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, now in its 16th year, is the largest science fair in Los Angeles County and engages the general public and K–12 Los Angeles students with […]

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 in sustainable energy technologies. The highlighted study demonstrates a promising strategy to improve the performance and durability of sodium-ion batteries as lithium supplies tighten and […]

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 postdoctoral scholars who received the Chancellor’s $7,500 Award for Postdoctoral Research in 2025. As a postdoctoral scholar in Professor Paula Diaconescu’s research group since 2022, […]

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 through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and lectures. A new video highlighting this year’s EYU is now available to watch. At this year’s EYU, many members of […]

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 at a special event on Oct. 15, 2025. About the 2025-26 Audree Fowler Fellows in Protein Science Nikki Cheung is a fifth-year Biochemistry, Biophysics, and […]

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 on the GRC Conference Evaluation Committee. Gordon Research Conferences are internationally recognized, science-focused meetings that bring together researchers at the forefront of their fields to […]

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 methods of making chemical compounds, including medicines, which may help to yield better health outcomes nationally and globally. The Research Powers Progress campaign seeks to […]

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 help students feel supported in an intimidating subject like chemistry. The 2025 Distinguished Teaching Awards were announced earlier this year and the recipients were recognized […]