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Why Day Trading Is Not a Wise Income Strategy for the Unemployed
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.
$1 Mil. NSF Grant Funds Partnerships with Hispanic Serving Institutions
First federally funded HSI grant to UC Davis for research and teaching STEM, and a step toward HSI designation. Two National Science Foundation grants are expected to help UC Davis and other institutions increase the number of underrepresented
Alumni Gift Helps Ensure Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education at UC Davis
Michael C. and Renée Z. Child continue generous support
UC Davis alumni Michael C. and Renée Z. Child have made a $5.2 million commitment to further support campus programs.
Words of Wisdom: Dean Unnava interviewed by Metro EDGE
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.
UC Davis Researchers, Students Plan to Turn Mysis Shrimp into Dog Treats in Fight to Save Tahoe’s Clarity
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.
Cognivive Announces World’s First Prescription Interactive Rehabilitation Device
Cognivive has designed the first prescription interactive rehabilitation device under new FDA regulation. CogniviveVR helps patients recover control over their arms and hands by delivering personalized treatments in the form of highly motivational
Are Shrimp-Flavored Dog Treats the Answer to Keeping Lake Tahoe Blue?
UC Davis' Tahoe Environmental Research Center is working to remove an invasive crustacean to keep Lake Tahoe blue thanks to efforts from a MBA-student led team and recent alum Yuan Cheng.
Why You Should Consider Deleting Your Stock Trading App
Professor Brad Barber explains the new phenomenon of people using investment platforms to trade stocks vs. sports betting—many have lost large portions of their savings.
The Mysterious Death of the Market Rentier
Professor Alan Taylor and coauthor Joseph Kopecky discuss their recent paper called “The Murder-Suicide of the Rentier,” sharing why risk-free interest rates have collapsed in the past couple of decades.
Goodbye, Cubicle Culture. Sacramento Employers Look to Keep Workers at Home—Maybe Forever
Lecturer Suzy Taherian discusses the future of telework, arguing bosses and employees alike have found in the past four months that working from home is agreeable in most cases.
The ‘Dirty Dozen’ Tax Scams of 2020: $27 Billion Hit to Business
Businesses beware; Lecturer Suzy Taherian in Forbes warns companies to be on the lookout for phony charities. IRS says 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams could result in a $27 billion hit for businesses.
Why are Shelves Empty at Sacramento-Area Budget Stores?
Professor Shannon Anderson says to expect sparse inventory at discount stores for a while because many household items are made in Southeast Asia, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.