2015 Departmental Awards Ceremony

11 years ago

A photo gallery of the 2015 Departmental Awards Ceremony and a list of the award recipients is now available online.                     […]

2015 Departmental Awards Ceremony
November 10

Nanoparticle delivery maximizes drug defense against bioterrorism agent

11 years ago

Professor Jeffrey Zink and graduate student Zilu Li are part of a team that has developed a method for improving antibiotic’s efficacy while reducing side effects.          Their […]

Nanoparticle delivery maximizes drug defense against bioterrorism agent
November 6

Palladium reagents – chemicals once thought to be exclusively used in organic synthesis – can be used to couple small molecules onto proteins

11 years ago

Professor Alexander Spokoyny is co-author of the paper describing the research recently published in the prestigious journal Nature. The paper describes the research team’s development of a reaction that selectively […]

Palladium reagents – chemicals once thought to be exclusively used in organic synthesis – can be used to couple small molecules onto proteins
November 6

Dancing Scientist, Jeffrey Vinokur, featured in UCLA Magazine

11 years ago

Biochemistry graduate student Jeffrey Vinokur explains how he combined his two loves: chemistry and hip-hop, in recent issue of UCLA Magazine. Jeffrey’s “Dancing Scientist”, was a product of his passion for […]

Dancing Scientist, Jeffrey Vinokur, featured in UCLA Magazine
November 4

Electrochemistry Society Student Chapter at UCLA

11 years ago

Graduate students have formed an official student chapter of the Electrochemical Society at UCLA (UCLA-ECS). Founded in 1902, the Electrochemical Society is a learned society based in the United States […]

Electrochemistry Society Student Chapter at UCLA
October 30

Best Global Universities

11 years ago

UCLA is ranked #6 in chemistry and #10 in biology/biochemistry in the recently released 2016 US News and World Report Best Global Universities rankings. UCLA is ranked #8 in the […]

Best Global Universities
October 29

Women Chemists Committee (WCC) Rising Star award

11 years ago

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova has been selected for a 2016 WCC Rising Star award for excellence in the scientific enterprise. The award recognizes ten exceptional women scientists approaching mid-level careers across […]

Women Chemists Committee (WCC) Rising Star award
October 29

Chem Grad Students Inspire Small Scientists

11 years ago

Organic chemistry graduate students performed outreach events at the Warner Avenue Elementary School and UCLA’s Krieger daycare facility in October, 2015. Graduate students Robert Susick, Michael Yamano, Lucas Morrill, and […]

Chem Grad Students Inspire Small Scientists
October 28