UCLA Anderson News archive
May 2024
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POETS & QUANTS
Capstone Course on A/B Testing Is Intense and Intensely Rewarding
UCLA Anderson’s Jana Gallus is one of 2024’s best 40 Under 40 professors
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NEWSROOM
A Catalyst for Knowledge and Discovery
UCLA Anderson’s Morrison Center aims for the broader impact on marketing and data analytics
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Forbes
How She Became One of America’s Top Money Managers
At 92, UCLA Anderson board member Joan Payden handles $162 billion in assets
![Outgoing FEMBA Council president Tiffany Lin (center) emceed a panel at a Valentine’s Day event with students and alumni](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2024-05/05-30-24-femba-one-anderson-card.jpg?itok=R2g4AksZ)
NEWSROOM
Two FEMBAs Make One Anderson Their Goal
The school’s incoming and outgoing FEMBA Council presidents serve the entire student body
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NEWSROOM
Punching His Ticket to Success
Michael Chua (’13) manages Ticketmaster’s global business development
April 2024
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NEWSROOM
A Joint Effort to Share Latinx Success
Our community raised over $80K for the Anderson Latino Management Association Fellowship
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NEWSROOM
Nike’s Noel Kinder Knows What Drives Sustainable Change
UCLA Anderson’s incoming Net Impact president is taking his advice
March 2024
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NEWSROOM
Hollywood Restructuring and the Writers and Actors Strikes of 2023
UCLA Anderson Forecast director Jerry Nickelsburg assesses the economic impact
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NEWSROOM
An Olympian Legacy That Keeps the People in Its Heart
Mariana Behr Andrade’s (’02) Olympic education program continues its profound impact in Brazil
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MBA insider
Behind the Scenes of UCLA Anderson’s Velocity Women’s Leadership Summit
For Sarah Gerlach (’24), planning the conference was 5% stressful, 95% thrilling
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NEWSROOM
Fascinated by Finance
Payden & Rygel’s Asha Joshi (’85) considers the people behind the numbers
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NEWSROOM
UCLA Anderson’s Storied Art Collection Has a Steward
Professor Emeritus Don Morrison’s interest in art stems from his college days at MIT
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NEWSROOM
UCLA Anderson Alumna Elected President of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission
Monique Lawshe (’90) pairs real estate finance skills with a commitment to service
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NEWSROOM
How to Maximize the Positives of Generative AI and GPT
Meta’s Arun Rao (’13) unveils developments in this transformational form of AI
February 2024
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NEWSROOM
UCLA Anderson Assistant Professor among NIHCM Research Grantees
Jennifer Kao’s work on the controversial topic of drug repurposing will inform policymakers
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NEWSROOM
UCLA Anderson EMBA Is a Fourth-Generation Problem Solver
Cal Poly Professor Michael Whitt (’06) holds multiple medical device patents
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NEWSROOM
AI Meets Transformative Leaders at Innovate
UCLA Anderson’s annual conference celebrates the tech-driven world
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NEWSROOM
An Alternative Path to Entrepreneurship
UCLA Anderson’s popular course has led to many an entrepreneurial acquisition
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NEWSROOM
Giving It His All
Philantropist Ed Shapiro (’90) receives UCLA Anderson’s highest alumni honor
January 2024
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NEWSROOM
To Market, To Market
UCLA Anderson’s Andres Terech teaches development of products and services with greater launch success
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NEWSROOM
What Would Any Parent Do?
UCLA Anderson alumna Jane Zhang’s (’20) otoscope makes telemedicine more accessible
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UCLA MAGAZINE
Game On
Maddy Wojdak Marquissee (’19) helps level the playing field for women in gaming industry
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NEWSROOM
Why Accessible Product Design Makes Business Sense
AnderTech invites technology innovation experts to lead the conversation
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MORTGAGE BANKER MAGAZINE
Worker Migration Patterns Prove Strong Predictor of Future Housing Demand
Certain cities get too expensive, so people move for housing they can afford, says Gregor Schubert
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PRESS RELEASE
UCLA Entrepreneurs Power Los Angeles’ Collaborative Startup Ecosystem
The Venture Accelerator at Anderson Announces its 2024 cohort
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A Global Immersion in Cuba, and for Its Leader, a Return to Homeland
UCLA Anderson’s first class in Cuba was high in intellectual and emotional value
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NEWSROOM
UCLA Anderson’s Credit Pitch Competition Holds Tangible Value
The Fink Center’s annual event draws MBA students from as far away as London