An Exclusive Look into Dean Miguel García-Garibay’s Research
3 years ago
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On Tuesday, January 9th, members of the UCLA community gathered for a special lecture by Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and Senior Dean of the […]
Houk’s group writes final chapter of Winstein’s Norbornyl saga
3 years ago
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In 1949, in Haines Hall, the Chemistry building before the move to Young Hall in 1952, Professor Saul Winstein and his graduate student Daniel Trifan carried out experiments that led […]
INCITE 2024 Award
3 years ago
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Professor Anastassia Alexandrova wins supercomputer access for 2024 from the DOE Office of Science through its Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program. Only 75 of […]
Chemists use oxygen and copper “scissors” to cut carbon bonds and create new, valuable molecules at lower cost
3 years ago
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Professor Ohyun Kwon and her research group have developed a groundbreaking method which utilizes oxygen and copper to efficiently break carbon-carbon bonds in hydrocarbons and convert them into valuable amine […]
Experimental brain-like computing system more accurate with custom algorithm
3 years ago
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A team of researchers, led by Professor James Gimzewski and alumnus Dr. Adam Stieg (Ph.D. ’07 Gimzewski), has created an experimental computing system physically modeled after the biological brain, which […]
UCLA researchers develop solid-state thermal transistor for better heat management
3 years ago
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Professor Paul S. Weiss and current and former members of his group are part of a UCLA research team that has developed a first-of-its-kind thermal transistor capable of rapidly and […]
$250,000 grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
3 years ago
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Professor Danielle Schmitt and collaborator Professor Tara TeSlaa (UCLA Molecular and Medical Pharmacology) have been awarded $250,000 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to investigate why diets deficient in choline and […]
Advancing non-addictive cannabis-based pain relief for oral cancer patients
3 years ago
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Professor Alexander Spokoyny and Dr. James Tilden are part of a UCLA Dentistry–led team to receive a $5 million NIH HEAL initiative federal grant to develop an effective, non-addictive synthetic […]