For the first time at UCLA, three members of one department receive Academic Senate Teaching awards.  In 2019, teaching awards were garnered by Professor Anastassia Alexandrova, instructor Dr. Jennifer Casey, […]

Postdoctoral associate Daniel Bím (Alexandrova group) is the recipient of the prestigious Česká Hlava – Doctorandus for Natural Sciences’ Award. The Česká Hlava (“Czech Brains”) Award is announced in cooperation […]

We are sad to report that long-time supporter and alumnus Robert “Bob” Carter ’42 passed away at the age of 100 on October 7, 2019. “Bob Carter was a tremendous […]

Undergraduate researcher Luke Elissiry (Liu group) receives presentation award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). A third-year chemistry major conducting research in Professor Chong Liu’s group, […]

Professors Paula Diaconescu and Thomas Mason have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS is the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher […]

Pioneering scientist Professor Mary Good, the first woman to receive the Glenn T Seaborg Medal in 1996, passed away on November 20, 2019, at the age of 88. From Arkansas […]

Professor Jennifer Doudna (University of California, Berkeley) gave the 2019 Donald J Cram Distinguished Lecture on November 14.   Enthusiastic students, postdocs, researchers, and faculty members attended the standing-room-only lecture in […]

Professor Alex Spokoyny and fourth-year PhD student Mary Grumbles discuss undergraduate chemistry projects focused on communicating chemistry and science.  The Alchem.ie podcast interview was conducted by former science teacher Julia […]