Danielle Schmitt receives Impact Award from the Parkinson’s Foundation
1 month ago
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Professor Danielle Schmitt is one of 12 researchers selected to receive an Impact Award from the Parkinson’s Foundation. Her proposal, “Functional Imaging of PINK1 Activity Dynamics,” was selected through a […]
Abigail Doyle and collaborators awarded $19.5 million to establish an open-access autonomous chemistry laboratory
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Professor Abigail Doyle and collaborators at the Scripps Research Institute and Sunthetics, an AI-for-chemistry company, have received a National Science Foundation award to support the development of an AI-enabled, remotely […]
Reimagining how scientists study the chemistry of the air
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Professor Victoria Barber and doctoral student Cooper Crabtree are spearheading Keck Foundation-funded project charting a path toward better understanding atmospheric oxidation. by Álvaro Castillo, UCLA College From the vantage point […]
2026 Commencement Ceremony
2 months ago
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On June 13, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted its commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. At the ceremony, 66 students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 […]
Greener living through chemistry
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Professor Soumitra Athavale and graduate student Justin Manoff team up for a new Keck Foundation-funded project with powerful potential implications By Jonathan Riggs, UCLA College Almost all of the physical […]
Houk Research Conference celebrates Ken Houk’s global scientific legacy
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The fifth Houk Research Conference (HRC) brought together leading computational and experimental chemists from around the world to celebrate the remarkable scientific legacy of Distinguished Research Professor Kendall N. Houk. […]
Faculty in the News: Paul Weiss
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Distinguished Professor Paul S. Weiss was recently featured in ACS Nano Medicine in a profile highlighting his pioneering contributions to nanoscience, his approach to scientific discovery, and his leadership in […]
Neil Garg to speak at Lectures on Tap in August
3 months ago
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Distinguished Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor, Neil Garg, will speak at the popular Lectures on Tap series this summer. Lectures on Tap is a prominent event series where professors and experts […]