The 2025 Organic Graduate Symposium

1 year ago

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This year’s annual Organic Graduate Symposium, held in the Yoo Conference Hall and Collaboratory on June 13, 2025, featured brilliant talks by 11 chemistry graduate students. The annual Organic Graduate […]

The 2025 Organic Graduate Symposium
June 23

2025 Departmental Awards Ceremony

1 year ago

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  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
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On June 9, 2025, we celebrated the many accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, and staff at our annual departmental awards ceremony. Each year at this event, we […]

2025 Departmental Awards Ceremony
June 19

2025 Graduate Student Departmental Awards

1 year ago

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Thanks to our generous donors, 124 talented graduate students received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in teaching, academics, research, and/or service. The 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry […]

2025 Graduate Student Departmental Awards
June 19

2025 Undergraduate Student Departmental Awards

1 year ago

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  • Undergraduate

Thanks to our generous donors, 42 talented undergraduates received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in research and in academics. The 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Departmental […]

2025 Undergraduate Student Departmental Awards
June 19

2025 Undergraduate Research Fellowships

1 year ago

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  • Undergraduate

Thanks to our generous donors, 47 undergraduate students will have the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in our faculty labs as research fellows. The 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Research […]

2025 Undergraduate Research Fellowships
June 18

2025 Commencement Video

1 year ago

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On Saturday, June 14, 2025, 37 of our students received Ph.D. degrees, 21 students received Master of Applied Chemical Sciences degrees, six Departmental Scholars received Master of Science degrees, and […]

2025 Commencement Video
June 18

SMACS hosts second annual Undergraduate Poster Session

1 year ago

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On May 27, 2025, 28 undergraduate students presented posters summarizing their research efforts at the second annual SMACS and UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Poster Session, hosted jointly by the […]

SMACS hosts second annual Undergraduate Poster Session
June 11

Graduate student in the news – Arismel Tena Meza

1 year ago

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Arismel ‘Ari’ Tena Meza, a soon-to-graduate Ph.D. student in organic chemistry from the Garg group, is profiled in the UCLA Newsroom. From UCLA Newsroom (by Ben Paul): Arismel Tena Meza […]

Graduate student in the news – Arismel Tena Meza
June 10