Chemistry & Biochemistry volunteers power UCLA’s 2025 Exploring Your Universe

7 months ago

  • Events

This year’s Exploring Your Universe on Sunday, Nov. 2, was a huge success, thanks in part to members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community. The student-led and -organized event, […]

Chemistry & Biochemistry volunteers power UCLA’s 2025 Exploring Your Universe
December 4

Kaner group research is featured on the front cover of ChemSusChem for advances in sodium-ion battery technology

7 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Recent Research
  • Research

Research by a UCLA team led by Professor Richard Kaner, Dr. Maher El-Kady, and graduate student Zhiyin (Tara) Yang is featured on the front cover of ChemSusChem, a leading journal […]

Kaner group research is featured on the front cover of ChemSusChem for advances in sodium-ion battery technology
November 25

Hyuk-Joon Jung receives the 2025 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research

7 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student

Dr. Hyuk-Joon Jung (Diaconescu Group) received the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research at the 2025 UCLA Postdoctoral Scholars & Mentors Awards Ceremony on November 12. Jung was one of eight […]

Hyuk-Joon Jung receives the 2025 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research
November 21

‘Science is for everybody’: Exploring Your Universe fair connects the community to UCLA

7 months ago

  • Events
  • Graduate
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

On November 2, UCLA’s student-led Exploring Your Universe (EYU) took place on campus. Now in its 16th year, LA County’s largest science fair introduced K-12 students and the public to science […]

‘Science is for everybody’: Exploring Your Universe fair connects the community to UCLA
November 20

2025-2026 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science

7 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Graduate students Nikki Cheung (Clubb Group), Jonathan Jih (Zhou Group), Eileen Olivares (Loo Group), and Lily Taylor (Rodriguez Group) have been selected as 2025–26 Fowler Fellows and shared their research […]

2025-2026 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science
November 20

Paul S. Weiss elected to the GRC Board of Trustees

7 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Effective November 1, 2025, Professor Paul S. Weiss has been elected to the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) Board of Trustees for a six-year term. Prior to this appointment, Weiss served […]

Paul S. Weiss elected to the GRC Board of Trustees
November 19

Osvaldo Gutierrez featured in new Research Powers Progress video

7 months ago

  • Faculty

Professor Osvaldo Gutierrez is featured in a new Research Powers Progress video, which highlights his research and its importance to UCLA’s mission.  His lab is working on new and sustainable […]

Osvaldo Gutierrez featured in new Research Powers Progress video
November 18

Caitlyn Fick’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award Video

7 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

In a new short video recorded as part of the UCLA Academic Senate’s recognition, Ph.D. candidate Caitlyn Fick (Srivastava group) explains how small, caring practices—like anonymous surveys—can build trust and […]

Caitlyn Fick’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award Video
November 17