UCLA is the nation’s No. 1 public university

1 week ago

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Academic excellence, student opportunity and research with real-world impact propel UCLA to the top spot in U.S. News’ rankings From UCLA Newsroom: Key takeaways Just three months ago, more than […]

UCLA is the nation’s No. 1 public university
September 24

UCLA History – How a fire and a chemistry class launched UCLA’s Westwood campus

7 months ago

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Ninety-seven years ago today, Chemistry 1A became the first class ever taught on UCLA’s Westwood campus. After a mysterious fire reduced the university’s chemistry laboratories to ashes in 1929, a […]

UCLA History – How a fire and a chemistry class launched UCLA’s Westwood campus
March 18

Craig Merlic contributes to new ACS discovery report on laboratory safety

9 months ago

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Professor Craig Merlic, a leader in laboratory safety education and practice, contributed to the newly released “ACS Discovery Report: Laboratory Safety,” which highlights ongoing efforts to improve laboratory safety and […]

Craig Merlic contributes to new ACS discovery report on laboratory safety
January 13

UCLA’s MIC opens High Throughput Synthesis and Catalysis (HTSC) facility 

1 year ago

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The UCLA Molecular Instrumentation Center (MIC) is pleased to announce the opening of its newest lab, the High Throughput Synthesis and Catalysis Facility (HTSC). High throughput experimentation (HTE) has garnered […]

UCLA’s MIC opens High Throughput Synthesis and Catalysis (HTSC) facility 
August 26

New! 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Magazine

2 years ago

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We are excited to share the highlights of the many achievements within the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community through our new 20-page color departmental magazine. Click here to view the magazine. We […]

New! 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Magazine
March 11

New short film features Maher El-Kady’s groundbreaking work on safer, sustainable batteries

2 years ago

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Kaner group researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) is featured in a new short film from the Chemistry Shorts series titled Energy to Spare: Building Better Batteries. The seven-minute film […]

New short film features Maher El-Kady’s groundbreaking work on safer, sustainable batteries
February 19

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry launches SPARK campaign to fund new lab equipment

2 years ago

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On October 29, 2024, the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry launched a SPARK fundraising campaign to raise seed funding for new lab purchases for our two campuswide, state-of-the-art core facilities […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry launches SPARK campaign to fund new lab equipment
October 29

New! 2023 Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Magazine

3 years ago

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We are proud to share with you the highlights of the many achievements of members of the UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry community in our new 20-page color departmental magazine. Click […]

New! 2023 Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Magazine
December 15