The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science honors Jorge Torres for his lifelong commitment to mentoring students. Torres received the organization’s 2019 Outstanding College/University Mentor […]

Congratulations to Professor Alexander Spokoyny on his promotion to associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2020. A true-Bruin, Spokoyny received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from UCLA in 2006 […]

Three chemistry & biochemistry graduate students demonstrate how biopolymers work in the first of CNSI’s Kitchen Science Experiment video series. In the 58 minute video, Dayanni Bhagwandin (Rubin group), Liv […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 28 undergraduate students will conduct research in our faculty labs this year as summer research fellows. The summer research experience can be one of the […]

Each year we recognize our graduate students for their accomplishments in research and teaching, two of the primary missions of our university. The 2020 Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Awards have […]

Professor Ken Houk receives 2019-20 Edward A Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions and service since retirement. “Professor Houk’s activity since retirement has been at least […]

Professors William Gelbart and Alexander Spokoyny receive 2020 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. As part of the UCLA Undergraduate Research Week held May 18 – 22, 2019, undergraduate student […]

Juli Feigon, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and National Academy of Sciences member, receives the 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Research Award.  Feigon was the first female assistant professor in the […]