ACS M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry

6 years ago

A new American Chemical Society (ACS) national award honors boron research pioneer UCLA Professor Emeritus M Frederick Hawthorne.  The inaugural M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry has […]

ACS M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic Chemistry
August 26

Graduate student voice in the news

6 years ago

BMSB PhD student Nicole Lynn (Torres lab) writes second article for ASBMB Today magazine as part of their contributor program.   Lynn’s article titled “Decoding a protein’s role in connective tissue […]

Graduate student voice in the news
August 26

Richard E. Dickerson Biochemistry Seminar Fund

6 years ago

Honoring Professor Emeritus Richard Dickerson, a giant in structural biology, a new fund is being established to provide resources for an enriched biochemistry seminar series at UCLA.   Update! Thanks to all our […]

Richard E. Dickerson Biochemistry Seminar Fund
August 24

Remembering Raymond A. Wilson ‘43

6 years ago

We are sad to report that long-time supporter and alumnus Raymond Wilson ’43 passed away at the age of 98 on August 2, 2020. “Ray Wilson was a great supporter […]

Remembering Raymond A. Wilson ‘43
August 20

Alumni News

6 years ago

Former Houk group undergraduate researcher Professor Osvaldo Gutierrez, University of Maryland, named one of Chemical and Engineering News’ Talented 12. The Talented Twelve list, created by the American Chemical Society’s […]

Alumni News
August 20

2021 ACS Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry

6 years ago

Professor Kendall Houk receives the 2021 Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry, one of the most important awards given by the ACS.  The biannual award recognizes outstanding contributions to research […]

2021 ACS Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry
August 14

PhD student co-founds BlackInChem movement

6 years ago

PhD student Samantha Mensah (Andrews/P Weiss labs) co-organizes #BlackInChem week to create dialogue and amplify the work of other Black researchers on Twitter. #BlackInChem was organized by six graduate students, […]

PhD student co-founds BlackInChem movement
August 10

Profs. Nelson and Rodriguez appear in new UCLA Physical Sciences video

6 years ago

In a new video, Professors Hosea Nelson and Jose Rodriguez speak about their research and the importance of diversity and inclusion in the sciences. The two assistant professors in the […]

Profs. Nelson and Rodriguez appear in new UCLA Physical Sciences video
August 5