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 […]

Four UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty are among the most influential scientists in their fields for 2019, as determined by Clarivate Analytics. Those recognized are Professors Xiangfeng Duan, Richard Kaner, […]

Third-year graduate student and US Navy veteran Christopher Jones (Nelson group) speaks at ceremony honoring the nation’s veterans. Jones spoke at the November 8, 2019, Veterans Day ceremony held on UCLA’s […]