Anne Andrews selected for 2026 ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry
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Professor Anne Andrews has been selected to receive the 2026 American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry in recognition of her accomplishments and service. As a Professor of […]
Eric Scerri organizes ISPC annual meeting at UCLA in July, publishes two new articles on the foundations of chemistry
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UCLA chemistry lecturer and author Dr. Eric Scerri is organizing the 29th annual meeting of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC), to be held at UCLA this July. […]
The Schwartz group’s research on hydrated electrons is featured on the cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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Research by a UCLA team led by Professor Benjamin Schwartz and graduate student William Borrelli is featured on the front cover of this week’s Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a […]
Keriann Backus honored in MCP’s special “Women in Proteomics” issue
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Professor Keriann Backus is among 17 trailblazing female scientists featured in the special “Women in Proteomics” issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (MCP). Released on February 12, 2026, […]
Michael Lawson receives $1.9M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
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Professor Michael Lawson has been awarded a highly prestigious Early Stage Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (ESI MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of […]
How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison
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Research by a team led by Professor Richard Kaner and Dr. Maher El-Kady shows how 21st-century nanotechnology has finally enabled a clean-energy vision that Thomas Edison first proposed more than […]
Anastassia Alexandrova selected for a Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Arts & Sciences at Utah State University
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The College of Arts & Sciences at Utah State University has selected Professor Anastassia Alexandrova for a 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of her “extraordinary academic and scientific accomplishments […]
Innovative proximity labeling platform illuminates how cholesterol interacts inside cells
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Cholesterol plays a central role in cell health, influencing membrane fluidity, curvature, and signaling. To maintain proper cholesterol levels, cells rely on tightly regulated transport systems that move cholesterol between […]