$2 million gift establishes two new endowments

6 years ago

Walter and Shirley Wang have donated $2M to the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry to establish two new endowments. This transformative gift will establish The Walter and Shirley Wang […]

$2 million gift establishes two new endowments
January 30

Vision 2020 Series to present evenings of science exploration and art

6 years ago

UCLA and MindshareLA will present a year-long series of events that explore innovations ranging in scale from the tiny to the cosmic. The Vision 2020 Series will consist of four […]

Vision 2020 Series to present evenings of science exploration and art
January 30

Periodic Table of the Toys in Young Hall is updated

6 years ago

The tile art piece, which is part of the UCLA Campus Art Collection, has been updated to assure a more inclusive environment for our Native American students. In the table, […]

Periodic Table of the Toys in Young Hall is updated
January 24

$1.5 million Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research grant

6 years ago

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova is co-PI of team to receive $1.5M Sloan Foundation grant for research on electrochemical CO2 removal from air. The interdisciplinary research team includes Professor Jenny Yang at […]

$1.5 million Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research grant
January 22

ACS PHYS 2020 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry

6 years ago

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova wins the 2020 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry by the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society.  A professor of chemistry and biochemistry and Vice Chair […]

ACS PHYS 2020 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry
January 21

Alumni in the News

6 years ago

Alum Professor James Halpert (University of Connecticut) shares his memories of UCLA chemistry classes in recent issue of Journal of Biological Chemistry. A Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology at the University […]

Alumni in the News
January 21

Sustainability Open House

6 years ago

  • Research

The UCLA Joint Research Safety Initiative (JRSI) is hosting a sustainability open house for Chemistry & Biochemistry researchers on Tuesday, January 21.   Everyone is invited to attend this fun, interactive […]

Sustainability Open House
January 14

$1 million bequest to support undergraduate education and research

6 years ago

The late Lorraine and Masuo Toji have left $1 million to our department to support undergraduate education and research. Dr. Masuo Toji, known as Mas, received his bachelor’s degree in […]

$1 million bequest to support undergraduate education and research
January 10