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3 Ways To Celebrate Black History Month at Your Workplace
Recognizing Black History Month in 2021
Online MBA student Leilani Alvarez says the workplace can be a great environment to recognize Black History Month and celebrate the many significant contributions of African Americans.

Q&A: MSBA Alum Optimizing Machine Learning at Amazon
Teddy Wang MSBA 20 shares his path to one of the world’s biggest companies
MSBA student Chanel Diggs peppers alumnus Yao-Ting (Teddy) Wang about his prior experience, the benefits of a business analytics degree and his work at Amazon.

Students Invest After Gamestop Stock Surge
Following the recent Gamestop stock surge, professor Brad Barber says mostly-amateur retail investors used Reddit as a forum to coordinate their attacks on short-sellers and students flocked to easy-to-use brokerage apps, like Robinhood, to take

West Sac's Origin Materials Going Public in $925 Million SPAC Merger
UC Davis alum John Bissell’s eco-friendly bioplastics firm, which transformed through the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will go public in a nearly $1 billion deal with SPAC Artius Acquisition Inc.

Actuary to Analytics: My Road to UC Davis
Adapting to the rise of the data-driven economy
With her actuarial career in the rear-view mirror, MSBA student Lizzy Yi set a course toward one of today’s hottest fields.

Cloud Certs: Opening New Opportunities for MBA Students at UC Davis
Are you cloud certified?
More than 215 students have signed up to earn industry-recognized certifications from Google and Amazon.

MBA Showcase Week: February 24-27, 2021
Full-Time MBA, Bay Area Part-Time MBA and Sacramento Part-Time MBA
Join us for our MBA Showcase Week February 24 through February 27, 2021. We'll be hosting a series of webinars exploring the benefits of earning an MBA.

2021 Travelers Auto Insurance Review
In a review of Traveler's Auto Insurance, Associate Professor Ashwin Aravindakshan details the average insurance consumer decision-making process from assessing customer reviews to finding deals.

Wrightspeed to Participate in Stifel Virtual Transportation and Logistics Conference
At this year's Stifel’s Virtual Transportation & Logistics Conference, GSM Lecturer and Wrightspeed CFO Suzy Taherian says we are witnessing a once-in-a-generation transformation, noting a five-fold increase in electric vehicle use this decade.

Professor Hemant Bhargava Recognized among Top 100 Academic Data Leaders in the World
Professor Hemant Bhargava becomes the only UC Davis academic named to the top-100 list by CDO Magazine.

Tesla’s Advantage: EVs Cannot Succeed Without Developing Parallel Supercharging Networks
Management scholars argue for platform model with both vehicle and chargers
Traditional carmakers are spending billions on developing EVs. But they should take a leaf out of Tesla’s books and invest in a supercharger network to support their cars.

Counties With More Cannabis Dispensaries Show Reduced Opioid Deaths
First time county-level association between opioid deaths and dispensary prevalence found
Professor Greta Hsu's study is the first to examine the association between active cannabis dispensaries and opioid-related mortality rates at the county level.