Dean H. Rao Unnava celebrates Sacramento innovation district coming to life
Discover unparalleled opportunities at Aggie Square—a dynamic hub in the heart of the state capital where students collaborate with researchers and industry, gaining hands-on experience, building networks and driving innovation.
Home to Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion
Sunshine provides a boost of renewable energy to power the Graduate School of Management’s campus home, Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. Hall, which pushed the ecofriendly building into the elite class of green construction.
Mike and Renée Child Honored | Top 5 Military Friendly School | Students Build AI Tools to Save Cities
Dean H. Rao Unnava’s April 2025 Big 3 features Mike and Renée Child awarded UC Davis Medal, our top 5 Military Friendly Graduate School rankings, and our MSBA and MBA students building AI tools to save "smart cities" during their two-day hackathon.
ASQ Names Beth Bechky Editor | AI Top of Mind at Dean's Conference | 100% Placement for Accounting Graduates
Dean H. Rao Unnava’s March 2025 Big 3 featuring Professor Bechky named editor of top journal ASQ, business deans discuss AI's impact at conference, and MPAc program achieves 100% job placement for third consecutive year. View video.
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.
Three ways we prepare students for accounting career success
UC Davis MPAc graduates achieve 100% job placement within three months—year after year. MPAc Associate Director Zoë Dybdahl breaks down how our career support, industry connections and exclusive bootcamp prepare you for accounting success.
Less than 6% of business schools have met the high-quality standards
We have successfully maintained our business accreditation from AACSB International, a nonprofit with a mission to elevate the quality and impact of business schools around the globe.
U.S. News Ranks Online MBA Top 20 | Boomerang Employees on the Rise | Yeti Foods, UC Davis MBAs Explore Alternate Proteins
Dean H. Rao Unnava’s Winter 2025 Big 3 features our Online MBA earning a top 20 ranking by U.S. News & World Report, Professor Gina Dokko exploring boomerang workers and MBAs analyzing the alternative protein market. View video.
Professor David Woodruff Named INFORMS Fellow | Gamification's Impact Goes Beyond Rewards | 30 Years of Sacramento MBA
Dean H. Rao Unnava's November 2024 Big 3 highlights Professor David Woodruff's INFORMS Fellow honor, Assistant Professor Mike Palazzolo's research on mobile banking gamification, and the Sacramento MBA program's 30-year legacy of leadership. View video.
Award recognizes outstanding research in information systems
Assistant Professor Helen Zeng has been honored with the best 2024 Ph.D. dissertation award from the INFORMS Information Systems Society for her paper on child sexual abuse materials and human trafficking (especially the trafficking of minors) on digital platforms.
Looking back: “A defining moment" for the Graduate School of Management
Now 30 years in, the Sacramento Part-Time MBA program has 1,600 graduates, many of whom live and work in the capital region. They're company and community leaders, policy influencers and trailblazing entrepreneurs making a positive impact and driving growth.
UC Davis MBA teams consult on market research for new products
The UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health at its annual Partner Summit today announced an expanded collaboration with Denmark-based BioInnovation Institute (BII) to accelerate commercialization of discoveries in protein nutrition.
UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz | QS ranks MSBA #1 for ROI for third year | Professor Beth Bechky named Microsoft AI Research Fellow
Dean H. Rao Unnava's Fall 2024 Big 3 highlights the UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz, the MSBA program’s top QS ranking for ROI and Professor Beth Bechky's AI fellowship.
Distinguished honor recognizes significant contributions to operations research, analytics and INFORMS
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Professor David L. Woodruff, renowned for his work in business analytics, has been named to the 2024 class of INFORMS Fellows, one of the highest honors in the field of operations research and analytics.
Igniting interdisciplinary collaboration at the intersection of AI and society
“We have the opportunity to ask critical questions about how screenwriters’ work is changing in response to the challenges of generative AI in the film and television industry," says Professor Beth Bechky.
Record-breaking MSBA class | Four top scholars join faculty | Market risks from Supreme Court rulings
Dean H. Rao Unnava's Summer 2024 Big 3 spotlights our largest and most diverse MSBA class yet, with more than 100 students. Four top-tier experts have joined our faculty, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Griffin warns of market risks tied to Supreme Court rulings.
School welcomes experts in AI, machine learning and data analytics methods
With Ph.D.’s from Carnegie Mellon University, MIT, the University of Michigan and the University of Washington, the foursome shares a common interest in quantitative methods spanning big data, machine learning and AI in their research specializations.
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.
SIEML Previews B-School | Poets&Quants Honors Two UC Davis MBAs | Elon Musk to Tesla's Supercharger Team: You're Fired!
Dean H. Rao Unnava's May 2024 Big 3 features: UC Davis hosted 50 undergrads from 18 Hispanic Serving Institutions and 17 Historically Black Colleges for SIEML; Poets&Quants named two UC Davis MBAs among the best; and insights on Elon Musk’s firing of Tesla’s Supercharger team.
Newly Named AAAS Fellow | Online MBA Ranked among World's Best | Students' UC Davis Aggie Hack Saves Lives
Dean H. Rao Unnava's April 2024 Big 3 highlights: Professor Brad Barber named AAAS Fellow, UC Davis Online MBA ranked top 20 globally by QS, and the Aggie Hack tackles traffic safety with $6,000 in prizes.