Undergraduate researchers Sasha Gill-Ljunghammer (Tolbert Group) and Hieu Nguyen (Torres group) have been selected as 2020-2021 Beckman Scholars.   The 2020-2021 Beckman Research Scholarship at UCLA is directed through the Office […]

Professors Kun Zhao (Tianjin U) and Tom Mason (UCLA) discover tetratic order in dense 2D systems of rotationally asymmetric hard kite particles. A former postdoctoral researcher in Professor Tom Mason’s […]

Team led by Professor Paul Weiss’ group develops a new method to safely, rapidly and economically deliver DNA into stem cells and immune cells.  The new tool will help scientists […]

Chemistry professor Robin Garrell, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division, to serve as new President of the CUNY Graduate Center.  Garrell will be leaving UCLA […]

April 24 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kenneth Trueblood, who for nearly 50 years was a distinguished member of our department.  Born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, […]

First-year organic chemistry graduate student Maximilian McCallum amuses Chem 243B professor and fellow classmates with his clever Zoom background images. McCallum, currently rotating in Professor Patrick Harran’s group, is taking […]

BMSB graduate student David Boyer (Eisenberg group) has been chosen as a recipient of a Charles E and Sue K Young Graduate Student Fellowship Award.  Since 1981, only four exceptional […]

Kaner group undergraduate research assistant Grant Hushek wins American Society for Metals (ASM) International Los Angeles Chapter scholarship.  Grant is a UCLA Materials Science and Engineering student conducting research in […]