Professor Kalli Kappel was presented with the 2026 UCLA Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) Glenn T. Seaborg Award at the annual AXΣ Seaborg Banquet on May 8.      The event, held at […]

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, 66 of our students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 students received Master of Applied Chemical Sciences degrees, six Departmental Scholars received Master of Science degrees, and […]

Undergraduate senior biochemistry student Lillian Ott (Mohanty group) has been awarded the 2026 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, one of the country’s most prestigious honors for graduate […]

Congratulations to our current graduate and undergraduate students and alumni who have received prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) and Honorable Mentions. The National Science Foundation […]

Open to all first-year chemistry and biochemistry majors in the fall quarter, the course is designed to help students build academic skills, navigate challenges, and thrive in their chemistry and […]

On November 2, UCLA’s student-led Exploring Your Universe (EYU) took place on campus. Now in its 16th year, LA County’s largest science fair introduced K-12 students and the public to science […]

On October 24, 2025, UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry students and faculty gathered in the Mani L. Bhaumik Centennial Collaboratory in Young Hall for a student-faculty mixer. This year, UCLA’s Student […]

At UCLA football home games, the Rose Bowl crowd sees UCLA’s only featured baton twirler, Olivia Pacheco, sparkle under the stadium lights. What most fans don’t see is the same […]