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Meet the Professors Who Will Inspire Your Business School Journey
Watch the "We Are GSM" video series
Meet the UC Davis Graduate School of Management faculty who are redefining how we understand work, decision-making and organizational behavior—and discover how their research shapes real-world impact. Watch "We Are GSM"

UC Davis Dismisses the Cowtown Rumors
Poets&Quants talk business school myths and misconceptions
Minhua Zhu, a 2025 Poets & Quants MBA to Watch, dispels the myth that it’s just cows and turkeys at UC Davis, highlighting the advantages of a top-five public research university known for its interdisciplinary collaboration that drives innovation.

Turning Data into Decisions that Protect Minds and Lives
Bridging machine learning and management science to improve health care outcomes
From Labs to Lives: Assistant Professor Sebastian Calonico's federal funded research focuses on dementia prevention, using large-scale patient dataset to reveal how treatments such as statins and blood pressure control can improve public health and policy decisions.

Salesforce Dreamforce was the Stage—UC Davis MBA Was the Training Ground
Storytelling defines today’s successful tech leader
Presenting at Salesforce Dreamforce, Bay Area Part-Time MBA student and Workday technology leader Rushikesh Choudhury realized his MBA went far beyond strategy—it gave him the language to explain why technology matters.

CA Drivers Rushed to Buy EVs Before Feds’ Tax Rebate Ended, Setting Sales Record
Professor David Bunch noted that EV sales had stayed around 25% of new cars in 2023-2024, then hit a record 29% in the third quarter this year. Without the rebate deadline, he said, EV sales likely would have declined slightly for the first time.

Blazing My Trail: Empowering Leaders as a Salesforce MBA Intern
Applying my MBA to promote global leaders and enhance workload alignment
Full-Time MBA student Olga Novoa Cipriani didn’t just intern at Salesforce. She built a fully-funded graduate program for global leaders in just eight weeks.

The Internship That Showed Me the Future of Analytics
From A/B testing to AI tools at Interview Query
Recent MSBA graduate Vatsal Nanawati applied his skills at a startup, Interview Query, designing A/B testing frameworks, building generative AI tools and creating analytics pipelines that delivered immediate business impact.

Dean H. Rao Unnava: Fall 2025 Big 3 Video
Part-Time MBA and MM programs move to Aggie Square, Distinguished Professor Bhargava named associate dean, MSBA tops ROI globally
Dean Unnava’s latest Big 3 video highlights our Sacramento Part-Time MBA/MM classes moving to the Aggie Square innovation hub, Professor Hemant Bhargava’s thought leadership in AI economics and QS ranking our MSBA No. 1 globally for ROI.

One Degree, Four Options: Your UC Davis Master of Management Journey
Full-Time at Davis, Online or Part-Time in Sacramento or Bay Area
One degree, four options. Our Master of Management programs allow you to choose the format that fits your lifestyle while earning the same rigorous, respected degree that prepares you for business leadership.

Three Daily Cognitive Biases
MSBA Academic Director Carrie Beam: "We never come to a decision in our life frame-free."
In this podcast episode, MSBA Academic Director Carrie Beam shares insights on decision science, analytics and preparing future leaders to challenge assumptions, ask tough questions and drive inclusive innovation.

Charging $100,000 for H-1B Visas Will Cost the U.S. Uncountable Wealth
Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava and USC Professor D. Daniel Sokol argue that the policy "will hurt U.S. growth and innovation, at a time when the global arms race for AI creates a vital need for the sharpest human talent and innovators."

UC Davis MPAc Redefines Graduate School with Career Prep, Community Building—and Fun
Orientation mixes workshops, interviews and bonding with classmates
MPAc Orientation is more than professional prep. From networking with recruiters to bonding over pizza and drinks, student Chris Ngan found confidence, a welcoming community and proof that graduate school can be both challenging and fun.