Livestream Retailers: Why Hosts Should Sell with a Poker Face
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Livestream Retailers: Why Hosts Should Sell with a Poker Face

Source: Source: American Marketing Association

Professor Prasad Naik and researchers from University of Tennessee published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that investigates the sales impact of emotional expressions by the hosts of livestream retailing. 

Why Your Onboarding Process Needs to Adapt to a Hybrid Workforce
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Why Your Onboarding Process Needs to Adapt to a Hybrid Workforce

Source: Source: Enboarder

A study conducted by Professor Kim Elsbach showed that maintaining work relationships is a huge challenge for remote workers, and people who feel connected with their managers (even if it’s through video calls and chats) are more likely to get

Jonathan Pan Named to Poets&Quants' MBAs to Watch List
Jonathan Pan named to Poets&Quants' MBAs to Watch List
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Jonathan Pan Named to Poets&Quants' MBAs to Watch List

Source: Source: Poets & Quants

With a background in neurobiology and a love for food, Full-Time MBA student Jonathan Pan was recently recognized among Poets&Quants' MBAs to Watch: Class of 2021.

Breathing Easier with Big Bang! Business Competition Winner
Big Bang! Business Competition winner Ben Wang
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Breathing Easier with Big Bang! Business Competition Winner

Source: Source: UC Davis Magazine

2014 Big Bang! Business Competition winner Ben Wang has helped limit the spread of ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia and credits UC Davis for the foundation of his start-up NeVap, which stands for Never Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.

President of CFO Leadership Council Interviews Lecturer Suzy Taherian
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President of CFO Leadership Council Interviews Lecturer Suzy Taherian

Source: Source: LinkedIn

Lecturer Suzy Taherian is interviewed by Jack McCullough, president of CFO leadership council, on LinkedIn Live as they look back on Taherian's predictions about the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and the future of finance.

MBA-Led Start-Up Earns $10K at 21st Annual Big Bang! Business Competition
Big Bang Business Competition Winner INN>CHRG
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MBA-Led Start-Up Earns $10K at 21st Annual Big Bang! Business Competition

An Airbnb for EV drivers

Source: Source: UC Davis Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Led by Founder and CEO Angel Daniel Melchor and Chief Business Officer Meredith Roberts, a pair of UC Davis MBA students, local start-up INN>CHRG won the $10K Energy + Sustainability Award as part of the Big Bang! Business Competition.

The Power of Empathy
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The Power of Empathy

Source: Source: Comstock's Magazine

"Empathy tends to transform your understanding of the problem," says professor Andy Hargadon as he joins alum Mac Clemmens to discuss the power of empathy in the business world.

UC Davis in Top Tier of CEO Magazine's 2021 Global MBA Rankings
CEO Magazine MBA Rankings 2021
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UC Davis in Top Tier of CEO Magazine's 2021 Global MBA Rankings

Source: Source: CEO Magazine

CEO Magazine’s global business school ranking first launched in 2008. The UC Davis Full-Time MBA again is in the Global Top Tier. With faculty quality weighted heavily at 35%, it reaffirms The Economist’s No. 2 global ranking of our faculty.

47 Best Public B-Schools for a Full-Time MBA
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47 Best Public B-Schools for a Full-Time MBA

UC Davis Full-Time MBA ranked in top 30 at public universities

Source: Source: U.S. News and World Report

Attending a top-ranked public business school as an in-state student is one way to save on costs. The UC Davis Full-Time MBA is ranked 28th among U.S. News & World Report’s top programs at public universities.

College Honors 2021 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Recipients
Mike and Renee Child
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College Honors 2021 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Recipients

Source: Source: UC Davis College of Engineering

Mike Child B.S. 76, a benefactor of the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, has been recognized as a distinguished alumnus by the College of Engineering for his professional and personal achievements.

Adapting Higher Education for the Lifelong Learner
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Adapting Higher Education for the Lifelong Learner

Source: Source: Fortune Magazine

Dean H. Rao Unnava talks with Andrew Hermalyn, president of global partnerships at 2U, Inc., about four major factors changing the landscape at universities and how life-long education has become more adaptive and flexible over time.

Trading Stock Tips on TikTok, Newbies are Deeply Invested in Learning
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Trading Stock Tips on TikTok, Newbies are Deeply Invested in Learning

Source: Source: New York Times

Professor Brad Barber says the surge of new investors during the pandemic is typical for a bull market as the expanding social media universe allows popular trading ideas to be quickly amplified—a recipe for more volatility. 

New Rapid COVID-19 Test the Result of Partnership with Maurice Gallagher
Maurice Gallagher and Allison Brashear at UC Davis Health
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New Rapid COVID-19 Test the Result of Partnership with Maurice Gallagher

Source: Source: UC Davis Health

UC Davis and alumnus Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, partner on first COVID-19 test involving mass spectrometry, robotics and machine learning. The Gallaghers' major gift in 2007 named Gallagher Hall, our campus home.

Historic Pandemics Data Provide Warning for Owners of Capital
The world during a pandemic
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Historic Pandemics Data Provide Warning for Owners of Capital

Source: Source: Financial Times

A working paper from Professor Alan Taylor studies the historical record of post-pandemic economies and describes a natural slide in interest rates, meaning younger working people will increase their share of income relative to retirees.

Central Banks Should Not Target House Prices | Opinion
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Central Banks Should Not Target House Prices | Opinion

Source: Source: Financial Times

Professor Alan Taylor and his fellow economists studied house prices and interest rates across 14 countries and found that a one percent rise in interest rates reduces the ratio of house prices to incomes by about four percent.