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The Dangers of Ignoring Extreme Heat Events: Businesses' Bottom Lines will be Affected
In a co-authored article on "The Conversation," Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin says the record-breaking heatwaves that caused train tracks to bend in the United Kingdom last month will cause business performance to suffer.
New Board of Fellows Deepens Our UC Davis Collaborations
Teaming up on business and management-related research and teaching
A new boundary-spanning interdisciplinary faculty group will further connect the School to the university by partnering with UC Davis scholars who have complementary interests.
AACSB "Innovations That Inspire": Business Schools Transforming Higher Education
Chief Diversity Officer Elizabeth Moon featured in video series on diversity, equity and inclusion
Recognizing this year's "Innovations That Inspires" awardees, AACSB's video series spotlights business school leaders' perspectives on inspiring diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The Importance of Fashion Gatekeepers When Using Fur on Runways
Professor Greta Hsu and Emory University Professor Giacomo Negro share how a social movement and influential global fashion magazine Vogue successfully challenged the morally problematic use of fur in fashion.
Oakland Bottle Shop Co-founded by MBA Alum Featured in Bon Appetit
Alkali Rye, co-founded by Kori Saika Chen MBA 19 and Jessica Moncada Konte, introduces spirits made by underrepresented BIPOC distillers, brewers, and winemakers, and is featured in Bon Appetit's "Oakland Is America’s New Queer Food Capital."
MBA alumnus Mark Otero Raises $15 Mil. for New Web3 Gaming Venture, Azra Games
Prolific gaming entrepreneur and MBA alumnus Mark Otero's new blockchain/Web3 gaming venture, Azra Games, closed a $15M seed round led by Andreeson Horowitz plus NFX, Coinbase Ventures, Play Ventures and Franklin Templeton.
The Power of Networks: Professor Hargadon Shows How Networks Drive Innovation
New, radical, disruptive ideas have long been considered the foundation of innovation; but, according to Professor Andrew Hargadon, ideas need a network to be successful.
Startups Make a Splash at the UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition
Held in person for the first time since 2019, the 22nd Annual Big Bang! Business Competition presented over $100,000 in prize money and in-kind awards to early-stage startups in the food and agriculture, health, energy/sustainability, and social
Celebrating the Largest Graduating Class in School History
75% increase from five years ago
This year’s graduating Class of 2022 contains a record-breaking 449 graduates, including two program-highs.
Becca Litman MBA 22 Honored as a ‘Leader and Change Agent’ for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
A recipient of the 2022 Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community, Litman served on the School's Faculty Committee on Diversity and as a leader in the Action for Diversity initiative.
Sodontuya Nerguidavaa Named to Poets & Quants' "100 Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2022”
Celebrates “the embodiments of excellence and the voices of their schools.”
Full-Time MBA student Sodontuya Nerguidavaa has been recognized among Poets & Quants "100 Best & Brightest MBAs," which celebrates MBAs who are “the embodiments of excellence and the voices of their schools.”
A CFO’s Guide to Carbon Offsets
Professor and Xpansiv CFO Suzy Taherian details how carbon offsets can fill the gap between climate commitments and the limits of abatement technology for CFO Magazine.