Professor David Eisenberg has been named the 2025 Alexander Rich Medalist by the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Paul D. Boyer Professor of Biochemistry […]

The UCLA graduate Biochemistry Student Association (gBSA) recently hosted its very first Wine and Paint Night, and it was a great success! On Friday, Feb. 28, chemistry and biochemistry graduate […]

An interview with pioneering nanoscientist Professor Paul S. Weiss was recently featured in American Scientist magazine. The article titled “Nanoscale Science”, by editor-in-chief Fenella Saunders, is featured in the January–February […]

Congratulations to our faculty members who will receive national and divisional awards at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2025 National Meeting in San Diego, from March 23-27. If you […]

We are excited to share the highlights of the many achievements within the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community through our new 20-page color departmental magazine. Click here to view the magazine. We […]

On February 14, 2025, UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty, graduate students, and keen undergraduates assembled in the Young Hall Collaboratory for a student-faculty mixer, hosted by UCLA’s Student Members of […]

Professor Karen Wooley (Texas A&M University) visited UCLA on February 21 to give the 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry Distinguished Lecture.  A pioneer in the field of polymer science and nanotechnology, […]

The recent Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles left nearby residents worried about lingering volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their air and soil. To address these concerns, researchers at […]