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Today, the Paul Merage School of Business honors and remembers the courageous service members who gave their lives in service to our country this #MemorialDay. 🇺🇸

We reflect with gratitude on their sacrifice, bravery, and enduring legacy.

#UCIMerage

Today, the Paul Merage School of Business celebrates #HarveyMilkDay! 🌈

His advocacy for equality, inclusion, and representation continues to inspire meaningful change in workplaces, communities, and beyond. We proudly recognize the impact of LGBTQ+ voices and the importance of creating spaces where everyone can thrive. 👏

#UCIMerage #MeragePride

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

💸Tonight, ten student entrepreneur teams pitched their startups to a panel of judges at the 22nd Stella Zhang New Venture Competition finale and awards ceremony, hosted by the Merage School’s Beall Center for Innovation and Excellence. The competition is an opportunity for students to create their own startup and compete over a seven month period for $100,000 in prizes.

🥳Congratulations to all ten teams for making it to the competition finale. Most notably, congratulations to our competition winners!

✨Our first-place winner is Pipeline! Pipeline helps community college students transfer to four-year universities through personalized course planning.

👏Our second-place winner is NeuroStrat! NeuroStrat uses cognitive games to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s, leading to early intervention.

💛A huge thank you to Stella Zhang for her generosity and commitment to supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs.

💙Thank you also to our panel of judges; Isabelle Bart, Scott Joslyn, Jasmine Jiang, Matt Sand, and Charla Triplett.

#SZNVC26 #UCIMerage #UCIrvine #Entrepreneurship

AI is reshaping the future of work and HR leaders are at the center of that transformation. 👥

The Merage School, in partnership with Konnect, is launching “The Future of HR: AI Strategy & Leadership,” a new executive education certification program designed to help CHROs and senior people leaders architect AI strategy that drives innovation while keeping the workplace human.

Blending academic insight with real-world HR practice, the program equips leaders with the tools to navigate workforce transformation, data-driven decision-making, and AI implementation with confidence.

📍 Program Dates: July 17 – Sept. 3, 2026

Learn more about Konnect at the link in bio 📲

#UCIMerage #FutureOfWork #AI #HumanResources #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveEducation #ArtificialIntelligence #HRLeadership #WorkplaceInnovation

Congratulations to Manali Chavan on being named a Poets&Quants Best & Brightest MBA! 🌟

Recognized for her academic excellence, leadership, and impact, Manali exemplifies what it means to lead, mentor, and inspire. This honor celebrates individuals who not only excel in the classroom, but also uplift their communities and shape the future of business.

Read more about her Poets&Quants award at the link in bio 📲

#MeragePride #BestAndBrightest #MBA #Leadership #PoetsAndQuants

Assistant Professor of Teaching, Micheal Imerman was recently featured in a US News article on LendingClub’s transformation into digital-first “Happen Bank,” Imerman shared insight on the growing trend of fintech companies expanding into full-service banking.

“Over the past five years or so, we’ve seen this big trend of fintech lenders get a bank charter one way or another and actually expand their business model beyond just loans and into other banking products.”

The article also highlights how fintech companies are reshaping consumer banking, digital finance and the future of financial services.

Read the full story at the link in bio 📲

#UCIrvine #MerageSchool #FinTech #DigitalBanking #Finance #Innovation #BusinessEducation #FinancialServices

Join us at TechCon SoCal as Dean Ian O. Williamson takes the stage for a powerful conversation on how universities are driving innovation, entrepreneurship and regional growth across Southern California.

This panel, “Regional Innovation Engines: Universities, Tech Transfer, and Ecosystem Building,” brings together leaders shaping the future of research and startup ecosystems.

📍 San Diego State University
📅 May 21–23, 2026

For more information visit the link in bio 📲

#TechConSoCal #UCIrvine #MerageSchool #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #TechTransfer #StartupEcosystem #SoCalInnovation #Leadership #HigherEducation

In a recent Medscape article by Marilynn Larkin, researchers at the UC Irvine School of Medicine unveiled promising results from a first-in-human trial of the Triton robotic colonoscopy system 🤖🔬

Led by EMBA 22 alumnus, Jason Samarasena, the CARE study achieved a 100% cecal intubation rate with no major adverse events, highlighting the potential for robotics to transform both patient care and physician experience in gastroenterology.

Innovation at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and research continues to drive impact across the UC Irvine community. 🚀

Read the full story at the link in bio 📲

#MeragePride #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalTechnology #Robotics #FutureOfHealthcare

The Orange County Business Journal recently highlighted how the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business is reducing program fees for two MBA programs by up to 38%, expanding access and responding to what today’s students value most in graduate education.

As Dean Ian Williamson shared, these changes reflect extensive market research and a continued commitment to innovation, flexibility, and student success.

Read more in the Orange County Business Journal feature on how Merage is reshaping the MBA experience for the next generation of leaders.

Read the full article at the link in bio 📲

#UCIMerage #MBA #GraduateSchool #BusinessEducation #Leadership #HigherEducation #MBAProgram #Innovation

What's redefining the future of private business? Leadership. Governance. Growth. Succession. And the courage to navigate all of it in a rapidly changing world.

That was the heart of the conversation when the Irvine community gathered for the Future of Private Business, a signature program within our Future Series exploring the evolving landscape of privately held and family-owned enterprises.

Dean Ian O. Williamson and Associate Professor Patricia Wellmeyer, CPA, CGMA, PhD opened the evening alongside Merage alumna Stella Zhang and a distinguished panel of industry leaders, who brought real-world perspective to the forces shaping private enterprise today.

Thank you to the partners who made it possible. The Private Business Initiative was launched through the founding partnership of American Lending Center and Sunstone, with contributing sponsorship from Silicon Valley Bank (a division of First Citizens Bank) and First Citizens Bank.

The future of private business is being shaped in rooms like these.

#MerageSchool #UCIrvine #FutureSeries #PrivateBusiness #FamilyBusiness

On May 1st the Black Management Association welcomed students, professionals, and industry leaders to the 6th Annual Conference: Unstoppable Excellence at the Merage School.

From inspiring conversations on leadership and innovation to a powerful keynote from Scharrell Jackson on intentional excellence, the event created space for meaningful dialogue, connection, and growth. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an afternoon dedicated to driving progress and empowering the next generation of leaders.

#UCIMerage #BlackManagementAssociation #UnstoppableExcellence #BusinessLeadership #FutureLeaders

On May 1st the Black Management Association welcomed students, professionals, and industry leaders to the 6th Annual Conference: Unstoppable Excellence at the Merage School.

From inspiring conversations on leadership and innovation to a powerful keynote from Scharrell Jackson on intentional excellence, the event created space for meaningful dialogue, connection, and growth. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an afternoon dedicated to driving progress and empowering the next generation of leaders.

#UCIMerage #BlackManagementAssociation #UnstoppableExcellence #BusinessLeadership #FutureLeaders

On May 1st the Black Management Association welcomed students, professionals, and industry leaders to the 6th Annual Conference: Unstoppable Excellence at the Merage School.

From inspiring conversations on leadership and innovation to a powerful keynote from Scharrell Jackson on intentional excellence, the event created space for meaningful dialogue, connection, and growth. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an afternoon dedicated to driving progress and empowering the next generation of leaders.

#UCIMerage #BlackManagementAssociation #UnstoppableExcellence #BusinessLeadership #FutureLeaders

On May 1st the Black Management Association welcomed students, professionals, and industry leaders to the 6th Annual Conference: Unstoppable Excellence at the Merage School.

From inspiring conversations on leadership and innovation to a powerful keynote from Scharrell Jackson on intentional excellence, the event created space for meaningful dialogue, connection, and growth. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an afternoon dedicated to driving progress and empowering the next generation of leaders.

#UCIMerage #BlackManagementAssociation #UnstoppableExcellence #BusinessLeadership #FutureLeaders

On May 1st the Black Management Association welcomed students, professionals, and industry leaders to the 6th Annual Conference: Unstoppable Excellence at the Merage School.

From inspiring conversations on leadership and innovation to a powerful keynote from Scharrell Jackson on intentional excellence, the event created space for meaningful dialogue, connection, and growth. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an afternoon dedicated to driving progress and empowering the next generation of leaders.

#UCIMerage #BlackManagementAssociation #UnstoppableExcellence #BusinessLeadership #FutureLeaders

On May 1st the Black Management Association welcomed students, professionals, and industry leaders to the 6th Annual Conference: Unstoppable Excellence at the Merage School.

From inspiring conversations on leadership and innovation to a powerful keynote from Scharrell Jackson on intentional excellence, the event created space for meaningful dialogue, connection, and growth. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an afternoon dedicated to driving progress and empowering the next generation of leaders.

#UCIMerage #BlackManagementAssociation #UnstoppableExcellence #BusinessLeadership #FutureLeaders

With the Future of Private Business event approaching, explore the newest issue of Research in Action, focused on the evolving landscape of private business. 🏙️

This edition features insights from Merage faculty and researchers including Violina Rindova, Stella Zhang, Chenqi Zhu, and Devin ShantiKumar, along with new research on Gen AI shaping the future of the field. It also highlights Professor Michael Imerman’s perspective in Inc. on the growing role—and potential risks—of private credit as a key financing source.

Read the RIA Magazine at the link in bio 📲

#MerageSchool #ResearchInAction #FutureOfPrivateBusiness #UCIrvine