How a UC Davis MSBA team uncovered financial risk and took first place at Aggie Hacks 2026
When MSBA students Shruthi Khurana, Vedika Shetty and Priyanka Nayyar turned messy nonprofit data into a winning strategy at Aggie Hacks 2026, combining analytics, storytelling and teamwork under real-world pressure.
Prestigious German honor recognizes internationally leading scholars for their lifetime achievements
Conferred by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Professor Naik's award is among Germany’s most distinguished academic honors. Established in 1972, it is granted to no more than 100 researchers worldwide each year across all fields, and Naik is the first GSM professor so honored.
Award for leadership recognizes his enduring humanity
During his decade of leadership, Unnava has transformed UC Davis from a quietly ambitious regional business school into a nationally distinctive player that punches far above its weight in innovation, inclusion, and impact.
“At UC Davis, AI isn’t just theory—it’s integrated into coursework, which sharpened my problem-solving and prepared me to make smarter, data-driven business decisions," says Minhua Zhu, named one of Poets&Quants' 2025 MBAs To Watch.
Finding my ROI through flexibility, community and purpose
You, too, can do it! Juggling fatherhood, work and school, Sacramento Part-Time MBA grad Anirudh Arora found support, purpose and leadership through real-world projects and the tight-knit community.
"I chose the UC Davis Online MBA because it offered the academic rigor of a top-tier program with the flexibility to balance full-time work in aerospace operations," says Daniel Martinez, named one of Poets&Quants' 2025 Best & Brightest Online MBAs.
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.
Engineering the future of emergency response in 48 hours
UC Davis MSBA students April Yang, Wenjun Song, and Stephanie Liu won Aggie Hacks 2025 by transforming data into disaster response solutions—showing how analytics can save lives. See how caffeine, code, and collaboration led to a life-saving prototype.
MSBA students Angel Mary Oviya and Katrin Maliatski led their all-female team to victory in the Gartner Case Competition by developing an innovative hybrid data ecosystem for the California Department of Public Health.
Full-Time MBA Jack Schaufler has been recognized among Poets&Quants' 2025 Best & Brightest MBAs. Now in its 11th year, the Best & Brightest honors the top full-time MBA graduates at elite business schools across the globe.
Virtual 48-hour Aggie Hacks pushes students’ skills to the limit
Their hackathon challenge was daunting: Build a next-generation AI-Powered Crisis Intelligence System that becomes the thinking brain of a smart city during a multi-disaster scenario.
A global stage for innovation
MSBA student Kyle Ayisi breaks down his team’s second-place finish at the Case Competition World Cup and how the UC Davis MSBA program fosters hands-on learning and networking with industry leaders.
Watch video: In a conversation with John A. Byrne, H. Rao Unnava, Dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Poets&Quants 2024 Dean Of The Year, reflects on the impactful innovations at UC Davis during his tenure
Award recognizes outstanding research in information systems
Assistant Professor Helen Zeng has been honored with the best 2024 Ph.D. dissertation award from the INFORMS Information Systems Society for her paper on child sexual abuse materials and human trafficking (especially the trafficking of minors) on digital platforms.
Listen to Poets&Quants’ CEO and founder John Byrne interview Dean H. Rao Unnuva of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management on the future of business education. Poets&Quants recently honored Unnava their “Dean of the Year.”
Selfless. Humble. Generous. Kind. Those are words commonly used to describe the dean who has led an innovation revolution at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Poets&Quants recognizes Unnava with its 14th annual global honor.
MSBA becomes my pipeline to mastering analytics
MSBA alumna Yuna Kim highlights her transformation through the hands-on practicum project for a leading healthcare provider and taking second place in the Aggie Hackathon.
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.
Distinguished Professor Bhargava to receive alma mater's coveted award
A 1996 alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Bhargava is an academic leader in decision analytics and economics of platform-driven markets. He co-founded the UC Davis MSBA program and served as associate dean at the Graduate School of Management.
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.