What's Current December 2022

December 2022

Welcome to the December edition of our newsletter, What’s Current. We’re hitting your inboxes a little early this month, with the end of the quarter and the winter break upon us. In this edition, you’ll find stories and photos about Embracing Diversity Week, and inspirational Anderson alumni, including one whose new class is helping to unlock the mysteries of crypto for our MFE students and another whose purpose-driven work with the U.N.’s Mine Action Service in North Africa could hardly be more vital. Also this month, we’re offering the UCLA Anderson Forecast’s latest insights on the economy, stories and podcasts featuring new research by several Anderson faculty members, and a selection of winning entries to the 2022 Loeb Awards. With 2022 winding down,

we’re looking forward to the annual John Wooden Global Leadership Awards celebration early in the new year, and to hearing from our terrific 2022 honoree, Brian Cornell (B.A.`81, Cert `91), Chairman and CEO of Target. And finally, if you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet, be sure to check out the creative gift list from the Ventur

Dean Tony Bernardo

Anderson Seeks Authenticity

During our annual Embracing Diversity conference, the Anderson community came together to explore intersectionality, advocacy, transparency and unexpected opportunities for professional and personal growth

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Announcing the 2022 John Wooden Global Leadership Award Recipient

Join us February 1, 2023, as we celebrate the extraordinary leader of one of America’s most beloved companies

UCLA Anderson Forecast Sees the Resilient U.S. Economy Approaching a Crossroads

Our economists say a recession depends on which path the Fed takes next

Benjamin Tsai’s (’01) New Course Unlocks Cryptocurrency for Financial Engineers

The co-founder of Wave Financial demystifies the new asset class for MFE students in his Introduction to the Finance of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

UCLA-NUS EMBA Alumnus
Justin Smith (’17) Seeks
Purpose-Driven Work with the UN

The The U.S. Navy Lt. Commander’s degree catapulted him to a new career

’Tis the Season to Support Anderson Entrepreneurs

Looking for last-minute gift ideas? Treat those you love to the perfect present from companies incubated in
the Venture Accelerator

A Looming Crisis Created by the U.S. Congress

Stavros Panageas shows us how the national debt could lead to a dangerous economic event

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Looking at Reviews on Amazon Before Buying? Beware

Brett Hollenbeck and Sherry He’s research is an exposé on the pervasiveness of fake reviews

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Unfinished Business: Utilities’ Power-Conserving Programs Need Tweaking

Savings could increase by 38% using UCLA Anderson
researcher’s methods

The 2022 Loeb Award Winners and Finalists’ Gallery

Over winter break, grab a warm drink and read some of the year’s best reporting on business and finance

• The Wall Street Journal breaks down TikTok's secretive and engagement-based algorithm to understand how the Beijing-based company figures out its users’ interests so well and quickly.
READ: Inside TikTok's Dangerously Addictive Algorithm

• The Verge journalist who embedded himself with food-delivery workers in New York City during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and chronicled their enduring horrific weather, dangerous drivers, inaccessible restrooms and paltry tips.
READ: Revolt of the Delivery Workers

• The New York Times’ vivid 3-D recreation of a prosperous Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before the businesses were burned to the ground by a violent white mob some 100 years ago.
READ: 3-D Worlds

2022 Loeb Award Winners