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USC dean Qingyun Ma

Asian Designers Are Schooling American Architects--Here's How

Renowned Asian designers now helm two of the U.S.'s traditionally Eurocentric architecture schools. Here's what they're teaching the new generation of American architects.READ»

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Cellphone Mod Adds HIV Detection Function

Multifunction cellphones get a whole new twist with this modification by UCLA scientists: A microscope add-on that can detect HIV. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan's Lensfree Ultrawide Cell-monitoring Array system simply bolts onto the camera sensor ...READ»

The Joneses Don't Matter

Maybe it was my move to the suburbs over the weekend, but I found this story today in the New York Times (free registration required) fascinating. David Leonhardt describes new research from economists at the Helsinki School of ...READ»

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What Ideas Are You Fighting For?

Back in the early 1980s, when I was a student at Princeton University, one of my heroes was Pete Carril, the legendary (and now Hall of Fame) basketball coach. During his 29-year tenure, Carril’s Princeton Tigers regularly squared ...READ»

Professor Bill Cockrum

Adjunct Professor of Finance at UCLA and Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance at the Price Center for Entrepreneurial StudiesREAD»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

The Celebrity Cell

Uh-oh. Is Jessica Simpson living in your brain? Researchers now know why we remember celebrity-filled ads. But do they work?READ»

Marketing Radical Innovation

Lee Cooper is a professor and director of the Venture Development Project at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. His session touched on how to recognize the kernel of an innovation from a business perspective, how to identify the ...READ»

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Daniel Cadariu, Dan Cadariu, Daniel Constantin Cadariu, Cadariu DanielREAD»

Internship, Ahoy!

Now that school has started up again in the U.S., internship season is largely over, but in today's USA Today, Joe Eaton shares some success -- and struggle -- stories about the intern experience. While I can't find the main feature ...READ»

Are You on the Right Track?

It's exciting to rewrite the rules of business and build high-performance companies in record time. But when do you start to calculate the human toll associated with the pursuit of your personal success?READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

The New Rules of Fast Learning

Unlearn what you already know about learning so you can thrive in the age of fast.READ»

MBA Front Lines

Professors, faculty members, and second-year students at ten of America's most recognized business schools contribute survival advice and lessons.READ»

Wow, Curt: A "Passion Catalyst"

...I've always wanted to meet one of those. And I know a lot of folks (myself included) who could use one in our worklives every so often! Thanks for your comments. You are so right that loving your work is an "incredible fuel ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 26

3Com Palm Computing www.palm.com Absolut www.absolutvodka.com American Airlines www.aa.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com/advisors American Express Small Business ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 27

2Bridge Software www.2bridge.com AltiGen www.altigen.com American Century www.americancentury.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com/advisors American Express Small Business ...READ»

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Jay Devivo

The Anderson School at UCLAREAD»

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UCLA   |  1 comment

Architects Envision "Algae Pontoon" Parks Linking Brooklyn, Manhattan, Governors Island

The winning proposal in UCLA's WPA 2.0 competition wants to transform our waterfronts into carbon-siphoning wetlands.READ»

Ivan Glickman
CAREERS   |  Comment

The Leading Edge - Manage Your Fear

Just because you feel afraid doesn't mean you have to act afraid. If you haven't noticed, fear or at least anxiety is in the air. All you need to do is look deeply into people's eyes -- from Jane and John Doe to Presidential ...READ»

Fad Company?

Late last week, Stephen Bainbridge, a law professor at UCLA, transmitted a behavioral explanation of management fads. Remarking on the proliferation of books about participatory management, TQM, quality circles, lean manufacturing, ...READ»

Farm Boy Heads off to Big City College

Parents purchase health insurance for their son while he's enrolled in the Agriculture Program at UCLA -- just in case. READ»

You Got Game Theory!

It was all such fun until we realized that no business really uses game theory.READ»

Ivan Glickman
LEADERSHIP   |  Comment

The Leading Edge - "You gotta love the bastards!"

Sean Brawley is an "ego less" coach. That means it's much more important to him that his clients succeed than that he be right. I could learn a thing or two from him in that area. Anyway, we were recently speaking and I was telling ...READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

iFive: Your March 22 Innovation Agenda

Palm's Not-So-Smart Bet When Palm ships its Pre smartphone, will it be too little, too late? Talk to the hand. [via NYT] Tivo-Proof Advertising Stop the ffwd button: Boost Mobile's visually arresting TV spots beat obnoxio ...READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

CEO of Love

Job Titles of the Future: Bill SchreinerREAD»

MOCA Shakes Off Blue Phase With a 30th Anniversary Party
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MOCA Shakes Off Blue Phase With a 30th Anniversary Party

The Los Angeles museum looks bravely towards the future with a new exhibition and a new attitude.READ»