Researchers from UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) team up to bring cutting-edge STEM research to under-represented students. Professor Heather Maynard, Co-director of the BioPACIFIC MIP, […]

Six Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty members are selected to receive CNSI Noble Family Innovation Fund grants for their nanoscience research projects. The Noble Family Innovation Fund, established with a $10 […]

Former undergraduate researcher Indya Weathers ’19 (Biochemistry, Chanfreau group) is featured on Undergraduate Research Center–Sciences’ Student Spotlight.    Weathers was recognized by the UCLA/URC-Sciences for her first author publication in […]

Professor Paul Weiss has been named a Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras  for 2021-26. IIT Madras Distinguished Professorships are awarded to pre-eminent authorities in their […]

Olympic gold medalist and UCLA volleyball legend Karch Kiraly leads the USA Women’s Volleyball team to its first-ever Olympic gold medal. The U.S. Women made history on Sunday, August 8, […]

Polymer chemist Professor Heather Maynard has been elected a 2021 Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The American Chemical Society works to promote public policies that advance the chemistry […]

Congratulations to Professor Ellen Sletten on her promotion to associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2021. Professor Ellen Sletten received her B.S. in Chemistry from Stonehill College in 2006 […]

Professor Miguel García-Garibay has been reappointed as dean of the UCLA College of Letters and Science, Division of Physical Sciences. A member of UCLA’s faculty for more than two decades, […]