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Finance to Accounting: How the Pandemic Made Me Pivot
UC Davis MPAc program led to a job offer from PwC
MPAc Fatehbir Singh explains how the pandemic caused him to pivot into accounting to seek a career with job security. After leaving his comfort zone, Fatehbir now has a job offer from PwC after graduation.

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Tips and advice from our admissions expert
We’re open for business and ready to show you the classrooms, amenities and hidden gems at our UC Davis Sacramento MBA campus. Learn more and sign up.

Nonprofits and the Paycheck Protection Program
How financial obligations influenced nonprofit loan participation
The U.S. Government extended 12 million loans worth $800 billion to help small business during the pandemic. Assistant Professor Paul Wong examines why some nonprofits didn’t bite.

How Walmart Puts AI and Machine Learning into Play
Our cohorts’ takeaways from top retail/tech AI expert
AI has revolutionized the world’s largest retailer. MSBA student Rishika Chaudry recaps an exclusive meet up with Walmart’s senior director of data and machine learning center of excellence.


Our Big 3 with Dean H. Rao Unnava: May 2023
2023 Outstanding Alumnus Award, Big Bang! Business Competition Winners, Advanced Collaborative Leadership Retreat
UC Davis MBA graduate Michael Hurlston honored with the 2023 Outstanding Alumnus Award by the UC Davis Cal Aggie Alumni Association, final awards of the Big Bang! Business Competition with two UC Davis MBA students on the first place team, and our annual Advanced Collaborative Leadership Program retreat in Monterey, CA.

netWORKed Podcast: Episode 1
A Conversation with Dean H. Rao Unnava
In our first episode, host Chris Marshall sits down with Dean H. Rao Unnava to discuss the future of graduate programs including: expanding alumni networks with in-person and online resources, introducing stackable certificates as a new method to achieve a MBA, and partnering with companies to offer niche certifications to further career development.

MBA and Ph.D. Candidates Bring Healthcare Innovation to Market
Big Bang! journey offers rich immersion in entrepreneurship
UC Davis MBA alumna Regina Hoang is now CEO of Storx Technologies, the 2022 Big Bang! Business Competition top prize winner. She reflects on the experience and how the company's transabdominal fetal pulse oximeter will transform labor and delivery.

Revolutionizing Education: SchedGo's Triumph in UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition
Our AI technology helps college students plan their degrees and class schedules
Full-Time MBA student Akshaj Aravind Raghavi, CFO of SchedGo, shares his team’s journey building a network, gaining feedback and winning $30K in the 23rd annual UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition.

My Journey as a Queer Asian-American and Advocate for Women in Leadership
Celebrating diversity: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month & Pride Month
Celebrating Pride Month and Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Angeline Cayabyab shares her story and leadership advocacy.

Life as a TA Taught Me How to be a Better Auditor
MPAc program offers skill-building teaching assistantships
MPAc student Shiwei Zhang lists the multiple skills he developed while working with other UC Davis students as a teacher assistant.

How My MBA Alumni Mentor Sparked My Career in Energy
Next up: Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion
Sacramento MBA Ansel Lundberg credits our Alumni Mentor Collective program and career services to move out of his comfort zone and push his career forward by landing a new opportunity in the energy industry.

My Q&A with Professor Jörn Boehnke, Inspiring the Art of Data Analytics
“You'll have the skills to turn raw data into solid gold.”
MSBA student catches Srishti Agarwal sits down with Professor Jörn Boehnke who shares his insights after dedicating 20 years of experience in data analysis.