Professor Tsai Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate/Professional Schools
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Professor Tsai Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate/Professional Schools

Source: Source: UC Davis Dateline

The UC Davis Academic Senate and Federation has honored top scholars campuswide, including Professor Chih-Ling Tsai for his excellence in teaching advanced statistics. His nomination letter, signed by 16 current and former students, talks about how

Expert Advice on Finding Cheap Car Insurance in California
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Expert Advice on Finding Cheap Car Insurance in California

Source: Source: MoneyGeek

Suzy Taherian comments on the risk profile and reinsurance options and cost of capital and investment strategies for insurance companies and what is the ripple effect on drivers and their access and cost for insurance.

Looking for an Added Edge? An MBA Empowers You as a Collaborative Leader
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Looking for an Added Edge? An MBA Empowers You as a Collaborative Leader

Source: Source: Sacramento Metro Edge

Designed for working professionals, the Sacramento Part-Time MBA program immerses you in a close-knit community that inspires achievement and challenges you as a collaborative leader.

5 Tips For Overcoming Business School Stress
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5 Tips For Overcoming Business School Stress

Source: Source: Poets & Quants

According to a survey by the American College Health Association, 66% of graduate and professional students experienced above-average stress—and that was before the coronavirus pandemic.

Embracing Corporate Diversity by Shattering the Glass Ceiling
Suni Harford, first female president of UBS Asset Management
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Embracing Corporate Diversity by Shattering the Glass Ceiling

Source: Source: World Finance

Research from professor Brad Barber, author of the study ‘Family, Values and Women in Finance,’ found that only 30 percent of recent finance majors were women, with fewer girls than boys pursuing maths, leading to a “math gender gap.”

Bitcoin Trust Launched Today Takes Aim At $37 Billion Grayscale
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Bitcoin Trust Launched Today Takes Aim At $37 Billion Grayscale

Source: Source: Forbes

2002 MBA alum Greg King, 46, is the controlling shareholder in Osprey Funds and manager of what is likely to become the second freely-traded, pure-play bitcoin fund in the U.S. 

Comstock's Magazine: Cannabis Dispensaries vs. Opioid Overdoses
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Comstock's Magazine: Cannabis Dispensaries vs. Opioid Overdoses

Source: Source: Comstock's Magazine

Professor Greta Hsu has published a study showing that, nationwide, counties that allow access to legal cannabis dispensaries can expect a significant decrease in opioid overdose deaths.

Students Invest After Gamestop Stock Surge
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Students Invest After Gamestop Stock Surge

Source: Source: The California Aggie

Following the recent Gamestop stock surge, professor Brad Barber says mostly-amateur retail investors used Reddit as a forum to coordinate their attacks on short-sellers and students flocked to easy-to-use brokerage apps, like Robinhood, to take

West Sac's Origin Materials Going Public in $925 Million SPAC Merger
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West Sac's Origin Materials Going Public in $925 Million SPAC Merger

Source: Source: Sacramento Business Journal

UC Davis alum John Bissell’s eco-friendly bioplastics firm, which transformed through the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will go public in a nearly $1 billion deal with SPAC Artius Acquisition Inc.

2021 Travelers Auto Insurance Review
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2021 Travelers Auto Insurance Review

Source: Source: Wallet Hub

In a review of Traveler's Auto Insurance, Associate Professor Ashwin Aravindakshan details the average insurance consumer decision-making process from assessing customer reviews to finding deals. 

Wrightspeed to Participate in Stifel Virtual Transportation and Logistics Conference
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Wrightspeed to Participate in Stifel Virtual Transportation and Logistics Conference

Source: Source: Businesswire

At this year's Stifel’s Virtual Transportation & Logistics Conference, GSM Lecturer and Wrightspeed CFO Suzy Taherian says we are witnessing a once-in-a-generation transformation, noting a five-fold increase in electric vehicle use this decade. 

A New Reason Investors Shouldn’t Try to Time the Stock Market
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A New Reason Investors Shouldn’t Try to Time the Stock Market

A New Reason Investors Shouldn’t Try to Time the Stock Market

Source: Wall St. Journal

How big have these platforms become? Professor Brad Barber and colleagues conclude that activity on Robinhood now accounts for roughly one-third of all retail trading volume in the stocks that are most popular among Robinhood users.

New Children's Book, Behind the Mask of COVID-19 for Kids, Now Available
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New Children's Book, Behind the Mask of COVID-19 for Kids, Now Available

Source: Source: EINPresswire

MBA alumna Aimee Carroll presents her debut children's book, Behind the Mask of COVID-19 for Kids. This illustrated children’s book provides a simple and easy-to-understand explanation of the virus and the pandemic.

The Deep Divide: How Can America Heal?
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The Deep Divide: How Can America Heal?

Source: Source: CBS13

With deep political division across the country, Professor Kimberly Elsbach explains to CBS13 why many people choose to identify with smaller, like-minded groups. "We have a human need for distinctiveness," she says and notes that regional leaders

Robinhood Faces Legal Action Over 'Gamification' of Investing
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Robinhood Faces Legal Action Over 'Gamification' of Investing

Source: Source: The Financial Times

Following news of recent legal action in Massachusetts, professor Brad Barber tells the Financial Times how the popular investment app, Robinhood blurs the boundaries between an easy-to-use customer interface and gamification. “Half of Robinhood

What Continuing Effect is Brokerage Robinhood Having on Stock Market?
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What Continuing Effect is Brokerage Robinhood Having on Stock Market?

Source: By Karen Nikos-Rose, UC Davis News and Media Relations

New research from Professor Brad Barber notes half of Robinhood users are first-time investors. And they tend to be drawn to “attention-grabbing” stocks in the news.

Folsom Mask Makers Keep on Sewing as Pandemic Continues
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Folsom Mask Makers Keep on Sewing as Pandemic Continues

Source: Source: Gold Country Media

Dignity Health Director of Nursing and MBA student Paige Greaves bumps elbows with local boys scouts, Liam, Ryan and Myra Harris—all children of Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Matt Harris—after they delivered masks to the hospital.

UC Hastings Mixed-Use Complex to be an Innovation Hub
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UC Hastings Mixed-Use Complex to be an Innovation Hub

Source: Source: GlobeSt.com

Law students at UC Hastings, medical students from UC San Francisco and Master of Science in Business Analytics students from UC Davis will be able to share space and foster common study ground in a new $282 million mixed-use complex.