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July 30, 12:15 am

UCLA School of Law adds specialization in environmental law

Students at the UCLA School of Law can now earn a specialization in environmental law. Sean Hecht, co-executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, said that the specialization was a long-term project fueled by both student interest and administrative planning. Read more...

Photo: Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, UCLA law students can receive the certificate upon completing five courses in environmental law and writing a supervised research paper on relevant topic areas. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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July 30, 12:15 am

Student-developed tool brings 3D molecular models to smartphone screen

Chemistry students can now visualize 3D chemical structures by scanning a QR code with their smartphones. A team of undergraduate students developed an online tool, QR Chem, which provides QR codes that provide a link to a 3D image of a molecule. Read more...

Photo: Rising fourth-year biology and cognitive science student Shawn Schwartz shows off QR Chem, a website on which students can visualize chemical molecular structures by scanning QR codes on their phones. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)

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July 27, 5:23 pm

Librarians bargain with UCOP about academic freedom, temporary positions

University of California librarians held a rally Thursday to support their cause during a bargaining session with the UC Office of the President. About 100 people attended the rally, which was held by University Council-AFT, a union that represents UC librarians and non-Senate faculty, in front of Charles E. Read more...

Photo: About 100 people attended a rally Thursday in support of the University of California librarians during their contract bargaining session. (Courtesy of Holly Craig-Wehrle)

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July 23, 12:36 am

UCLA researcher Lili Yang receives $1.4M grant to develop cancer treatment

A UCLA researcher was awarded $1.4 million to further develop a stem cell-based cancer treatment. Lili Yang, a researcher from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA, received the grant Thursday from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine’s Quest Awards Program to develop her method of genetically modifying blood-forming stem cells to help treat cancer. Read more...

Photo: Lili Yang, a UCLA researcher, received a $1.4 million grant Thursday to develop her method of genetically modifying blood-forming stem cells to help treat cancer. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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July 23, 12:35 am

Undergrad student from UC Berkeley to serve as UC Regents’ next student advisor

A rising fourth-year student from University of California, Berkeley will serve as the 2018-2019 student advisor to the UC Board of Regents. Edward Huang, an applied mathematics student, will succeed UCLA alumnus Rafi Sands and become the second person to hold this position. Read more...

Photo: Edward Huang, a rising fourth-year student from University of California, Berkeley, will serve as the 2018-2019 student advisor to the UC Board of Regents and become the second person to hold the position. (Courtesy of Ellese Nguyen)

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July 23, 12:34 am

UCLA school of engineering receives $5M for computer network research center

The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science received a $5 million grant to establish a new computer networking research center. Sunday Group Inc., a Las Vegas-based software company, donated the money in honor of Leonard Kleinrock, who is considered one of the fathers of the internet, to create the UCLA Connection Lab. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will establish the UCLA Connection Lab with a $5 million grant. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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