Richard Kaner gives 2025 Basolo Lecture at Northwestern University

8 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professor Richard Kaner, the UCLA Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation, delivered his 2025 ACS Basolo Award lecture on Nov. 7 at Northwestern University’s Technological Institute in […]

Richard Kaner gives 2025 Basolo Lecture at Northwestern University
December 10

Steven Clarke and David Eisenberg discuss “The Molecular Basis of Aging and Dementia” in Emeriti Association video

8 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Distinguished Professors Steven Clarke and David Eisenberg each discussed their own award-winning research in a program titled “The Molecular Basis of Aging and Dementia,” presented during UCLA’s spring 2025 Emeriti […]

Steven Clarke and David Eisenberg discuss “The Molecular Basis of Aging and Dementia” in Emeriti Association video
December 8

Dory DeWeese receives inaugural UCLA Global Education Award

8 months ago

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  • 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

8 months ago

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  • 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

8 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”

9 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

9 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

9 months ago

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  • 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