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Which Artist’s Tour Crashed Ticketmaster’s Site? My Journey in the 2023 UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz
Mentorship of Professor Ayako Yasuda leads us to success
Battle of the b-schools: MBA student Akshaj Aravind Raghavi shares UC Davis' strategy for the Biz Quiz that tested the global business news knowledge of teams from 11 schools. A UC Davis MBA team took second place for the second consecutive year.

Full-Circle: How My Internship at Crowe Led to UC Davis—and Back
MPAc combined with field experience launches my rewarding career in auditing
After two internships at Crowe, Nicolas Oropeza shares how the UC Davis MPAc program propelled him to rejoin the global firm and launch a rewarding career.

Digital Payment Platforms Can Easily Be Misused for Drug Dealing, Researchers Suggest
UC Davis Faculty Pantelis Loupos and Jörn Boehnke Say Buyers and Policy Regulators Should Vigilantly Guard Against Illicit Use
A study published in the Annals of Operations Research by UC Davis Faculty Pantelis Loupos, Jörn Boehnke and Ying Gu of the University of Washington revealed that among 2 million Venmo users and 23 million transactions analyzed over two years, more

Decoding Illicit Networks: Fintech Apps are New Frontier for Illegal Drug Trafficking
Drug dealers go digital, deeply embedded in Venmo
Assistant Professor Pantelis Loupos blogs about his research using sophisticated machine learning to uncover how illegal drug dealers have co-opted Venmo—and the need for more regulatory measures and innovations in crime prevention.

Talking Tableau: Former Vice President Jock Mackinlay on Data Visualization
Powerful visuals unlock collaborative potential
MSBA Lecturer Mak Ahmad hosted Tableau's Former Vice President Dr. Jock Mackinlay who shared his insights on data visualization, collaboration and passion.

Cal Poly Pomona 1st, UC Davis 2nd in UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz
Watch the video of the final round and see all the winners
At our second-annual UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz on November 17-18, 2023, we hosted three dozen graduate students on teams from 11 universities to go head to head in the buzz-in, quiz contest on global business news from FT. The contest kicked off with an executive interview with Marcie Frost, CEO of CalPERS.

UC Davis Online MBA Ranks in Top 20 of Poets&Quants' 2024 List of Best in U.S.
Top 5 on West Coast for recent alumni satisfaction measures
The UC Davis Online MBA program, the first and only online MBA in the University of California system, has been ranked among the top 20 in Poets&Quants 2024 list of “The Best Online MBA Programs in the U.S."

How My Chapped Lips and MBA Inspired My Amazon Business
Entrepreneurship and strategy opened new doors
Antonio Hurtado MBA 22 shares how his MBA prepared him to launch a healthcare product, how he leveraged Amazon for e-commerce success, and offers his tips on branding and sales.

Accelerating Success: Gaining Invaluable Connections and Insights through Speed Networking
Building professional relationships with execs, top MSBA alumni
Manickashree Thayumana Sundaram MSBA 24 shares how the annual GSM Speed Networking Event offers a unique opportunity connect with alumni at Meta, Apple, Cisco and other top companies who shared insights and tips for career success.

Poets&Quants Thought Leadership Video Series: Professor Hemant Bhargava On Technology-Based Business & Markets
Facebook, Google, Uber, Netflix, and Tesla are all highly successful, disruptive businesses built on platform economics, a subject well understood by UC Davis Graduate School of Management Professor Hemant K. Bhargava.

All About Master's In Management
Poets&Quants reviews top business schools offering degree
From Poets&Quants: UC Davis Graduate School of Management will become the first University of California school to enroll its inaugural online Master of Management cohort in April of 2024.

Big 3 with Dean H. Rao Unnava: October 2023
More global recognition for our graduate business programs, faculty trailblazer in tech management, AI vs. humans on Wall Street
Dean H. Rao Unnava's October 2023 edition of the Big 3 features: Faculty Tech Management Trailblazer, New #1 Global Ranking, AI on Wall Street.