Industry Immersions

Taking on the Giants: Exploring the Biotechnology Industry
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Taking on the Giants: Exploring the Biotechnology Industry

Inside look at Genentech, BioMarin, Bechman Coulter, and Novozymes

As part of the Biotechnology Industry Immersion, Kathy Truong MBA 24 and Liza Santa Ana MBA 24 participated in a series of site visits, sharing insights from their firsthand experiences at Genentech, BioMarin, Beckman Coulter, and Novozymes.

HappyFeed Wins Food and Ag Category at Big Bang! Business Competition
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HappyFeed Wins Food and Ag Category at Big Bang! Business Competition

Building community and sustainable change through social cause and entrepreneurship

Galih Setiawan MBA 24, co-founder of HappyFeed, reflects on his journey as a first-gen student transitioning from corporate life to winning the Food and Ag category in the Big Bang! Business Competition, and how UC Davis GSM nurtured his entrepreneurial spirit.

My Journey as a Queer Asian-American and Advocate for Women in Leadership
Angelina Cayabyab smiling and standing outside Gallagher Hall
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My Journey as a Queer Asian-American and Advocate for Women in Leadership

Celebrating diversity: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month & Pride Month

Celebrating Pride Month and Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Angelina Cayabyab shares her story and leadership advocacy.

Moo-ved into Action: Bridging Small Farmers and Big Food Companies
Kate Capurso
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Moo-ved into Action: Bridging Small Farmers and Big Food Companies

My MBA journey leading to the sustainability team at Blue Diamond Growers

Full-Time MBA alumna Kate Capurso reflects on how her MBA journey, including the Food & Ag Industry Immersions experience, led to the sustainability team at Blue Diamond Growers.

CFO for Technology Industry Immersion Is in a Class by Itself
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CFO for Technology Industry Immersion Is in a Class by Itself

My visiting top executives put students in their shoes each week

Lecturer Andrea Haviley blogs about the exclusive experiences that top executives share with students. She says it can take years of working in the tech industry at high-growth companies to acquire even a fraction of the levels of insight.

My STEM Story: From Lab Coats to Leadership
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My STEM Story: From Lab Coats to Leadership

Advancing in a career that is at the intersection of business and biotech

Nish Kumar MBA 25 has always been captivated by science; but, as she grew her career in STEM, she also gained an appreciation for interfacing with customers. It’s why she was so drawn to UC Davis’ Biotechnology Industry Immersion program, which is at the intersection of STEM and business.

Riding the Green Energy Wave
Léa and Kevin Wolf
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Riding the Green Energy Wave

How direct learning from energy leaders at UC Davis GSM is making me a better impact investor

Senior investment analyst and part-time MBA student, Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau MBA 24 says GSM’s Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion class is already helping her become a better impact investor.

UC Davis MBA: Take A Deep Dive Into Industry Immersions
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UC Davis MBA: Take A Deep Dive Into Industry Immersions

Video hosted by Poets&Quants' founder John Byrne

See how our Industry Immersion experiences give UC Davis MBA students access to a powerful, collaborative network tied to UC Davis' globally ranked programs in Food and Agriculture, Biotechnology, Sustainable Energy and Tech Finance.

Where Sustainable Energy and Finance Meet in Industry Immersion
Teghpreet Ahluwalia MBA 22 working at the Collaborative Leadership Retreat
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Where Sustainable Energy and Finance Meet in Industry Immersion

Teaming up on solutions to solve issues from top energy and utility execs

A financier and entrepreneur, Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Teghpreet Ahluwalia sees greater potential between energy field and impact investing.

Destination Davis: Onboarding Our Full-Time MBA Class of 2023
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Destination Davis: Onboarding Our Full-Time MBA Class of 2023

10-day orientation introduces our collaborative culture, UC Davis MBA experience

Our incoming Full-Time MBA 2023 cohort began their UC Davis journey with a 10-day, in-person onboarding experience in Davis and beyond.

Real Change in Health Care Demands Innovation and Empathy
Finding empathy in health care
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Real Change in Health Care Demands Innovation and Empathy

Cutting-edge biotech therapies, combined with hope, lead to healing

A biotech entrepreneur, Natalie Makableh MBA 21 says we need more empathic leaders at the intersection of science and society. Read how she’s changing that.

HM.CLAUSE: Finding New Insights to Agricultural Challenges
Andres Trillo Vice President, HM. CLAUSE
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HM.CLAUSE: Finding New Insights to Agricultural Challenges

“We benefit from the external perspectives that challenge our internal optics”

HM.CLAUSE Vice President Andres Trillo blogs about MBA students and campus researchers successfully developing solutions in our Food & Ag industry Immersion.

My Passion: Harnessing Tech to Unlock the Mystery and Power of Food
Agriculture and food technology
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My Passion: Harnessing Tech to Unlock the Mystery and Power of Food

Food & Ag Industry Immersion brings science and business together

Associate Professor Justin Siegel, our Ciocca Visiting Professorship in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, shares his cutting-edge research on sustainable food innovation to promote planetary health.

Food and Ag Immersion: Balancing Work and an MBA
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Food and Ag Immersion: Balancing Work and an MBA

‘Why did I wait so long to do this?’

Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Brie Hunt on what it’s like to balance a full-time job in the agriculture industry and pursuing a graduate business degree.

Neurobiology to Food & Ag: Industry Immersion Cultivates New Passion
Jonathan Pan MBA presenting his case
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Neurobiology to Food & Ag: Industry Immersion Cultivates New Passion

Intense collaboration developing solutions for top executives

Through my MBA and the Food & Ag. Industry immersion, Jonathan Pan MBA 21 says he's been able to experience areas in which my science and business skillset can be bring value to many different companies.

Walking Right Back into the World of Predictive Analysis
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Walking Right Back into the World of Predictive Analysis

Executive Insights in Business Analytics Immersion

I thought I had left data science behind when I left experimental nuclear physics for my chosen career in medical physics.

When I took the next step of enrolling in the UC Davis Part-Time MBA program, I expected to move further away from my data