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Their research will be available on the University of California’s open access publishing platform, \u003Ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/uclalib_libraryprize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eScholarship\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Throughout the week, the winners of these fourteen prizes across nine categories will be recognized on the Library’s social media accounts, and will be celebrated at an award ceremony alongside their advisors and other special guests.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>",{"id":251,"typeHandle":248,"richText":252,"sectionTitle":253},"7218516","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Chanaporn Tohsuwanwanich ‘25\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: Geography\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Minor\u003C/strong>: Geographic Information Systems & Technologies, Urban & Regional Studies\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Gatekeeping Green Space: Minimum Lot Size Requirements, Private Lands, and Public Park Provision in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Dr. Kaily Heitz\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Chanaporn-Tohsuwanwanish.png\" alt=\"Chanaporn Tohsuwanwanish\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Chanaporn Tohsuwanwanich\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"I compiled all the literature for my research through UCLA Library databases, which allowed me to refine my search strategies and access numerous books unavailable online. UCLA Library proved to be an invaluable resource, granting access to exclusive journal articles and subscriptions. In addition to online searches, I spent time browsing physical books within the library shelves, borrowing essential works, and utilizing interlibrary loan services to obtain key texts.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences First Prize ($700)",{"id":255,"typeHandle":248,"richText":256,"sectionTitle":257},"7218517","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: David Gamboa ‘25\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: English, Study of Religion\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Binding The Mariner’s Craft: On The Alienated Speech Of Revolution In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner”\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Anahid Nersessian\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/David-Gamboa.png\" alt=\"David Gamboa\" />\u003Cfigcaption>David Gamboa\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"Between meetings with [Charles E. Young Research Library] (YRL) librarian Michelle Brasseur and English Reading Room librarian Lynda Tolly, the seminar facilitated student familiarity with the vast multitude of research tools that UCLA makes available to us. And indeed—I quickly came to appreciate everything from the databases (JSTOR, Gale’s Primary Sources, Routledge Historical Resources on Romanticism, etc) to Zotero and our VPN tool (which was especially useful to me as an off-campus student.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Second Prize ($400)",{"id":259,"typeHandle":248,"richText":260,"sectionTitle":261},"7218518","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Kimya Afshar ‘25\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: Cognitive Science, computing specialization\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Affective Disorders: An Updated Review\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Dr. George Slavich\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Kimya-Afshar.png\" alt=\"Kimya Afshar\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Kimya Afshar\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"Through the UCLA Library [catalog], I found and accessed physical books at the various [UCLA Library locations] on campus to establish foundational knowledge of hormonal contraceptives and their historical relevance. I used a variety of the UCLA Library’s online databases including PubMed, Web of Science, BioOne and APA PsycInfo—leveraging my University login for special access to PDFs of myriad articles relevant to this project.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Science, Engineering & Math First Prize ($700)",{"id":263,"typeHandle":248,"richText":264,"sectionTitle":265},"7218519","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researchers\u003C/strong>: Jenna Jabourian ‘26, Vyas Koduvayur ‘27, Abeni Liu ‘26, Melody Mao ‘26, Rongying Zhang ‘27\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Majors\u003C/strong>: Jenna: Computational and Systems Biology; Vyas: Computational and Systems Biology; Abeni: Computational and Systems Biology; Melody: Computational and Systems Biology (major), Statistics and Data Science (minor); Rongying: Computational and Systems Biology \u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Evaluating And Optimizing Machine Learning Models To Predict Drug Side Effects\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Dr. Brian Nadel\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Jenna-Jabourian-Vyas-Koduvayur-Abeni-Liu-Melody-Mao-Rongying-Zhang.png\" alt=\"Jenna Jabourian, Vyas Koduvayur, Abeni Liu, Melody Mao, Rongying Zhang\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Jenna Jabourian, Vyas Koduvayur, Abeni Liu, Melody Mao, Rongying Zhang \u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"Library resources were at the heart of our journey, from helping us manage references to providing an actual physical space to code. This was our first real research paper, but it won’t be our last. Thanks to UCLA Library, the skills we gained—critical evaluation, resource management, and scientific writing—helped us take our first steps into the world of real scientific research.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Science, Engineering & Math Second Prize ($400)",{"id":267,"typeHandle":248,"richText":268,"sectionTitle":269},"7218520","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Robbie Hall ‘25\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: History and Political Science\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>The Role of Violence on Gay Bodies in Establishing West Hollywood as a “Gay City”\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Dr. Minayo Nasiali\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Robbie-Hall.png\" alt=\"Robbie Hall\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Robbie Hall\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"I\u003C/em> \u003Cem>first visited the Online Archive of California, using filters to limit my search of “West Hollywood” to the 1980s. I discovered a plethora of documents and sources available through UCLA Special Collections at the [Charles E. Young Research Library]. I [requested] the Kim Kralj papers to the Library for review. The majority of my research was conducted through this channel, as it allowed me to work hands-on with primary sources that supported my exploration of the topic.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best project using resources from UCLA Library Special Collections First Prize ($700)",{"id":271,"typeHandle":248,"richText":272,"sectionTitle":273},"7218521","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Maya Mendoza ‘25\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: History\u003Cstrong>\u003Cbr />Minor\u003C/strong>: Labor Studies\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Chavez Ravine: Urban Renewal, Communism, and the Dodgers\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Dr. Minayo Nasiali\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Maya-Mendoza.png\" alt=\"Maya Mendoza\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Maya Mendoza\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"My paper topic was on Chavez Ravine, so I consulted and used the Edward Ross Roybal Papers [from UCLA Library Special Collections]. I used the Online Archive of California and the [Library Special Collections] website to locate the papers and the specific boxes I would later pull for my research paper. I compiled many primary sources consisting of oral history, photographs, written letters and postage, city council minutes and proposals relating to my project.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best project using resources from UCLA Library Special Collections Second Prize ($400)",{"id":275,"typeHandle":248,"richText":276,"sectionTitle":277},"7218522","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Rowan James ‘25\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: History\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Space, Control, and Resistance: Tlatelolco and the Postcolonial Right to the City\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Minayo Nasiali\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Rowan-James.png\" alt=\"Rowan James\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Rowan James\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"The evaluation and organization of sources was the most difficult, however with the aid of [Library Special Collections] and Professor Nasiali, I was able to navigate through the archives, making the materials manageable. [Teaching & Learning librarian] Jimmy Zavala delivered a [Library Special Collections] presentation on how to navigate general and digital archives, synthesize, infer and reach a conclusion through a critical analysis.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best project using resources from an international collection First Prize ($700)",{"id":279,"typeHandle":248,"richText":280,"sectionTitle":281},"7218523","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Guillermo Miranda ‘25\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: History\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Remembering The United States-Mexico Beef: How Aftosa And Fiao Become Tools Of Resisting The Industrialization Of Artisanal Mexican Cheese\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Dr. Robin Derby\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Guillermo-Miranda.png\" alt=\"Guillermo Miranda\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Guillermo Miranda\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"Not only did UCLA Library give me a safe and quiet space to conduct my research [...] , but it stimulated my academic growth and pushed me to complete my project because I was surrounded by students and staff who inspired me to keep going. I tried to take advantage of the resources the library offered. In particular, I attended workshops in [Library Special Collections, where Jimmy Zavala and Kelly Besser gave extremely useful knowledge in navigating the special collections materials and insightful information on the importance of community archives.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best project using resources from an international collection Second Prize ($400)",{"id":283,"typeHandle":248,"richText":284,"sectionTitle":285},"7218524","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Samantha Reavis ‘28\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: Ethnomusicology\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Between Art Song and Activism: The Black Feminist Legacy of Bonds and Hughes\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Prof. Amy Catlin Jairazbhoy\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Samantha-Reavis_2025-05-19-193147_solg.png\" alt=\"Samantha Reavis\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Samantha Reavis\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"I obtained help in gathering [...] materials and using UCLA Library databases through scheduled appointments with the [Charles E. Young Research Library] (YRL) Research Help Desk. These appointments familiarized me with the resources available at [the Library] as well as best approaches towards gathering research material (i.e. advanced searches, effective use of keywords etc.), which was invaluable in this research project. The librarians also offered tips on how to evaluate sources, distinguish between primary and secondary materials and manage citations.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best project on music after 1900 (First Prize $700)",{"id":287,"typeHandle":248,"richText":288,"sectionTitle":289},"7218525","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Sihui Lin ‘26\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: Architectural Studies and Statistics and Data Science (double major)\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>From First to Fine: Facsimile, Fine Printing, and Cultural Patronage in William Andrews Clark Jr.’s Christmas Gift Books\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Prof. Matthew Fisher\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Sihui-Lin.png\" alt=\"Sihui Lin\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Sihui Lin\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"Among all aspects of my research, the time I spent at the [William Andrews Clark Memorial Library] and [UCLA Library Special Collections] stands out as particularly meaningful. The staff’s genuine kindness and professional support made these specialized collections—which might have overwhelmed an undergraduate researcher—feel accessible and inviting.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best project using resources from the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library First Prize ($700)",{"id":291,"typeHandle":248,"richText":292,"sectionTitle":293},"7218526","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Megan Vahdat ‘27\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: English \u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Cultural Misunderstandings in Iran-U.S. Relations: The 1979 Hostage Crisis\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Professor Pejman Hadadi\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Megan-Vahdat.png\" alt=\"Megan Vahdat\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Megan Vahdat \u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"Sources such as recordings of political speeches through the [UCLA Film & Television] Archive Research and Study Center (ARSC), annotated bills seeking remediation for former hostages from [UCLA Library] Special Collections, and other historical texts added invaluable insight to my exploration of this deeply complicated event [...] I am also enormously grateful to librarians Kelsey Brown and Maggie Tarmey, as well as university archivist Andrea Hoff, for their invaluable help through library research consultations and conversations over the course of my research.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best project using resources from the UCLA Film & Television Archive Research and Study Center First Prize ($700)",{"id":295,"typeHandle":248,"richText":296,"sectionTitle":297},"7218527","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Manasi Vartak ‘28\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: Mathematics and Economics\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Implementing Green Infrastructure Near Industrial Zones in Los Angeles County: A Versatile Initiative to Combat Food Insecurity\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Dr. Shanna Shaked, Narayan Gopinathan\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Manasi-Vartak.png\" alt=\"Manasi Vartak\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Manasi Vartak\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"Through my [Peer Research and Writing Specialist] consultations, Katelyn [Loh] helped me embrace my scholarly voice, assuring me that using the first-person perspective can enhance clarity and strengthen my academic writing. She also helped me figure out how to properly integrate my previous [...] work here by citing the paper as an unpublished manuscript under APA’s standards. Beyond guidance, UCLA Library became my academic home. I did all of my work on this project at my favorite study spot–the divided study pods at the book stacks on Powell Library’s first floor.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best research project completed for the Cluster Program First Prize ($700)",{"id":299,"typeHandle":248,"richText":300,"sectionTitle":301},"7218528","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Aidan Teeling ‘28\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: Economics \u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>Borderline Bias: Gender Disparities and The Male Experience of BPD\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Sophia Toubian \u003Cstrong>\u003Cbr />Cluster Professors\u003C/strong>: Dr. Sally Gibbons, Dr. Caitlin Solone\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Aidan-Teeling.png\" alt=\"Aidan Teeling\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Aidan Teeling\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"[A] library resource that greatly helped me as I delved further into research was an in-class presentation by librarian Katherine Kapsidelis and Peer Research and Writing Specialist Alexandra Gamboa. Their presentation included several helpful resources, including a link to a full PDF of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which was extremely helpful for understanding the diagnostic features of [Borderline Personality Disorder] (BPD), as well as an introduction to PubMed as another useful database for mental disorder research.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best research project completed for the Cluster Program Second Prize ($400)",{"id":303,"typeHandle":248,"richText":304,"sectionTitle":305},"7218529","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Researcher\u003C/strong>: Ingrid Peng ‘28\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Major\u003C/strong>: Environmental Science\u003Cbr />\u003Cstrong>Project\u003C/strong>: \u003Cem>The Relationship between Soil Structure and Insect Biodiversity\u003Cbr />\u003C/em>\u003Cstrong>Advisor\u003C/strong>: Jacob Jones, Dr. Lilia Illes\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Ingrid-Peng.png\" alt=\"Ingrid Peng\" />\u003Cfigcaption> Ingrid Peng \u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cem>\"I found UCLA Library’s databases particularly helpful, especially peer-reviewed journal articles. I used the online catalog to locate books on soil ecology and urban biodiversity, which helped me understand the broader context of my topic. I also accessed the interlibrary loan service to request [materials] that were not available in our school.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>","Best research project completed by an underclassman First Prize ($700)",{"id":307,"typeHandle":308,"sectionTitle":309,"sectionSummary":50,"associatedTopicsFlexiblePageBlock":310},"7248463","associatedTopicCards","Related Content",[311],{"id":312,"topics":313},"7248464",[314,319,323],{"title":315,"typeHandle":316,"uri":317,"text":318},"Library Prize for Undergraduate Research","program","about/programs/library-prize-for-undergraduate-research","\u003Cp>The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research recognizes and honors excellence in undergraduate research at UCLA. \u003C/p>",{"title":320,"typeHandle":316,"uri":321,"text":322},"Cluster Program Support","about/programs/cluster-program-support","\u003Cp>Learn more about how the UCLA Library supports the undergraduate \u003Ca href=\"https://www.uei.ucla.edu/academic-programs/ucla-cluster-program/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cluster Program\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>",{"title":324,"typeHandle":316,"uri":325,"text":326},"University Archives","about/programs/university-archives","\u003Cp>University Archives, a division of UCLA Library Special Collections, is the official repository for non-current UCLA records.\u003C/p>",1781050592800]