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Barry Kurtz '70
Barry Kurtz ’70, Esq., chair, Franchise and Distribution Practice Group, Lewitt Hackman, has again been selected by Los Angeles Business…
Trish Lundy '13
“The One that Got Away With Murder,” the debut thriller for young adults by Trish Lundy ’13, is in development…
Richard A. Marston '74
Richard A. Marston ’74, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Kansas State University, is co-lead author on a new university textbook…
Mark Kapczynski '93
A new book by Mark Kapczynski ’93, “Everyone Sells (Including Ai): How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime,” was published in…
Tanya Petrossian '05, Ph.D. '10
EndoCyclic Therapeutics, founded by Tanya Petrossian ’05, Ph.D. ’10, just announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has…
Avelardo Valdez, M.A. '76, Ph.D. '79
Avelardo Valdez, M.A. ’76, Ph.D. ’79, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, is the author of a new…
David Johnson '78
David Johnson ’78 has published his memoir, “When All Else Fails, BLAME YOUR MOTHER!” “My years at UCLA in the…
Biruté Galdikas '66, M.A. '69, Ph.D. '78
Biruté Galdikas ’66, M.A. ’69, Ph.D. ’78, one of the world’s most prominent researchers in Orangutans, passed away March 24…
Kendall VanConas '88
Kendall VanConas ’88, managing partner, Arnold LaRochelle Matthews VanConas & Zirbel, was named “Top 50 Women in Business” by Pacific…
Lauren Shaifa, M.Arch. '21
Lauren Shaifa, M.Arch. ’21, was recently promoted to associate by Los Angeles firm CO Architects. She focuses on the firm’s…
Le G. Trieu '03
Le G. Trieu ’03 has joined the Chicago office of leading national law firm Kaufman Dolowich, one of three lawyers…
Susan McCarthy '83
Susan McCarthy ’83, a partner with A to Z Law, is the incoming vice president of the Ventura County Trial…