Systems
Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava (right) accepts the ISS President’s Service Award from Professor Indranil Bardhan
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Professor Hemant Bhargava Honored for Dedication to Information Systems

INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) President's Service Award

"This is a community which has given me an incredible amount—an intellectual home, inspirational ideas, academic colleagues and collaborators, deep friendships and much more," said Bhargava.

Seeing the Unseen: How Dreaming Big Can Change the World
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Seeing the Unseen: How Dreaming Big Can Change the World

The power of purpose, dedication, and entrepreneurship

MBA student Dillon Hill shares his entrepreneurial journey having launched charities, set fundraising world-records, founded a marketing agency, won the UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition and more.

MPAc to PwC: New Student Already Has Offer from Big Four Firm
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MPAc to PwC: New Student Already Has Offer from Big Four Firm

Aspiring auditor kickstarts accounting career in Silicon Valley

Q&A with PCAOB scholarship recipient Diana Tran shares her passion for auditing and how the MPAc program and audit internship is shaping her path towards becoming a CPA at PwC.

Lucas Haskins Honored among Poets&Quants' Class of 2023 "MBAs to Watch"
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Lucas Haskins Honored among Poets&Quants' Class of 2023 "MBAs to Watch"

Now in its 9th year, P&Q's list spotlights MBAs poised to make a big impact

Congratulations to Full-Time MBA Lucas Haskins, recognized by Poets&Quants among the nation's "MBAs to Watch" who have the potential to make a big difference in business and beyond. Check out his interview and profile.

Celebrating Our 2023 Student and Teacher Award Honorees
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Celebrating Our 2023 Student and Teacher Award Honorees

Recognition for outstanding achievements

Every year our community recognizes outstanding teachers, students and graduates who embrace the School’s core values of passionate and energetic leadership, and who demonstrate a commitment to team building and service.

MBA and Ph.D. Candidates Bring Healthcare Innovation to Market
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MBA and Ph.D. Candidates Bring Healthcare Innovation to Market

Big Bang! journey offers rich immersion in entrepreneurship

UC Davis MBA alumna Regina Hoang is now CEO of Storx Technologies, the 2022 Big Bang! Business Competition top prize winner. She reflects on the experience and how the company's transabdominal fetal pulse oximeter will transform labor and delivery.

Mika Shang Honored among Poets&Quants' 100 Best & Brightest MBAs
Mika Shang Honored by Poets & Quants
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Mika Shang Honored among Poets&Quants' 100 Best & Brightest MBAs

Now in its 9th year, P&Q's Best & Brightest celebrates MBA excellence

Congratulations to second-year Full-Time MBA Mika Shang, recognized among the business school movers and shakers who "rally their peers; the mentors who champion; the visionaries who awaken; and the volunteers who shoulder the heaviest burdens."

MSBA and MBA Students Dig Deep into Data from Z by HP
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MSBA and MBA Students Dig Deep into Data from Z by HP

How we organized UC Davis Aggie Hack: 5,000+ BigQuery jobs and Redshift queries in 48 hours

Student body president Sumanth Munnangi lifts the veil on the UC Davis Aggie Hack 2023, in which teams generated more than 5,000 BigQuery jobs and Redshift queries in 48 hours to develop marketing insights for Z by HP.

UC Davis Aggie Hack 2023 Puts Business Analytics to Work
Four MSBA students
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UC Davis Aggie Hack 2023 Puts Business Analytics to Work

How our team combined creativity, expertise and curiosity

A member of TechEmpowerHER, winner of the Analytics Excellence Award, MSBA student Vaaridhi Mathur shares how they learned something new every hour during the 48-hour hackathon to deliver marketing insights for Z by HP using data analytics and machine learning.

Jayce Smalley Earns National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Honor
Jayce Smalley NFF Award 2023
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Jayce Smalley Earns National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Honor

MBA grad and MPAc student recognized for performance, academic achievement and leadership

A leader in the classroom and on the field, UC Davis football student-athlete Jayce Smalley, a MBA alumnus and MPAc student, was named a 2022 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete by the Sacramento Valley Chapter.

Adobe Analytics Challenge: Sweat, Tears, Perseverance and Joy
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Adobe Analytics Challenge: Sweat, Tears, Perseverance and Joy

UC Davis MSBA team Guns n Roses bests 4,000+ worldwide to win $6,000 third prize

Competing alongside more than 4,000 teams worldwide in the prestigious Adobe Analytics Challenge 2022 is a clear highlight of my first few months as a student in the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics program.