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Diving into Big Data, Touring Uber and Networking with Alums—All Before Day 1
April Chen gets an early start on networking before her Master of Business Analytics program
With a week to myself in San Francisco, I leapt into the world of big data, toured Uber’s headquarters and spent time with alums.
I had just left my role as a senior financial systems analyst in a mid-sized technology consulting firm in Minneapolis
Protecting Energy Groups From Climate Lawsuits Is A Bad Idea
Financial Times op-ed by Professor Paul Griffin
Professor Paul Griffin co-authors an op-ed in the Financial Times based on his latest research about how well fossil fuel firms are informing investors.
Post-Truth Meat
Are policy makers trying to stop the future of food? Or are they simply asking the new ultra-hyped, venture-backed food companies to earn their seat at the table?
Are policy makers trying to stop the future of food? Or are they simply asking the new ultra-hyped, venture-backed food companies to earn their seat at the table?
Government policy has always played a role in innovation, sometimes impeding it and
What Our Scholars are Reading this Summer
14 recommendations from politics, economics, history and more
It's peak summer with the mercury toying with triple digits here on campus in Davis. Many are taking time to reboot and get ready for fall. We asked some of the brightest people we know—our faculty—what they've been reading during their time. It's
Raydiant Oximetry Raises $1 Million Seed Round
Raydiant Oximety, winner of the 2017 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition, has raised $1 million seed round of venture capital and secured $200K+ in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. The startup produces fetal pulse oximeter
UC Davis MBA Grad Pledges to Support Economic Growth in Liberia
Amazon manager dedicates education and network to supporting the rebuild of his homeland
Siah Gaye MBA 18 chose the Bay Area Part-Time MBA program for its reputation—and to stay close to his mother. The last time they were separated, he was just learning to walk, his country was at war, and his mother was hiding him from the men who
Did You Experience the Platform Economy Today?
Platform-enabled marketplaces, and other Internet-based goods and products with digital components and network effects are transforming the very idea of what a business is, how it creates value, and how it should be managed.
Platform-enabled
Did You Experience the Platform Economy Today?
Platform-enabled marketplaces, and other Internet-based goods and products with digital components and network effects are transforming the very idea of what a business is, how it creates value, and how it should be managed.
This qualitative shift
Practicum Perfect in Every Way
MSBA students take on a big data challenge with CBRE and McKesson
Working with the world’s largest real estate services firm, CBRE, and McKesson, Anil Jacob MSBA 18 and Yiqing Yang MSBA 18 and their team are applyinig Internet of Things sensors toward improving workspace efficiency.
A prime location in San
Marie Chaisson MBA 04
Director of Portfolio Management, PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Marie Chaisson earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington in speech communication after she realized it would take more than four years to graduate with a forestry degree, her first major. She stayed in Seattle, combining her
Conference Ignites a Passion for Business, One Startup at a Time
If you want to go far, you must go with others
The annual Ignite Conference brings together students, CEOs and business leaders—and attendees get to see concepts learned during class in action. Over the course of four days in March, I toured four amazing companies, listened to thought-provoking
Will Snyder Awarded for Excellence in Teaching
UC Davis Academic Federation honors MPAc executive director for his many contributions to students
The UC Davis Academic Federation has named MPAc's executive director for its Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching Award.
The UC Davis Academic Federation recently named Will Snyder as the recipient of its Excellence in Graduate and