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Royal Society of Chemistry honors UCLA professor with centenary prize

A UCLA professor recently received an award for his work in chemistry. Richard Kaner, a distinguished professor in chemistry and biochemistry, received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2018 Centenary Prize for his research on energy harnessing and storage, according to a university press release Monday. Kaner constructed a device that can cheaply convert and store […]

Student-designed video games explore themes of identity, decisions

This post was updated May 8 at 1:20 p.m.  Players can relive high school – and all the angst that comes with it – in an alternate reality within the video game “Super Super Rap Battle Temptation Nightmare Academy.” Students can play the game, along with another student-designed game, “Artifacts II,” in an exhibition Tuesday […]

Alum hopes to rebrand family-run restaurant through ramen dish with a twist

Charlie Kim’s ramen-eating habits in college inspired him to add a new dish to his restaurant menu – the bulgogi stir-fry ramen. The dish is a fan favorite and will be his first contribution to the menu at his family-owned Korean restaurant. After graduating in 2014, the UCLA alumnus worked in the marketing industry for […]

Campus Queries: What is the best studying strategy for retaining information?

Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: How can UCLA students improve their memories for exams? A: As midterms approach, students tend to procrastinate studying until just before an exam. However, Robert Bjork, a distinguished research professor of psychology […]

Men’s volleyball defeats Harvard, advances to NCAA semifinals

It took some time to find their stride, but the Bruins cleaned things up after the first set to take down the Harvard Crimson in four sets during the first round of the NCAA championships. No. 3 seed UCLA (25-7, 9-3 MPSF) hosted No. 6 seed Harvard (13-14, 10-4 EIVA) Tuesday night in the quarterfinals […]

Newly formed Unravel addresses fashion sustainability on campus

Grace Reynolds created Unravel at UCLA with the goal of unraveling misconceptions about fashion production. The fourth-year economics and global studies student organized the club at the beginning of spring quarter, branching off from a sustainable clothing campaign in E3, an environmental sustainability club on campus. Reynolds wanted to build a community of people who […]