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June 2016
 

In This Issue

Biomedical Innovations @ Big Bang! 
Spotlight: Christine Gulbranson MBA 96
Stay Sharp with Executive Education
Launching M.S. in Business Analytics
Read the New Innovator Digital
Take the Aggie Challenge
Lessons from Manhattan
Networking and Winetasting
Events and NewsBytes

“I came to business school, in part, to learn how to think bigger about the projects and causes I’m interested in, with the goal of making a positive difference in the world. The Big Bang! helped to fill in the missing pieces in my business skill set.”

— Charles Temple MBA 16 | Co-Founder | PlayPatch

New High-Tech Birth Control Wins Big Bang! | Record $50K Purse

PlayPatch, maker of a high-tech wearable and natural birth control, won $22,500 in cash and services for both first prize and the People's Choice award in the 2016 Big Bang! Business Competition. PlayPatch co-founders MBA student Chuck Temple and Ph.D. student Justin Klein, a Business Development Fellow at the UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entpreneurship, met in a Small Business Ventures course. More >

Christine Gulbranson MBA 96: Accelerating Commericalization

Five-time UC Davis alumna Christine Gulbranson MBA 96 is in a newly created role of senior vice president for research innovation and entrepreneurship for the University of California system. Her charge: forge alliances in government, private and philanthropic sectors to create new opportunities for research and economic growth. More >

Executive Education | Effective Negotiations | Trust in Leadership

Keep your skills sharp by attending our half- or full-day Executive Education programs offered at our Davis and San Ramon campuses.  GSM alumni receive special pricing: Use code GSMAlumni7240 and register now >

Master of Science in Business Analytics: Big Opportunity in Big Data

Approved! Our new, one-year Master of Science in Business Analytics program has the green light from the University of California, and we're excited to start the program in fall 2017. Learn more and sign up for updates >

Innovator Digital | Our Spring Issue is Live

Our new Innovator e-zine is live! Check out features on improv for MBAs, smart mobile competition, alumni game changers in high-tech, biomedical startups, research in action, student stars, doing business in Vietnam and much more.

Every Gift Matters | Take the Aggie Challenge Today

You, our GSM alumni—3,500 strong—are catalysts for change in companies and industries across the U.S. and globally. Almost 250 of you have already stepped up to the plate to support our outstanding students and world-class programs. Help us reach our goal of 500 donations. Accept the Aggie Challenge: Please give to the Graduate School of Management today >

Manhattan Real Estate Market: What Can We Learn?

The average condo price in Manhattan hit an astronomical $2 mil. in the fourth quarter of 2015, the peak of a 20-year stretch of meteoric increases. Associate Professor Anna Scherbina blogs about her index of Manhattan land prices over the past 65 years. She says a change in sentiment about Manhattan can affect investor sentiment about other “star” cities, such as San Francisco, Boston and Los Angeles, if investors tend to group all “star” cities in the same category. More >
An Evening of Networking and Wine Tasting  | June 23 | Join your fellow alumni at Cerruti Cellars in downtown Oakland. We'll have wine by the glass available for purchase; light refreshments will be served. RSVP >

Important Dates & News

Join us at a Coming Event


6.11.16
Commencement 2016 Live Stream
Keynote Speaker: Lynda Resnick, Vice Chair and Co-owner, The Wonderful Company

6.23.16
East Bay Networking Event
Cerruti Cellars, Oakland

6.24.16
Effective Negotiations: Strategies and Tactics
Silicon Valley Executive Jim Olson
Open Enrollment Executive Education


7.11.16-7.13.16
Biomedical + Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy
Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

7.12.16
Becoming a Trusted Leader
Professor Kimberly Elsbach
Open Enrollment Executive Education


GSM Calendar >

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NewsBytes


Poets & Quants
The Boom in Business School Endowments
GSM Fastest Growing Top B-school Endowment

Davis Enterprise
How a Startup Gets Started
PlayPatch: 2016 Big Bang! Business Competition Winner

Journal of Accountancy
Third Party Risk: How to Trust Your Partners
Professor Shannon Anderson

Innovator
Partnerships in Innovation
Inside MBA Projects for PG&E and Mars

Innovator
Alumnus Establishes Student Fellowship
Alumnus Conrad Zaiss MBA 90

Davis Enterprise
More Startups on the Local Scene
2016 Big Bang! Business Competition

WalletHub.com
Q2 2016 Auto Financing Report
Associate Professor Ashwin Aravindakshan

Photo Album
Net Impact: Solarthon
 
More NewsBytes >
 

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