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UC Davis Graduate School of Management to Offer Interest-Free Deferred Tuition for Online MBA Students
Pilot program designed to increase access to higher education
New deferred tuition pilot program aims to reduce the financial barriers to pursuing an MBA by helping students avoid interest payments.

MBA-Led Start-Up Earns $10K at 21st Annual Big Bang! Business Competition
An Airbnb for EV drivers
Led by Founder and CEO Angel Daniel Melchor and Chief Business Officer Meredith Roberts, a pair of UC Davis MBA students, local start-up INN>CHRG won the $10K Energy + Sustainability Award as part of the Big Bang! Business Competition.

UC Davis Graduate School of Management Recognized as Military Friendly® School
Supporting students on active duty and veterans
Elite Silver Award as a 2021-2022 Military Friendly® graduate school reflects our commitment to creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for the military community.

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.

The Economist Ranks Faculty Quality No. 2 Globally, MBA in Top 50
The Economist’s 2021 Which MBA? ranking rates our faculty quality second worldwide and the UC Davis MBA among the top 50 globally and top 30 in U.S.

Poets&Quants Ranks UC Davis Full-Time MBA in Top 50 in U.S.
Poets&Quants’ 2020-21 “ranking of rankings” place the UC Davis MBA in the top 50 in the U.S. based on a composite of the five prominent MBA rankings.

QS Ranks UC Davis MBA in Top 50 in U.S. for Technology and Information Management
“We’re a major player and purveyor of graduate business talent in the tech sector—and far beyond,” says Antoine Broustra, senior director of career development.

MSBA Ranked No. 4 Globally for Value for Money
QS World University Rankings: Master of Science in Business Analytics program among top 5 worldwide with a 10-year return on investment of nearly $1 million.

What's Next for Electric Trucks?
Shortly after California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a ban on all gas-powered vehicles by 2035, EV experts weighed in. Lecturer Suzy Taherian, recently named CFO of Wrightspeed, which builds range-extended electric powertrains for buses and

NASCAR Fans Identify with Patriotism, Southern Tradition
Some fan values might clash with ban of Confederate flag
Some fan values might clash with the car racing organization’s ban of the Confederate flag, following protests against racial injustice, according to Professor Kim Elsbach’s study.