The UCLA Anderson School of Management will launch a year-round startup program Monday that aims to help student and faculty entrepreneurs launch startups and bring new products to commercial markets. The Anderson Venture Accelerator program will aim to provide students and faculty with resources to make their entrepreneurial ideas commercially viable in an expedited process, […]
Author Archives: Lindsay Bribiescas
Consent – it shouldn’t just be about sex
On the blog “Hyperbole and a Half,” there’s a post about the phrase, “Please Stop!!” It’s an account of children discovering the limitations of using that phrase for world domination. But the phrase itself is somewhat more nuanced than the blog post may lead you to believe. I myself have used it as both a […]
Vice chancellor leaves research legacy after stepping down
Dr. James Economou stepped down last quarter from his role as vice chancellor for research to return as a full-time faculty member, but left behind new programs such as campus-wide Grand Challenges initiatives, among others. Since Economou’s appointment in 2010, his office has been integral in establishing several new programs, said Executive Vice Chancellor and […]
People should start discussions on panic attacks, mental health issues
Panic attacks can affect anyone, from the person who never seems stressed to the person who always seems stressed. It doesn’t matter what sets the attacks off or how long they last – panic attacks are absolutely terrifying and happen when they are least expected. The thing about panic attacks is that the fear doesn’t […]
UCLA center hosts event on social impact of digital technology
University of California professors held a workshop Saturday for high school students to develop ways to ease communication across cultural barriers like linguistic and socioeconomic ones. The UC Digital Cultures Lab, a UCLA research center founded last spring, hosted the Saturday workshops at Augustus F. Hawkins High School. The center, the only one in California […]
Fellowship aims to train women leaders for social justice movements
Participants and supporters of a new fellowship program that will train transgender and cisgender women to lead international social justice movements gathered Saturday at the UCLA Labor Center in downtown Los Angeles. The Women Rising Fellows Program, a two-year leadership development training course, aims to build social movements that address problems like discrimination against transgender […]
‘Cellphones cause cancer’ and other health myths
When I got my first cellphone, my mom told me to not put it in my pocket because it would give me cancer. I rolled my eyes and told her that that was stupid, but I always worried a little when I went to slip my phone into my jeans. It’s a worry that many […]