Wednesday, April 1


Anderson School of Management hosts women’s summit on empowerment in workplace

The UCLA Anderson School of Management held its 10th annual Velocity Women’s Leadership Summit at the Skirball Cultural Center on March 11. The summit convened women who were advanced in their careers to discuss female empowerment and equality in the workplace with the theme “Rise” and was the first to be held in person since 2020 because of COVID-19 interruptions the previous year. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Velocity Women’s Leadership Summit invited female executives from companies such as SoulCycle and Anheuser-Busch InBev to discuss female empowerment in business. (Courtesy of UCLA Anderson)


UCLA researchers develop watch prototype that measures stress hormone levels

UCLA researchers recently developed a smartwatch prototype that can measure and interpret the amount of stress hormones in sweat. The watch, as described in a Science Advances research article published in January, allows wearers to identify their stress levels. Read more...

Photo: A smartwatch prototype (pictured) could detect levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone in an individual’s sweat, according to a UCLA study. (Courtesy of Chuanzhen Zhao)



Crimewatch: March 2022

UCPD recorded 652 unique entries in its March daily crime log.  Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maanas Hemanth Oruganti, city and crime editor. Interactive by Laurel Woods, Data editor. Read more...


New mural integrates Native perspectives in representation of UCLA’s land history

This post was updated April 7 at 9:24 a.m. UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca’s original mural was unveiled in Ackerman Union on Friday. Located at the Wescom Student Terrace on level one of Ackerman Union, the mural is titled “La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA” and consists of three 26-foot-long panels. Read more...

Photo: “La Memoria de La Tierra: UCLA” by UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca was unveiled at the Wescom Student Terrace at Ackerman Union on Friday. The mural portrays scenes from the history of UCLA’s land, including Native peoples and influential figures from the UCLA community. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/ASUCLA Photography)