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UC Davis Study: Extreme Weather Could Bring Next Recession
Market needs to plan for weather risk, or face extreme correction
Professor Paul Griffin details new research surrounding financial market risk from extreme weather events in a new paper published Feb. 17 in the journal Nature Energy.
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- Despite obvious market risks brought by fires, floods and
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Neurobiology to Food & Ag: Industry Immersion Cultivates New Passion
Intense collaboration developing solutions for top executives
Through my MBA and the Food & Ag. Industry immersion, Jonathan Pan MBA 21 says he's been able to experience areas in which my science and business skillset can be bring value to many different companies.
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Gaining an Entrepreneurial EDGE at UC Davis
Sacramento MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how she caught the entrepreneurial bug and joined a winning team in the UC Davis Big Bang Business Competition.
National Recognition as Top-10 Military Friendly Graduate School
Supporting students on active duty and veterans
The UC Davis Graduate School of Management has been ranked among the top-10 graduate schools in the nation and designated a Gold level 2020-2021 Military Friendly® School by militaryfriendly.com.
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Faces of Metro EDGE – Q&A with MBA Alumna Janette Cruz
Double Aggie alumna Janette Cruz MBA 15, a Sacramento Metro EDGE member, talks about her work at SMUD and CalPERS and the importance of volunteering.
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Faces of Metro EDGE – Q&A with MBA Alumna Janette Cruz
Double Aggie alumna Janette Cruz MBA 15, a Sacramento Metro EDGE member, talks about her work at SMUD and CalPERS and the importance of volunteering.
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Tips for Acing Interviews with Top Accounting Firms
Take advantage of MPAc program resources for student interviews
Only four months into the UC Davis Master of Professional Accountancy program (MPAc), and I already know where I’ll be going next. After graduation in June, I’ll start a full-time position with Deloitte—a Big Four international accounting firm.
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Gaining an Entrepreneurial EDGE at UC Davis
Sacramento MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how she caught the entrepreneurial bug and joined a winning team in the UC Davis Big Bang Business Competition.
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Thinking Outside the Box for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Professor Andrew Hargadon, champion of the Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset Big Idea, shares why this program is important for students. The UC Davis initiative is about helping students learn what they want to do and how they can explore and
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Dean Unnava's Big 3 Video
Our latest edition features: 1) First Online MBA class visits campus 2) Trailblazing research on climate change and financial risk 3) Leadership Institute for underrepresented minorities.
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Anyone Can Pitch a Good Idea. Here’s How.
Professor Kim Elsbach explains why considering a project leader’s personality and work style can help you successfully pitch ideas at work.
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Breaking the Mold of Board Directors: A New Playbook
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon announced in late January that the investment and financial services giant, itself publicly traded, would no longer take a company public if the firm didn’t have at least one “diverse” board member. There was a similar