School Blog
A Message from the Dean to the Community
Dean H. Rao Unnava addresses the unrest ignited by the violent death of George Floyd, and reaffirms our Principles of Community to reject discrimination and violence.
“We’re only physically distancing, not socially distancing.”
MSBA student leader Ana Parra Vera promotes fun, community building
While sheltered-in-place, MSBA student Ana Parra Vera collaborated on ways to build community, including a COVID-19 data competition and leading virtual Zoom-ba workouts.
Student Spotlight: Ana Parra Vera
Master of Science in Business Analytics
M.S. in Business Analytics student Ana Parra Vera shares her experience as a student leader in the San Francisco program, and her virtual “Zoom”ba for her classmates to keep fit.
UC Davis MBA Tips for Applicants
Our admissions team offers you more than 30 tips on your essays, recommendations, resume, test scores and interviewing to help you complete your online application. Apply now for fall admissions.
Design Thinking Helps Us Thrive in Virtual Relationships
How to collaborate virtually with one another through empathy
With digital work and social spaces virtualizing our experiences, MBA student Justin Owens, a design-thinking expert at IBM, says empathy becomes key to collaboration.
How Every Entrepreneur Wins in the Big Bang!
We’re proud to be one of 16 finalists
Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Teri Slack is co-founder of StarBio, one of 16 finalist teams in the 2020 Big Bang! Business Competition.
MSBA Alumna Liz Liu Tackles COVID-Age Job Market
Detailing strategies during the pandemic
Liu, now a data analyst at Amazon-Ring, pivoted quickly after Macy’s downsized, forcing her back into the job market in a difficult time.
What Action is Needed: Bold Decisions to Stop COVID-19
We urge decision-makers to take bold, decisive, and preventive action
As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket globally, Professor Hemant Bhargava and UC Davis colleagues recommend decisive action and support systems to put into place.
Students Team Up on Solutions in COVID-19 Challenge
MSBA and MBA students partner on creative analyses of pandemic data
Judged by data experts at Google and Affirm, MSBA and MBA students teamed up in a two-week challenge to find creative, actionable data-driven insights to the spread of COVID-19.
Resilient MBA: 5 Advantages MBAs Have Sailing Into The Crisis
For Forbes, Lecturer Suzy Taherian shares the five hidden advantages MBAs have that make them more resilient and better able to succeed in this uncertain job market.
5 Advanced Tips for Zoom Meetings
Getting you up to speed on videoconferencing during the quarantine
To get the most out of Zoom’s video conferencing app, go beyond the basic features with these tips and tricks from Full-Time MBA student Kalina Springer.
MBA Admissions COVID-19 Response
Deadline Extensions and GMAT Waivers Offered
Our MBA admissions process has been adjusted to accommodate you, wherever you are in the process in these unprecedented times.
MSBA and MBA Students Tackle Pandemic Data in COVID-19 Challenge
Coming together to analyze coronavirus global spread
MSBA and MBA students team up for two-week challenge to develop data-driven insights into the coronavirus pandemic.
MPAc Admissions COVID-19 Response
Deadline Extensions and Support Available
Our MPAc admissions process has been adjusted to accommodate you, wherever you are in the process in these unprecedented times.
Before Shelter-in-Place, Meeting Recruiters in San Francisco
Networking for MSBA and MBA students at 2020 Career Fair
Before social distancing meant business life via Zoom, my MSBA class converged with managers from Facebook, Google, YouTube, Salesforce, SoFi, Visa, etc.
Challenge Accepted: I Learned to Sew Masks for Medical Workers Fighting COVID-19
Everyone has time, talent and treasure to help their community
Sheltered-in-place at home, MBA alumna Abigayle Curtis is sewing masks for local healthcare workers in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
A Look Back: How Web Search Ads Emerged, Transformed Business
Professor Hemant Bhargava blogs about his landmark 2007 study on the early days of search advertising, recently honored with INFORMS’ Test of Time Paper Award.
MSBA Admissions COVID-19 Response
Deadline Extensions and Support Available
Our MSBA admissions process has been adjusted to accommodate you, wherever you are in the process in these unprecedented times.
Striving for Global Environmental Justice with Circular Green Citizenship
The planet isn’t just one thing. It’s everything.
Daniel Student MBA 20 named a top winner in the PwC/U21 Innovation Challenge for his roadmap toward an environmentally sensitive economy.
COVID-19 Outbreak: An Opportunity to Sharpen My Communications Skills
Winter course helps us identify biases and hone our presentations
“Especially today, it’s important . . . to recognize our predispositions and opinions, set those aside and base decisions on verified facts,” writes Anggie Claudia.