Inaugural ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS) Graduate Student Safety Leadership Award

5 years ago

PhD student Omar Leon (Schwartz lab) receives 2021 ACS CHAS Graduate Student Safety Leadership Award in recognition of his safety work on campus and nationally.  Omar was part of a […]

Inaugural ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS) Graduate Student Safety Leadership Award
February 25

Graduate student voice in the news

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Materials chemistry PhD student Samantha Theresa Mensah’s interview with Professor Davita Watkins of the University of Mississippi is featured in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). Mensah’s article titled “ONE ON […]

Graduate student voice in the news
February 22

García-Garibay, Houk group collaboration featured in Nature Chemistry

5 years ago

A highly-collaborative study at UCLA by García-Garibay, Houk and Brown (Physics) groups show promising applications of dipolar rotors in the solid state.               The team’s […]

García-Garibay, Houk group collaboration featured in Nature Chemistry
February 18

$1.95M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award

5 years ago

Professor Jorge Torres has been awarded a highly prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) R35 Grant from the NIH/NIGMS. The $1.95M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigator Research Award (MIRA) will be used […]

$1.95M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
February 17

AIMBE 2021 College of Fellows Inductees

5 years ago

Professors Anne Andrews and Heather Maynard have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. The inductees were nominated, reviewed, and elected by […]

AIMBE 2021 College of Fellows Inductees
February 15

2021 Cottrell Scholar

5 years ago

Professor Justin Caram is named as one of 25 Cottrell Scholars for the quality and innovation of his research program and his academic leadership skills.  Caram will receive a $100,000 […]

2021 Cottrell Scholar
February 10

IUPAC 2021 Distinguished Women in Chemistry Award

5 years ago

Professor Anne Andrews has received the 2021 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering award.  As UCLA professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and a Senior Research […]

IUPAC 2021 Distinguished Women in Chemistry Award
February 9

Bringing hands-on STEM learning home for the pandemic

5 years ago

Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate students help continue CNSI’s education and outreach mission during the pandemic by developing at-home experimental protocols and delivering content to students virtually. From UCLA Newsroom (by […]

Bringing hands-on STEM learning home for the pandemic
February 3