Microsoft General Manager and alumnus Kiran Bangalore on building skills for what’s next
Microsoft General Manager Kiran Bangalore MBA 04 shares why continuous learning, AI fluency and strong business fundamentals can help MBA students turn emerging technology into career and entrepreneurial opportunities.
In a San Francisco Standard article, Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava argues that San Francisco’s rising rents are more likely driven by rapid AI-fueled demand and limited housing supply than by algorithmic pricing tools.
How one Python class changed my whole plan and led me to the UC Davis MSBA
MSBA alumnus Abdullah Kazi entered UC Davis MSBA with technical skills but needed business insight. His practicum experience helped him bridge analytics and impact, leading to a career at Google.
Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava examines the tradeoffs of AI export controls
In a RealClearDefense op-ed, Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava argues that U.S. AI export controls should protect national security without undermining innovation, global competitiveness, or relationships with key allies.
Using AI to generate ideas, challenge assumptions and improve efficiency
In this month’s episode of Face to Face With Chancellor May, personal branding expert and lecturer Vanessa Errecarte sits down to discuss how to use AI as a thinking partner and stand out in a changing workforce.
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.
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UC Davis MSBA project plants seed to solve $2B dairy cow industry drain
MSBA alumnus Jeremy Twumasi Ampofo, the CEO of HerdSense, a Big Bang! Business Competition Residency Award winner, shares how his team is innovating at the intersection of machine learning and AI integrated with cutting-edge, ruggedized hardware to eliminate subclinical lameness in dairy cattle.
Professor Hemant Bhargava: outlawing such algorithms would not make prices fairer.
Maryland is about to become first in the nation for all the wrong reasons, writes Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava. The state’s assembly recently passed a bill that would ban an algorithmic tool used by businesses called “dynamic pricing.”
Professor Hemant Bhargava: "AI will reshape society through the choices we make."
Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava's warning about California’s new AI workforce initiative comes as the tech rapidly reshapes entry-level and white-collar jobs, raising questions about training, economic disruption and the future of work.
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.
How I teach promotion-free personal branding at UC Davis—and why it’s the most important career skill in the age of AI
A leading expert and author on personal branding, lecturer and MBA alumna Vanessa Errecarte's advice in a nut shell: "Your potential audience is your customer. Teach them something of value, and they will trust and remember you."
Inside our practicum project using AI, Python and data analysis for business development
As a Bay Area Part-Time MBA student, Wafa Zakaria Alkhatib MBA 26 partnered with MSBA students to apply AI and data analysis to real business challenges while building new technical and leadership skills.
Leading with purpose: AI, diversity, leadership and empowerment
AI can't replace you. Diversity is an action. Leadership isn't something you wait for. And empowerment begins the moment someone sees themselves in a leader. Five women. Four pillars. Watch the video series.
UC Davis Professor Hemant Bhargava: "You should treat AI like a translator, not a decision-maker"
It's tax season, and Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava warns in a commentary for Fox News that AI can explain tax rules, but relying on AI to file returns could lead to costly errors.
Google DeepMind Engineer offers UC Davis MSBAs advice on building a career in today’s AI-driven landscape
MSBA student Spencer Holsinger shares how Google DeepMind Engineer Vaibhav Tulsyan brought AI to life in the classroom, turning complex concepts into real-world insights students could see, question and understand.
Practical product marketing workflows
Double Aggie alumna Elle Grossenbacher, a tech product marketing leader, returned to her alma mater to lead an exclusive AI webinar for fellow graduates and students, walking them through a mock product launch using AI tools.
Lecturer Vanessa Errecarte: “Insight is what separates expertise from noise.”
Lecturer and alumna Vanessa Errecarte MBA 14 introduces the TRUTH framework, showing how distinct insights help professionals stand out in AI-driven search while building credibility, trust and a service-first personal brand.