Tuesday, October 27

Three UCLA engineering professors to be awarded highest honors for research

Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers recognizes influential work in fields such as agricultural innovation, environmental protection and national defense. Read more...

Photo: Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. (Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science)


Alums create Indy Plush, line of toys advocating wildlife preservation

Plinio Garcia and Andrew Ruesch were inspired to create their own line of children’s toys when their son, Luke, came home from kindergarten one day with a stuffed animal he designed himself. Read more...

Photo: Two UCLA alumni created Indy Plush, a business that designs and creates plush stuffed animals, and donates a portion of the profit to wildlife advocacy groups. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



Students, management discuss Bruins going bananas for food smuggling

Rated as the No. 2 university for food and dining by Cappex, UCLA has invested great time and effort to fill up empty bellies. In fact, several UCLA students think regular meal times are just not enough and often proceed to smuggle large food quantities such as three bananas, five cookies and even pieces of chicken out of the dining halls. Read more...

Photo: Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin


Daily Bruin wins award for California’s best college newspaper

The Daily Bruin won the California College Media Association’s award for the state’s best daily college newspaper Saturday. The award, which The Bruin won for the third straight year, was among the 12 first-place awards The Bruin won at the association’s annual contest. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin won first place for the 2016 California College Media Association award for best daily newspaper, in addition to 11 first-place awards and 24 awards in total. (Francesca Manto/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Southern Lights reopens after flood investigation

Southern Lights, a coffee shop in the Court of Sciences Student Center, reopened Thursday after the store flooded in November. UCLA officials shut down the store when water that flooded the ground floor tested positive for sewage-related bacteria. Read more...

Photo: Southern Lights, a coffee shop in the Court of Sciences, reopened Thursday after shutting down due to flooding in November. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)



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