Biochemistry senior Chloe Cheng is among three undergraduates recognized nationally by the Alpha Chi Sigma Scholar Award honorable mention. The award committee chose Cheng for the honor because her nomination […]

Professors Anastassia Alexandrova and Margot Quinlan receive inaugural Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. As part of the UCLA Undergraduate Research Week held May 21-25, 2018, undergraduate student researchers who presented […]

Professors Xiangfeng Duan and Neil Garg have been named two of 31 National Finalists for the 2018 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Chosen from a pool of 286 nominated […]

Over 40 undergraduate researchers from the department presented posters at the UCLA Research Poster Day, six were awarded the prestigious Science Dean’s Prize.  Photos of the Science Dean’s Prize winners […]

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) funding enables Professor Michael Jung’s group to successfully adopt the use of waterless condensers in their organic synthesis work. A grant from the TGIF UCLA […]

On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, over 170 people gathered at the Luskin Center to celebrate the installation of six new endowed Chairs for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Select […]

In Chemistry World, Laurence Lavelle is interviewed about placement of the Group 3 elements in the periodic table, and the d-block and f-block elements. In the article titled “New rationale […]

The Organization for Cultural Diversity in Science (OCDS) held its second annual Spring Science and Engineering Showcase for local community college students.    On Saturday, May 19, 2018, OCDS volunteers […]