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 […]

August 1

Houk Research Conference celebrates Ken Houk’s global scientific legacy

2 weeks ago

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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. […]

July 30

2026 Norma Stoddart Award for Exemplary Citizenship and Excellence in Graduate Research

4 weeks ago

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On June 9, 2026, alumnus Dr. Luca McDermott Catena (Ph.D. ’25, Garg group), currently a postdoctoral scholar with Professor Richmond Sarpong at the University of California, Berkeley, was presented with the […]

July 17

SMACS and AXE host third Undergraduate Poster Session

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On June 4, 2026, the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS), Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ), a professional chemistry fraternity, and the UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry department jointly hosted […]

July 16

2026 Graduate Student Departmental Awards

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Thanks to our generous donors, 74 talented graduate students received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in teaching, academics, research, and/or service. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry […]

2026 Graduate Student Departmental Awards
July 8

2026 Undergraduate Research Fellowships

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Thanks to our generous donors, 32 undergraduate students will have the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in our faculty labs as research fellows. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Research […]

2026 Undergraduate Research Fellowships
July 8

2026 Undergraduate Student Departmental Awards

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Thanks to our generous donors, 19 talented undergraduates received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in research and in academics. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Departmental […]

2026 Undergraduate Student Departmental Awards
July 8

The 2026 Organic Graduate Symposium

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This year’s annual Organic Graduate Symposium, held in the Yoo Conference Hall and Collaboratory on June 12, 2026, featured brilliant talks by 16 chemistry graduate students. The annual Organic Graduate […]

The 2026 Organic Graduate Symposium
July 7