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MSBA Ranked No. 4 Globally for Value for Money
QS World University Rankings estimate 10-year ROI of nearly $1 million

Oct 28, 2020

QS World University Rankings: Master of Science in Business Analytics program among top 5 worldwide with 10-year return on investment of nearly $1 million.

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Cell Phone Savings Calculator, Best Plans for iPhone Users

Oct 26, 2020 Hemant Bhargava WalletHub

With the iPhone 12 unveiling, Professor Hemant Bhargava discusses the impact of Apple’s new “iPhone every year” plan, and the range of plan contracts and coverages.

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Loss of Professor Emeritus Richard Dorf
Virtual service on November 8 for academic leader, innovator, philanthropist

Oct 26, 2020

During his distinguished academic career, Professor Richard Dorf was a prolific author, generous philanthropist and a leading expert in entrepreneurship and innovation.

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De-Risking Your Portfolio Without Giving Up on Strong Returns

Oct 23, 2020 Brad M. Barber Seeking Alpha

Professor Brad Barber details underperformance of individual investors and how they can fall victim to what J.D. Gardner termed, ‘behavior gap in investing.’

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Five Things You Need to be a Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times

Oct 23, 2020 Cyrus Aram Authority Magazine

UC Davis Graduate School of Management Lecturer Cyrus Aram shares his story, his lessons, his mentor and more in this Q&A with Authority Magazine’s Charlie Katz.

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Crying at Work Can Be Even Worse Now, Thanks, Zoom

Oct 21, 2020 Kimberly D. Elsbach Huffington Post

In smaller video meetings where everyone is expected to show their face, “everybody is sort of equally visible,” says Professor Kimberly Elsbach who studies crying at work.

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Navigating the business waters in the pandemic

A New Breed of Business Leaders Emerge from Pandemic
“COVID-19 has become our deepest learning and adaptive challenge”

Oct 20, 2020 Rubia van Roodselaar By Rubia Dalbosco van Roodselaar, Bay Area Part-Time MBA student

“As students and working professionals, we’re at the forefront of this jarring transition,” says Bay Area MBA student Rubia van Roodselaar.

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Collaborating Over a Virtual Water Cooler
Creating space for mutual career support and creativity

Oct 13, 2020 Patrick Rosenberg MBA 20 By Patrick Rosenberg MBA 20

Working remotely means no more “water cooler chats,” but MBA alum Patrick Rosenberg shares how he and friends stay connected.

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Accounting Pivot: “There’s Always Time to Change the Road You’re On.”
Catapulting my accounting career

Oct 9, 2020 Jared Slesnick MPAc 15 By Jared Slesnick MPAc 15

MPAc alum Jared Slesnick recounts his “wild ride” career journey from a small business to BDO to Atlassian.

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Virtual Handshakes with Accounting Firms Lead to Careers
Many MPAc students secure positions by Thanksgiving break

Oct 1, 2020 Alex Minnis By Alex Minnis, MPAc Associate Director

Master of Professional Accountancy students connected virtually at our “Meet the Firms” event, as recruiters seek top talent.

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Handicapping Bonus Pay for Managers

Sep 30, 2020 Shannon W. Anderson

One size does not fit all: Professor Shannon Anderson’s latest research shows how subjective ratings can help motivate middle managers.

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2020 EMERGE Summit Elevates Young Professionals
Sacramento Metro EDGE’s virtual conference encourages bravery in community service, relationships and building the future of Sacramento

Sep 29, 2020 Chelsea Garner By Chelsea Garner, MBA Enrollment Counselor

Recapping EMERGE, Chelsea Garner says: “I learned to speak out, speak up, embrace vulnerability, exercise my voice and not be afraid of failure.”

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Evaluating New Tech? You’re More Biased Than You May Realize

Sep 25, 2020 Kimberly D. Elsbach MIT Sloan Management Review

Let the best tech win! Professor Kim Elsbach says leaders’ unconscious ideas about new tech can lead to poor investment decisions.

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Virtual Escape Room: “It is up to your team to save the world!”
Destination Davis: Getting to know my new Full-Time MBA cohort

Sep 24, 2020 Aihe Chen MBA 22 By Aihe Chen MBA 22

New Full-Time MBA Aihe Chen says virtual orientation opened up innovative ways to collaborate and bond with her classmates.

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Why Day Trading Is Not a Wise Income Strategy for the Unemployed

Sep 22, 2020 Brad M. Barber Market Realist

Day trading has been a point of contention for years. Professor Brad Barber of UC Davis finished up a 14-year day trading study in 2010, and concluding that a mere one percent of people within the study profited from their efforts.

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Alumni Spotlight: Bryan Shepherd MBA 11
Division Controller, Agilent Technologies

Sep 18, 2020

“Being a collaborative leader starts with being respectful, polite and actively listening to your team and those around you.”

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Podcast: Three Ways to Unlock Your Resilient Mindset
MBA alum and cognitive behavioral coach Casey Field explores stress, uncertainty

Sep 14, 2020 Casey Field MBA 16 By Casey Field MBA 16

2020 has been a year of hurt, fear and uncertainty. In a blog and podcast MBA alum Casey Field explains how to develop a resilient mindset.

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Changing the Narrative—and Equation: More Women Leading
Forté MBALaunch and MBA Forums for Women led to UC Davis MBA Program

Sep 11, 2020 Nataly Diaz By Nataly Diaz, Sacramento Part-Time MBA Student

Sacramento MBA student Nataly Diaz blogs about her experience in the Forté MBALaunch Program, which paved her way to UC Davis.

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UC Davis MBA + Metro EDGE Accelerated My Career
EDGErs: Capital Region’s young, diverse movers and shakers

Sep 9, 2020 Andrea Ellinghouse MBA 20 By Andrea Ellinghouse MBA 20, Executive Director, Sacramento Metro Chamber Foundation

Double Aggie and Sacramento MBA grad Andrea Ellinghouse shares how the upcoming Emerge Summit can be a career game-changer.

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“You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”
LGBTQ+ Women’s Tech Summit unlocks first true sense of belonging

Sep 8, 2020 Muttika Chaturabul By Muttika Chaturabul, Bay Area Part-Time MBA student

Making a career pivot to tech, Bay Area Part-Time MBA student Muttika Chaturabul found support, community and purpose at the Lesbians Who Tech Summit.

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$1 Mil. NSF Grant Funds Partnerships with Hispanic Serving Institutions

Sep 8, 2020

First federally funded HSI grant to UC Davis for research and teaching STEM, and a step toward HSI designation.

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Intel Insider: Virtual Presentation Skills are the New High Priority
Top tips from my MBA internship experience at Intel

Sep 1, 2020 Kalina Springer MBA 21 By Kalina Springer MBA 21

Presenting on Zoom, Skype or Teams means a new, well-rehearsed approach. You just can’t “wing it,” as MBA student Kalina Springer found in her Intel internship.

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Words of Wisdom: Dean Unnava interviewed by Metro EDGE

Aug 18, 2020 H. Rao Unnava

Tune in to Sacramento Metro EDGE’s two-part WOW interview with Dean H. Rao Unnava who shares career advice, wisdom from his mentors and more.

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UC Davis Researchers, Students Plan to Turn Mysis Shrimp into Dog Treats in Fight to Save Tahoe’s Clarity

Aug 17, 2020 Sierra Sun

Recent MBA alumnus Yuan Cheng shares how he’s working with UC Davis researchers to create high-end dog treats out of Mysis shrimp to help solve a growing clarity problem at Lake Tahoe.

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