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Alums in Tech Offer New Students Peek into Industry Immersion
Panelists: Be curious, be kind and explore your interests
Alumni in high tech shared their experiences and advice with new students during a panel discussion as part of orientation.
Starting Early in the Summer Internship Hunt Pays Dividends
MBA thrives in AT&T’s Finance Leadership Development Program
Anchal Gupta MBA 19 secured an early internship with AT&T, ultimately presenting a strategic initiative to company executives.
Business Leaders: Ethics Starts from the Top
CEOs and executive consultants share insights with incoming classes
The School’s top donors gathered together for the first time to share real-world experiences about the value of ethics in business.
Studying the Impacts of Climate Change on Business—in Germany
A new summer program between UC Davis and Universität Hamburg immerses business students in science and policy
Huy Tran MBA 19 shares his experience and his passion for climate responsibility.
What is Climate Risk in Finance?
Professor Paul Griffin says the phrase is key to lawsuits pushing fossil fuel firms to disclose their carbon footprint
Professor Paul Griffin defines this special case of financial risk by three categories of uncertainty.
What Our Scholars are Reading this Summer
14 recommendations from politics, economics, history and more
We asked some of the brightest people we know—our faculty—what they’ve been reading on and off the beach this summer. It’s not light fare.
Silicon Valley Returns to its Food and Ag Roots
The Mixing Bowl’s Food IT summit showcases agtech solutions in farming, food quality, supply chain and consumer habits
Steven Stearns MBA 18 blogs about the melting pot of agtech innovations that were showcased at The Mixing Bowl’s FOOD IT conference in San Francisco that drew more than 300 attendees.
How a Business Teacher Inspired a Medical Doctor
Teamwork and building relationships go a long way in both fields
Teamwork skills and building relationships go a long way in healthcare, says Dr. Ron Fong MPH, MBA 17, honored as “Clinical Educator of the Year,” by his UC Davis medical residents.
Setting the Table: The Digital Full Stack of Food
The Mixing Bowl’s FOOD IT summit offered a full menu on agtech
From blockchain to bovine tech, Kohei Sato MBA 19 dishes up key takeaways from The Mixing Bowl’s Food IT conference on innovation and big data in food and ag.
UC Davis MBA Grad Pledges to Support Economic Growth in Liberia
Amazon manager dedicates education and network to supporting the rebuild of his homeland
After graduating, Siah Gaye MBA 18 will visit Monrovia, Liberia, for the first time since fleeing the civil war there 20 years ago.
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.
Microsoft, GitHub and the Irony
A pioneer of closed-source software, Microsoft embraces the leading platform for open source
Microsoft, with the world’s most popular PC operating system, has come full circle in acquiring the largest open-source code repository, writes Professor Andrew Hargadon.