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Spring Social Celebrates MPAc Community
Students, alumni, faculty and staff come together before Commencement

May 31, 2019 By Kevin Ulrich

Our Master of Professional Accountancy program celebrates the academic year at a Spring Social where students, alumni, faculty and staff catch up before graduation.

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Postcard from Switzerland: Future-proofing Logitech
Teaming up with grad students in Zurich to keep Swiss tech firm on bleeding edge

May 31, 2019 Justin Virrey Chelsea Crawford MBA 19 By Justin Virrey MBA 19 | Chelsea Crawford MBA 19 | Albert Contreras MBA 19

UC Davis MBA students and grad students in Zurich strategize with their global partners at Logitech to keep the company on the forefront of digital innovation.

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Selling at a Discount Is Better Than Holding Tail-end Fund Positions

May 30, 2019 Secondaries Investor

An analysis of private equity funds by MBA alumnus Joncarlo Mark’s Upwelling Capital shows holding funds for longer than 10 years brings more downside risk than upside potential.

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5 Ways to Become a Design Thinker
Human-centered design starts with empathy for yourself

May 28, 2019 Justin Owens Justin Owens, Sacramento MBA student | Global Design Thinking Leader, IBM

IBM design thinker and Part-Time MBA student Justin Owens helps global Fortune 100 companies transform their businesses to meet customers’ needs.

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Theresa May’s Resignation Tears Put Her in Esteemed Company

May 28, 2019 Kimberly D. Elsbach Quartz

On May 24, British prime minister Theresa May announced her resignation with an emotional speech. Research by UC Davis Professor Kimberly Elsbach explores the impact of crying at work and why it’s more acceptable for men.

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UC Davis Business Competition Awards $20,000 to COPD Tech Innovator, Insect Agriculturalists

May 28, 2019 Sacramento Bee

Respira Labs took home first place and $20,000 at the 2019 Big Bang! Competition at UC Davis Thursday evening for its innovations in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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MBA Student Keynotes UC Davis Memorial Day Ceremony
U.S. Army Major Anthony Bulaclac: “Respect, reflect, remember and support.”

May 24, 2019 By Steven Wilson

MBA student Anthony Lin Bulaclac Jr. has served in the U.S. Army for more than a decade and hopes to bring new entrepreneurial skills to the military.

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Meghan Laffin MBA 20
Facilities and Operations Manager, Iron Rock Dressage

May 8, 2019 By Steven Wilson and Kevin Ulrich

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2019 Big Bang! Business Competition to Award $100K+
Top 5 finalists pitch their ventures for a chance at the $20K grand prize on May 23

May 20, 2019

Five finalist teams from a field of more than 100 startups will pitch their ventures Thursday, May 23, at the Final Awards Ceremony with $100,000+ in seed money at stake.

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Transforming into an Analytics Shazam!
Winter quarter defined my MSBA student experience

May 20, 2019 By Krithika Sankaranarayanan MSBA 19

Mastering newfound powers, MSBA student Krithika Sankaranarayanan becomes a data-set conquering, problem-solver ready to take on the toughest challenges.

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Aggies at Uber Pop the Hood for MSBA Students
UC Davis alums lead tour about new technologies and opportunities

May 10, 2019 Shiyu Gong MSBA 19 By Shiyu Gong MSBA 20

On a visit to Uber just before its record-setting IPO, our M.S. in Business Analytics students gained insights from UC Davis alumni who are driving the ride service’s growth.

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Career-Switcher: MBA Student Meghan Laffin

May 8, 2019 Meghan Laffin By Steven Wilson and Kevin Ulrich

Part-Time MBA student Megan Laffin made the jump from the high-pressure CBS newsroom to her new business of buying, training and selling horses.

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Eco-friendly collaboration with TEC students

Latin American Collaboration Drives Eco-friendly Innovation
Technology Management minor students team up with Costa Rican engineers

May 7, 2019 Mark Armendarez | B.A. 19 Marley Santos Barazon | B.A. 19 Christopher Ebrahim | B.A. 19 By Christopher Ebrahim 19, Marley Barazon 19, Mark Armendarez 19 | UC Davis College of Letters and Science

UC Davis Technology Management teams collaborated with Costa Rican student engineers to prototype and market eco-friendly products.

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Semifinalists Named in Big Bang! Business Competition
Top 5 finalists pitch their ventures for a chance at the $20K grand prize on May 23

May 14, 2019

Thirteen semifinalists from a field of more than 100 startups move on to next judging stage. Final award ceremony is May 23 with $100,000+ in seed money at stake.

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UC Davis Graduate School of Management to Offer Online MBA

May 7, 2019

First online MBA in the University of California system offers more nontraditional students and working professionals worldwide the opportunity to earn a UC Davis MBA.

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Bobbleheads Rule! Promos Can Predict Baseball Attendance
Analysis shows giveaways boost MLB game ticket sales

May 2, 2019 Mai Nguyen MBA 19 By Mai Nguyen MBA 19

With Major League Baseball’s season underway, MBA student Mai Nguyen’s research shows bobblehead promo giveaways can substantially boost fan attendance.

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Small Data Tells a Big Story
Big Data is overblown, bigger problems lack data

Apr 29, 2019 Xinyu Zhang MSBA 19 By Xinyu Zhang MSBA 19

Today’s Big Data mania overshadows analytics solutions with sparse data, says MSBA student Xinyu Zhang, who offers his own solutions to small-data problems.

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Dean’s Big 3 Video for April
Dean H. Rao Unnava shares big news this month, including the launch of our first Online MBA program.

Apr 26, 2019 H. Rao Unnava

Dean H. Rao Unnava shares our Big 3 stories this month: launch of the first online MBA program in UC system; MBA student trip to Chile, and our 24-hour UC Davis Hackathon in San Francisco.

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4 Questions with MSBA Alum Dane Hamlett
We ask MSBA alumnus Dane Hamlett about work, school, tips for students and more.

Apr 25, 2019 Rohan Ranshinge MSBA 19 By Rohan Ranshinge MSBA 19

MSBA student Rohan Ranshinge asks alumnus Dane Hamlett about juggling work and school, advice for future students and his promotion to Sr. Business Analytics Leader at Adobe.

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Exploring Robotics, Startups and Traditions in Japan
International Study Trip highlights culture, business and innovation

Apr 22, 2019 Sergio A. Losada MBA 19 By Sergio A. Losada MBA 19

MBA student Sergio Losada and classmates traveled to Tokyo and Kyoto during spring break, the culmination of the International Study Practicum to learn about Japanese business and innovation.

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True Grit: New Passion Leads to Accounting Career
"At 12, I declared I would one-day be an NCAA D1 swimmer"

Apr 22, 2019 Courtney Schultz MPAc 19 By Courtney Schultz MPAc 19

Three-time Chilean National swimming record-holder Courtney Schultz MPAc 19 describes what it takes to persevere through adversity and find your true passion.

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Storytelling Anchors 24-Hour Data Hackathon
With little sleep, MSBA students team up on creative big data solutions

Apr 19, 2019 Ashwin Suresh MSBA 19 Rohan Ranshinge MSBA 19 By Rohan Ranshinge MSBA 19 and Ashwin Suresh MSBA 19

In the ultimate hands-on learning experience, MSBA student teams pulled an all-nighter to develop data analytics solutions for corporate sponsors in the 2019 Hackathon.

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MBA Students Look for Opportunity in Chile for Capstone Experience
Team project to expand UC Davis’ visibility in Latin America

Apr 18, 2019 Bryan Dastmalchi MBA 19 Ananta Sen MBA 19 By Bryan Dastmalchi MBA 19 and Ananta Sen MBA 19

The goal of the trip: Bring back insights to present to the client, UC Davis Global Affairs, as part of a business plan for the strategic expansion of UC Davis’ presence in Latin America.

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Finding a Passion for Accounting
Undergrad accounting courses at UC Davis paid dividends

Apr 17, 2019 Amanda Weerasinghe MPAc 19 By Amanda Weerasinghe MPAc 19

UC Davis alumna Amanda Weerasinghe stayed on campus to pursue her MPAc and found her passion and a community that has helped shape her professional future.

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