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Where no B-School has gone before: Haas launches course on space, arctic, and beyond
1+ week, 1+ day ago (778+ words) The idea of working at the frontier isn't novel to me; It's my comfort zone," said Delaney, co-founder and former COO of Carbon Roots International. This course aligned not just with my past interests, but my future interests in a…...
UC Berkeley Haas celebrates EMBA Class of 2026 at commencement
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (449+ words) Berkeley Haas Executive MBA students in the tight-knit class of 2026 graduated last Saturday, celebrating months of hard work and coming together as a cohort. Professor Alexandre Mas, associate dean for Academic Affairs, welcomed family and friends of the 64 graduating students…...
Colton Hess, MBA 26
2+ week, 1+ day ago (648+ words) In recent months, Colton Hess, MBA/MPH 26, has taught more than 50 students across Haas to use Claude Code through AI "activation sessions." Their enthusiasm inspired led Hess to launch Activation Playbook, a practice that helps impact-focused leaders and teams more…...
AI is expanding the boundaries of biological research. Will drug development follow?
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (507+ words) Assistant Professor, Economic Analysis & Policy | Entrepreneurship & Innovation A scant few years after a powerful artificial intelligence tool was hailed as a revolution that would transform drug discovery, a new UC Berkeley Haas study finds that Google's Alpha Fold2 has fundamentally broadened…...
Executive MBA students explore Japan's resurgent economy in inaugural immersion trip
3+ week, 6+ day ago (984+ words) UC Berkeley Haas executive MBA students headed to Tokyo this month for the inaugural Japan Global Immersion program, visiting influential companies, meeting alumni leaders, and connecting with Dean Jenny Chatman. The international immersion is one of five required during the…...
At UC Berkeley Haas 2026 commencement, grads urged to be ethical leaders who accomplish "wildly improbable things"
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (239+ words) UC Berkeley Haas Undergraduate, Full-time MBA, and Evening & Weekend MBA students in the class of 2026 were urged to be ethical leaders who aspire to accomplish "difficult, ambitious, even wildly improbable things" at commencements last week at the Greek Theatre. The…...
NFL top pick Fernando Mendoza surprises crowd at UC Berkeley Haas commencement
4+ week, 1+ day ago (623+ words) Kim Girard & Laura Counts Fernando Mendoza, BS 25, a quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders, walked the stage at UC Berkeley Haas MBA commencement at the Greek Theatre on Saturday, surprising the crowd while receiving his undergraduate diploma. Haas Dean Jenny…...
Pioneer of modern financial instruments, UC Berkeley Haas Professor Nils Hakansson, dies at 88
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (712+ words) Professor Emeritus Nils H. Hakansson, known for his personal warmth and pioneering vision for financial markets that helped give rise to some of the most consequential investment instruments of the modern era, passed away in a car accident on April 17, 2026, in…...
Dean's Speaker Series: CEO Elliott Hill's vision for a reinvigorated Nike
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (2027+ words) When Elliott Hill retired from a 32-year career at Nike in 2020, he didn't expect to return just four years later as the company's president and CEO." Hill joined Nike as a sales intern in 1988, when the company was a U. S. -focused…...
Conjuring Magic
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (901+ words) Haas alums influence one another's lives in unexpected ways Abbie Lankitus / University of Missouri "Life with Patrick was an adventure," Miller says. Eventually, they bought a home in the Bay Area and had twin daughters in 2011. When De Neale was…...