Dory DeWeese receives inaugural UCLA Global Education Award

11 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Assistant Teaching Professor Dory DeWeese has received an inaugural UCLA Global Education Award for her project, “Inclusion of Global Voices in Introductory Chemistry Classrooms”. With this grant, DeWeese will revise […]

Dory DeWeese receives inaugural UCLA Global Education Award
December 5

Paul S. Weiss elected to the GRC Board of Trustees

11 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Effective November 1, 2025, Professor Paul S. Weiss has been elected to the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) Board of Trustees for a six-year term. Prior to this appointment, Weiss served […]

Paul S. Weiss elected to the GRC Board of Trustees
November 19

Osvaldo Gutierrez featured in new Research Powers Progress video

11 months ago

  • Faculty

Professor Osvaldo Gutierrez is featured in a new Research Powers Progress video, which highlights his research and its importance to UCLA’s mission.  His lab is working on new and sustainable […]

Osvaldo Gutierrez featured in new Research Powers Progress video
November 18

Neil Garg in new Chemistry Shorts film on “Changing Key and Chemistry”

12 months ago

  • Education
  • Faculty

Distinguished Professor Neil Garg is featured in a new Chemistry Shorts film on organic chemistry titled “Changing Key and Chemistry”. In the ten-minute film, Garg and lab members show that […]

Neil Garg in new Chemistry Shorts film on “Changing Key and Chemistry”
November 14

Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty featured in Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List

12 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professors Xiangfeng Duan, David Eisenberg, Kendall Houk, Yu Huang, and Richard Kaner have been named to the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2025 list, a recognition of their significant and broad influence in their field.  Since […]

Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty featured in Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List
November 13

Juli Feigon delivers Mendel Lecture

12 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

On October 9, 2025, pioneering structural biologist Distinguished Professor Juli Feigon delivered the Mendel Lecture at the refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno. The lecture took place at the Augustinian […]

Juli Feigon delivers Mendel Lecture
November 12

Victoria Barber receives American Lung Association Indoor Air Award Grant

12 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Victoria Barber receives American Lung Association Indoor Air Award Grant Professor Victoria “Tori” Barber has been awarded an Indoor Air Research Award Grant from the American Lung Association. Barber received […]

Victoria Barber receives American Lung Association Indoor Air Award Grant
November 10

New study co-authored by Raphael Levine illuminates how sunlight splits nitrogen

12 months ago

  • Faculty
  • Research

In a recent collaborative study published in PNAS, Distinguished Research Professor Raphael Levine helped uncover how sunlight photodissociates  nitrogen molecules, offering new insights into the evolution of planetary atmospheres. Working […]

New study co-authored by Raphael Levine illuminates how sunlight splits nitrogen
November 7