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Jack Schaufler Honored among Poets&Quants' 2025 Best & Brightest MBAs
Full-Time MBA Jack Schaufler has been recognized among Poets&Quants' 2025 Best & Brightest MBAs. Now in its 11th year, the Best & Brightest honors the top full-time MBA graduates at elite business schools across the globe.
Alumni Couple to Receive 2025 UC Davis Medal, University’s Highest Honor
This year’s UC Davis Medal, the university’s highest honor, will be awarded to Mike and Renée Child—two visionary alumni whose leadership and generosity have made a lasting impact across campus, including here at the Graduate School of Management.
To Increase Drug Savings, Show the Cost of Drugs and Try a Female Doctor
UC Davis’ Hemant Bhargava offers solutions to rising drug prices
New research from Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava finds female doctors pick lower-cost drugs more often—and offers four ways to cut costs: transparency, decision tools, targeting expensive drugs, and smart prescribing.
Climate Risk, Business Resilience and Innovation in a Changing World
Professor Paul Griffin on why climate risk is reshaping business
In this podcast, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Griffin explores how climate risk is transforming markets, the rise of AI in accounting, and why adaptability, creativity, and clear-eyed leadership are essential for the future of business.
MSBA Students Build AI Tools to Save Cities in Hackathon
Virtual 48-hour Aggie Hacks pushes students’ skills to the limit
Their hackathon challenge was daunting: Build a next-generation AI-Powered Crisis Intelligence System that becomes the thinking brain of a smart city during a multi-disaster scenario.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Recognized as Top 5 Military Friendly® School
Four consecutive years honored for supporting military students and families
Reflecting a commitment to students and alumni in the U.S. military, the UC Davis GSM is ranked No. 4 among graduate schools for students and No. 5 for spouses, and the only University of California graduate school among the top 10 in Military Friendly's latest survey.
In Memoriam: Jerome "Jerry" Suran, Senior Lecturer Emeritus
Business-minded engineer, passionate educator, mentor and colleague,
We are deeply saddened about the passing of Jerome “Jerry” Suran, a trailblazing leader at GE and cherished and longtime member of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management faculty and community. Read his obituary.
California Business School Deans Explore Management Education in Age of AI
UC Davis GSM hosts 30+ leaders of the state's business schools
The explosion of the use of artificial intelligence was literally and figuratively top of mind at the fifth annual California Business Schools Deans' Conference hosted by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management on March 25, 2025.
UC Davis and Denmark Partner for Leadership Development with Food & Ag Immersion and Entrepreneur Academy
Developing future food and health leaders
UC Davis and Danish fellows will participate in the Graduate School of Management's Food & Ag Industry Immersion courses and the Entrepreneur Academy hosted by the UC Davis Insititute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The Industry Pioneer and MBA Graduate Turning the Built World on Its Head
Founder Sean Wahidi MBA 16 leads InnoActive Group in revolutionizing construction with data and AI
The construction industry is ripe for a data-driven revolution, and InnoActive Group is leading the charge. Bay Area Part-Time MBA alumnus Sean Wahidi is closing the gap between construction and technology with tailored, client-focused solutions.
Prof. Prasad Naik on Cross Media Orchestration for Creative Excellence
Listen to Professor Prasad Naik, a marketing science pioneer, reveal the power of cross-media orchestration, how mathematical models are transforming marketing, and why investing in weak media channels may be your smartest strategy.
U.S. Business Schools Brace for the Second Trump Term
Like many business school deans, UC Davis Dean H. Rao Unnava is monitoring statements from the White House as he watches for any further changes to Trump's immigration policy that could impact international student admissions and enrollments.