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Japa Inc. Wins Capitalize Grand Prize
Japa, winner of the 2018 Big Bang! Business Competition, took the $10,000 prize in the Sacramento Kings Capitalize fourth annual Tech Night. Japa's innovative parking inventory management system makes the parking experience, specifically for campuses
Scared of Stocks? Buy a House Instead
New research by UC Davis economist Alan Taylor shows that real estate is both a better and safer investment than previously believed.
Should Big Tech Firms like Apple, Alphabet, Facebook Be Broken Up?
Professor Hemant Bhargava shares his thoughts on the proposal by Senator Elizabeth Warren to force tech breakups and impose severe restrictions on what remained.
Do We Need A #MeToo For Machines?
Despite the female appearance and personalities of many robots, their creators are predominantly male. Research by UC Davis Professor Kimberly Elsbach explores why AI is more likely to associate women with domestic tasks.
Digital Therapeutics: Video Games Can Be Healthy
Co-founded by Tony Simon, Cognitive is a Davis-based therapeutic company developing "digital therapeutics" — treatments in the form of virtual reality games to reduce cognitive and motor impairments in brain injury patients and children with
What’s Next in the Disney-Netflix Streaming Battle?
Professor Hemant Bhargava shares his insights on Netflix's future and its preparedness as Disney plans to launch a competing video streaming service, stating, 'Netflix also has other ammunition, too.'
Disney+ Challenge to Netflix
Disney's streaming service, Disney+, will launch at the end of 2019. The company claims it will be cheaper than Netflix, but there are more reasons why you'll want to subscribe.
Disney's streaming service, Disney+, will launch at the end of 2019
Protecting Energy Groups From Climate Lawsuits Is A Bad Idea
Financial Times op-ed by Professor Paul Griffin
Professor Paul Griffin co-authors an op-ed in the Financial Times based on his latest research about how well fossil fuel firms are informing investors.
Raydiant Oximetry Raises $1 Million Seed Round
Raydiant Oximety, winner of the 2017 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition, has raised $1 million seed round of venture capital and secured $200K+ in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. The startup produces fetal pulse oximeter
Professor Donald Palmer Contributes to Australia’s Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations
Institutional failures account for many of the 4,400 cases
A royal commission has delivered the most extensive report of its kind, with Professor Palmer providing expert analysis of institutional cultures.
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- Royal Commission delivers most extensive report of its kind on child abuse in
Professor Shannon Anderson Named Visiting Scholar at Elite Dutch Institute
Accounting expert will deliver lectures and collaborate on research in cost management at the Amsterdam Business Research Institute this spring.
Professor Shannon Anderson has been selected to be the 2018 visiting accounting professor at the Amsterd
5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger
The Walt Disney Co. is potentially in a deal to merge with 21st Century Fox – but what would this mean for both parties and the entertainment industry?