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Fighting Fire with Fire: How AI Can Help Sustain the Future of Peer Review
Keeping academic research quality strong at scale
Professors Hemant Bhargava and Pantelis Loupos argue that academic publishing has an AI problem and the answer is not to pretend AI can be kept out of peer review. The better question is whether journals will govern AI use directly, or allow it to continue through fragmented and largely invisible private use by reviewers.
Innovation Isn’t Just About Technology. It’s Also About Accounting.
Japan's pre-2000 R&D accounting environment reveals consequences for innovative output
“When people hear the phrase “innovation policy,” they usually think about government funding, intellectual property protections or investments in scientific research. Few think about accounting standards,” observes Assistant Professor Ayung Tseng.
Dean H. Rao Unnava: May 2026 Big 3 Video
Global leaders strategize on food and health innovation | Counterintuitive personal branding | Big Bang! awards $100,000 to student entrepreneurs
Dean H. Rao Unnava’s final Big 3 video highlights global collaboration on food and health innovation, Lecturer Vanessa Errecarte’s new book on personal branding, and trailblazing student entrepreneurs win big at the 26th annual Big Bang! Business Competition.
The Statistical Foundation Behind AI, Finance and Modern Business
As AI reshapes business, UC Davis Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) Chih-Ling Tsai’s new book explores the statistical foundations quietly powering machine learning, data analytics and modern decision-making.
Nature Is Good for Business—and We Now Have Numbers to Show It
Distinguished Emeritus Professor Paul Griffin and his co-author found that businesses operating in areas with healthier ecosystems tended to generate higher sales and profits, based on their study of New Zealand data.
Dean H. Rao Unnava: Spring 2026 Big 3 Video
International faculty recognition | Research in Action | New accelerators for UC Davis startups
Dean H. Rao Unnava’s latest Big 3 features international recognition for Professor Prasad Naik, top scholars convening at GSM finance and qualitative research conferences, and new accelerators and funding for promising UC Davis startups.