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Celebrating Our 2025 Student, Alumni and Teacher Award Honorees
Recognition for outstanding achievements
Every year our community recognizes outstanding teachers, students and graduates who embrace the School’s core values of passionate and energetic leadership, and who demonstrate a commitment to team building and service.
Meet Our 2025 Commencement Student Speakers
Graduates reflect on growth, challenge and what comes next
Three graduates from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management will take the stage this Commencement Day to share their inspirations, experiences, and journeys with their fellow graduates, families, and friends.
We Built an AI to Outsmart Disasters — And It Actually Worked
Engineering the future of emergency response in 48 hours
UC Davis MSBA students April Yang, Wenjun Song, and Stephanie Liu won Aggie Hacks 2025 by transforming data into disaster response solutions—showing how analytics can save lives. See how caffeine, code, and collaboration led to a life-saving prototype.
Our Winning Strategy for a Data Ecosystem for California
MSBA students Angel Mary Oviya and Katrin Maliatski led their all-female team to victory in the Gartner Case Competition by developing an innovative hybrid data ecosystem for the California Department of Public Health.
Big 3 with Dean H. Rao Unnava: April 2025
Mike and Renée Child Honored | Top 5 Military Friendly School | Students Build AI Tools to Save Cities
Dean H. Rao Unnava’s April 2025 Big 3 features Mike and Renée Child awarded UC Davis Medal, our top 5 Military Friendly Graduate School rankings, and our MSBA and MBA students building AI tools to save "smart cities" during their two-day hackathon.
MSBA Students Build AI Tools to Save Cities in Hackathon
Virtual 48-hour Aggie Hacks pushes students’ skills to the limit
Their hackathon challenge was daunting: Build a next-generation AI-Powered Crisis Intelligence System that becomes the thinking brain of a smart city during a multi-disaster scenario.
What Does an AI Engineer Do?
MSBA alumnus Kshitiz Parashar shares insights on compelling, impactful AI career path
MSBA student Katrin Maliatski shares insights from alum and AI engineer Kshitiz Parashar in this must-read for aspiring AI engineers! Learn how the UC Davis equips you with skills like Python, machine learning, and RAG expertise for today's high-demand AI roles.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Recognized as Top 5 Military Friendly® School
Four consecutive years honored for supporting military students and families
Reflecting a commitment to students and alumni in the U.S. military, the UC Davis GSM is ranked No. 4 among graduate schools for students and No. 5 for spouses, and the only University of California graduate school among the top 10 in Military Friendly's latest survey.
Explore Innovative MSBA Practicum Projects
Videos spotlight projects in healthcare, marketing, AI-powered customer insights
Watch videos for a deep dive into the innovative practicum projects that teams of Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) students have developed solutions for partner companies and organizations. Learn more about how your organization can benefit from partnering with us.
Big 3 with Dean H. Rao Unnava: March 2025
ASQ Names Beth Bechky Editor | AI Top of Mind at Dean's Conference | 100% Placement for Accounting Graduates
Dean H. Rao Unnava’s March 2025 Big 3 featuring Professor Bechky named editor of top journal ASQ, business deans discuss AI's impact at conference, and MPAc program achieves 100% job placement for third consecutive year. View video.
From Samsung to Bloomberg: The Power of an MSBA Degree
How a YouTube video changed my career
One unexpected YouTube video, six years at Samsung, and a leap of faith, Ji Hyun Kim shares how, as an international student, the MSBA program propelled her into a dream data career at Bloomberg in New York City.
Our Strategy to Make AWS the Leader in the Hybrid Cloud Market
A global stage for innovation
MSBA student Kyle Ayisi breaks down his team’s second-place finish at the Case Competition World Cup and how the UC Davis MSBA program fosters hands-on learning and networking with industry leaders.