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Celebrating Our 2025 Student, Alumni and Teacher Award Honorees
Recognition for outstanding achievements
Every year our community recognizes outstanding teachers, students and graduates who embrace the School’s core values of passionate and energetic leadership, and who demonstrate a commitment to team building and service.
Untangling GovTech: What We Learned Building Platforms for the Most Overlooked Layer of Government
Our opportunity to “Streamline” a UC Davis alum’s digital services startup
Alumnus Mac Clemmens MBA 07, CEO of Streamline, welcomed two UC Davis undergraduates to his Sacramento startup, where they tackled challenges in the GovTech market, namely providing compliant digital platforms for special districts that serve the public.
5 Reasons Every Future Accountant Should Learn Python
How UC Davis MPAc helped me land a role at EY
MPAc student Deepak Paudel shares his top 5 reasons why machine learning with Python is an essential skill for accountants and how mastering these skills helped him land a role as an auditor at EY.
Exploring Bay Area Biotech: Site Visits to Genentech, BioMarin, Beckman Coulter and Novonesis
Inside the UC Davis MBA Biotechnology Industry Immersion Program
MBA student Temidire Dada goes behind the scenes at four of the most influential and innovative biotech firms: Genentech, BioMarin, Beckman Coulter and Novonesis.
MBAs Drive Rebrand for Tech Foundry, New Aggie Square Makerspace
“You don’t just learn about leadership at UC Davis—you step up and lead.”
Full-Time MBA student Minh Nguyen shares how he led his Integrated Management Project team to rebrand UC Davis Tech Foundry as it moved to the new UC Davis Aggie Square innovation district in Sacramento.
UC Davis Master of Management Program Provides New Opportunities for Graduate Aggies
Student-athletes level up with STEM business skills
Not every college athlete turns pro, so UC Davis prioritizes preparing student-athletes for life after sports. A new collaboration with UC Davis Athletics is creating a new pathway that extends student-athletes' collegiate careers while preparing them for post-competition success.
We Built an AI to Outsmart Disasters — And It Actually Worked
Engineering the future of emergency response in 48 hours
UC Davis MSBA students April Yang, Wenjun Song, and Stephanie Liu won Aggie Hacks 2025 by transforming data into disaster response solutions—showing how analytics can save lives. See how caffeine, code, and collaboration led to a life-saving prototype.
Economists Discuss Trump Tariffs: A Good Opportunity for Reform in Japan
Professor Ayako Yasuda shares views on the crisis of free trade
Where will the tariff crisis lead us, and how should Japan and other governments respond? Professor Ayako Yasuda joined an "emergency discussion" about the crisis of free trade, sponsored by Nikkei, the world's largest business daily.
Institute Celebrates 25th Annual Big Bang! Business Competition
Winners showcase innovations in animal health, food sciences and STEM education
Livestock microchip developer Nexa Labs won the $25,000 top prize at the 2025 Big Bang!, where the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship awarded $100,000+ to startups developing promising solutions.
"We Are GSM" - Meet Greta Hsu
Professor Greta Hsu explores what makes organizations thrive—from Hollywood to high-tech startups—and is helping launch UC Davis’ new undergrad business major, designed for the next generation of changemakers.
"We Are GSM" - Meet Associate Professor and Associate Dean Joe Chen
Tariffs, volatile stock markets and portfolio risk—Associate Professor Joseph Chen breaks down what it means for investors and MBAs alike, revealing smart strategies and surprising insights into today’s financial landscape.
Farming Caviar: A UC Davis Innovation
MBA alum Ali Bolourchi aims to make Northern California a caviar destination
Ali Bolourchi MBA 12—president of Tsar Nicoulai, the largest caviar producer in the U.S.—builds on UC Davis aquaculture research to grow a sustainable, California-based luxury food business.