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From Pantries to Professions: Alumni Couple Give $8M for Holistic Student Support
Alumni Michael and Joelle Hurlston endow deanship at Graduate School of Management
Joelle and Michael Hurlston want all students at the University of California, Davis, to have every opportunity for a successful future. The alumni and longtime donors are giving $8 million to support Aggies' basic needs, career development, innovation opportunities and graduate school experiences.
It's Complicated . . . Sacramento's Economic Outlook
Comstock's
Business experts express optimism and concern over the Capital Region’s 2022 economic outlook. The Metro Chamber partnered with UC Davis Graduate School of Management MBA students to identify which of Sacramento’s attributes mattered to employees.
Startup of the Month: INN>CHRG
Online MBA alumnus and Big Bang Business Competition winner featured
Online MBA alumnus Angel Melchor's new venture INN>CHG recently won our Big Bang! Business Competition as the Yolo County-based startup builds an Airbnb-like service to eliminate range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers.
Show Me the Money
“Even though it’s called the VC market, more and more of that money is not from VC investors,” says Ayako Yasuda, professor of finance at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Research Fellow of the Private Equity Research Consortium. “That
Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies
Prof. Paul Griffin calls for a borderless mandate for company climate risk discourse in an article in the journal Nature Energy—a move in line with recommended actions from the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
It's Not Only the Pandemic That's Making Labor Scarce
Lecturer Suzy Taherian says despite a low national unemployment rate of 4.8%, there's a labor shortage in California involving both low-skilled and high-skilled workers due to numerous factors, such as childcare, more people working for themselves
Aggies Abroad: MSBA Student Navigating New Cities
MSBA student Susannah Schulze shares what it was like to participate in the UC Davis Summer Abroad UK Perspectives in Global Management program and travel to Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Dark Side of Startups: When "Fake It Till You Make It" Goes Wrong
Professor Don Palmer explains how financial and performance pressures on startup leaders—like Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes—can make them susceptible to misconduct, until their "fake it till you make it" mantra goes wrong.
UC Davis MBA among Top 12 in U.S. with Highest Return for Grads Earning $100,000-Plus
MBA grads from top business schools who have at least a 160% average return, U.S. News data shows
The salary-to-debt ratio is based on the UC Davis Full-Time MBA class of 2020 average salary and signing bonus within three months of graduating, which was $130,317, and their average borrowed student debt of $55,531.
Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil
In an interview with the New York Times, professor Ayako Yasuda discusses private equity investment companies that have pumped billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects, buying up offshore platforms, building new pipelines, and extending
Full Coverage Car Insurance Guide
When should drivers consider getting full coverage auto insurance?
Lecturer Suzy Taherian comments on California insurance options, deductibles, and when drivers consider dropping full coverage from their car insurance policy in her interview with Wallet Hub.
Bloomberg Businessweek Ranks UC Davis MBA in Top 40 Overall and Top 10 for Diversity
Based on learning, networking, entrepreneurship, compensation, and, for the first time, diversity
Based on surveys from students, alumni and recruiters, as well as compensation and employment data, the UC Davis Full-Time MBA ranks: No. 36 overall in U.S., No. 10 for student diversity in the U.S., No. 8 for the highest percentage of female and nonbinary students.