UC Davis has partnered with The March Group to further support startups that tackle challenges in human, animal and planetary health. GSM Senior Scholar Harold Schmitz is founding partner of The March Group.

It's tax season, and Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava warns in a commentary for Fox News that AI can explain tax rules, but relying on AI to file returns could lead to costly errors.

Featured in Comstock's Magazine Women in Leadership issue, UC Davis MBA alumna Ashlee Cervantes Thomas is redefining private security through tech innovation, leadership and mentorship.

Forbes cites research co-authored by Professor Greta Hsu that finds GPA better predicts college success than test scores, with implications for equity and diversity in admissions.

Lecturer and alumna Vanessa Errecarte MBA 14 introduces the TRUTH framework, showing how distinct insights help professionals stand out in AI-driven search while building credibility, trust and a service-first personal brand.

A pioneering national network of angel investors championing critical breakthroughs in food and health, including several Graduate School of Management-connected leaders, will empower and support startups with early stage capital.

AI is changing how employers screen candidates, often before a human reviews applications. In a CBS New York interview, UC Davis alumna and lecturer Vanessa Errecarte shares how job seekers can stand out.

Professor Olivier Rubel’s research explains how pricing cautiously under uncertainty can reduce manufacturer-retailer markup conflicts, turning incomplete market data into a competitive advantage.

Sustainable investing promises financial returns, moral alignment and real-world impact—but can one fund deliver all three? Professor Ayako Yasuda reveals why conflating these goals creates confusion and limits genuine change.

Associate Dean and Professor Joe Chen was recognized at UC Davis’ Principles of Community 35th anniversary celebration, reflecting his commitment to an inclusive, collaborative campus environment.

In the eighth public lecture of this series in December 2025, Professor Ayako Yasuda synthesizes recent academic research on the heterogeneity of investor motivations in sustainable investing and their implications for capital allocation, fund

Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava says the probability of payouts has gone up, modern car parts are more expensive and insurers have been using better data analytics methods to separate out high-risk drivers.


 

Associate Professor Mike Palazzolo and fellow marketing researchers found that fatal school shootings leave emotional and economic scars, with local spending dropping as people avoid restaurants and public spaces after a tragedy.

Associate Professor Mike Palazzolo and his co-author of their award-winning article “Frugality is Hard to Afford” explain the "poverty penalty" and how financial constraints make saving money a challenge for lower-income households.

CDT’s AI Community hosted Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava, who told state workers that despite AI's power, it still makes mistakes. “Using AI well requires oversight and, because oversight is expensive, we have to apply it strategically."

Associate Professor of Marketing Mike Palazzolo explains why Costco’s $1.50 hot dog-and-soda combo has defied inflation for 40 years, noting, “When setting prices, profit isn’t everything—it’s about brand loyalty.”

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.