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Big 3 with Dean H. Rao Unnava: April 2024
Newly Named AAAS Fellow | Online MBA Ranked among World's Best | Students' UC Davis Aggie Hack Saves Lives
Dean H. Rao Unnava's March 2024 edition of the Big 3 features the newly announced undergraduate business major, MBA students reaching semis of global competitions and a teaching case study based on the Barbie movie buzz.
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UC Davis Online MBA Ranks in Top 10 in North America, No. 13 Globally
QS Online MBA 2024 Rankings
The first-of-its-kind in the University of California system, the UC Davis Online MBA program ranks No. 7 in North America and No. 13 globally in the latest QS rankings released on April 24, 2024.
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Winning the UC Davis Aggie Hack 2024: Analyzing Data To Save Lives
Our 48-hour marathon to strategize road safety improvements for San Francisco
Cindy Jeon MSBA 24 shares her team’s winning strategy in the UC Davis Aggie Hack, where participants were tasked with creating innovative, data-driven solutions to improve road safety in San Francisco.
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Bringing My Data Analytics Insights to MSBA Class to Inspire Students
Sharing my experiences at Home Depot and Google
Alum Rohan Ranshinge revisited the MSBA classroom to share how the program unlocked opportunities, refined skills, and propelled his career success in analytics at Home Depot and Google.
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UC Davis Undergrad Leads to MPAc Success at Deloitte
Alum Megan Smith share advice on time management and CPA exam scheduling
In this Q&A, Double Aggie Megan Smith MPAc 23 discusses leveraging early application to the MPAc program as a UC Davis undergrad, balancing academics and extracurriculars, and her role as an audit & assurance assistant at Deloitte.
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Uncorking Success: My MBA Team Brings Marketing Insights to Leading Wine Industry Supplier
Collaborating with executives from Bucher Vaslin North America
MBA student Tara Rahimi blogs about the leading an Integrated Management Project team to assess and strategize marketing concepts for wine industry supplier Bucher Vaslin North America (BVNA).
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“We Are GSM” - Meet Professor Prasad Naik
An internationally recognized marketing expert, Professor Prasad Naik offers a primer on his allocation and attribution research and strategies, and shares about his love of cooking and paragliding off cliffs in the Bay Area! Watch the video.
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UC Davis MBA Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion - Executive Guest Speaker Video
Live case studies presented by Katie Sloan, Southern California Edison
The Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion explores the latest trends and challenges shaping an industry at the forefront of global development, environmental conservation, national security and financial markets.
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Cultivating a Win at UC Davis Food & Ag Business Challenge
How we built a business plan for HM.CLAUSE in under 12 hours
Danielle Kleiner-Kanter MBA 25 reveals the strategy behind building a winning business plan for HM.CLAUSE in less than 12 hours, leading her team to victory at the UC Davis Food & Ag Business Challenge.
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Being a Collaborative Leader: How My MBA Shaped My Personal and Professional Growth
Five principles to build resiliency
Alum Gennaro Tecchia attributes his development of leadership qualities and successful transition into a product management career at Kaiser Permanente to the Collaborative Leadership Program and supportive UC Davis community.
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Living With No Regrets: A Journey Through Japan
International Study Trip explores cultures, innovation and key industries
MBA student Alice Vega shares her unforgettable experience with classmates exploring Japan and embracing cultural immersion, gaining corporate insights and creating lifelong memories.
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UC Davis MBA Alumna Archana Arunkumar on Collaborative Leadership in Tech
"Carry your confidence into every room you enter."
What’s collaborative leadership mean? How do you collaborate at work to make an impact? UC Davis MBA alumna Archana Arunkumar shares her insights from more than 20 years experience as a product and technology executive, advisor and board director in the tech world.