UCLA alumni and their craft brewery were recently featured in KCET.org on-line magazine.   Progress Brewery in South El Monte was founded by Dr. Diego Benitez, a former postdoc in Professor Fraser Stoddart’s group and Kevin Ogilby, a former undergraduate in Professor Paula Diaconescu’s group. Excerpt from KCET.org (by Melissa Hidalgo) Somewhere in the working-class, […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus, Professor S.W. Tina Choe, has been named dean of Seaver College at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). Having received both her bacherlor’s degree (’88) and a doctorate (’94 – Jung Group) in Organic Chemistry at UCLA, Dean Choe has a close connection to the department. In 2006, she spent a sabbatical […]

Professor David Eisenberg profiled in March 2015 issue of ASBMB Today. At the upcoming ASBMB annual meeting in Boston, Prof. David Eisenberg will receive the 2015 Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science for his work on amyloid fiber structure.  He will deliver his award lecture titled “The Amyloid State of Proteins,” on Monday, […]

UCLA’s “PhD Fashionista” official blogger for 2015 ASBMB annual meeting. Biochemistry Ph.D. candidate, Andrea Hadjikyriacou, will be an official blogger at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) national meeting in Boston, March 28-April 1, 2015. Links to Andrea’s blogs can be found at her website – www.phdfashionista.com.  “I will be posting not […]

86 years ago today the first class ever was taught at UCLA’s Westwood campus. On March 18, 1929, the first chemistry class met at UCLA’s Westwood campus, six months before the official opening of the campus. The 125 students enrolled in Professor Hosmer W. Stone’s Chemistry 1A were the first to receive instruction. The original […]

Professor James Gimzewski’s research exhibited at CNSI Art|Sci gallery through March 18th. The exhibition titled “Museum of Endoluminosity” features Professor Gimzewski’s research on nanodiamonds. The gallery is in the California NanoSystems’ (CNSI) 5th-floor presentation space and viewings are by appointment only. Excerpt from UCLA Newsroom article: Nanodiamonds — diamonds small enough to enter living cells — […]

Professor Michael E. Jung receives American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) honor for prostrate cancer discovery. Excerpt from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center News (by Reggie Kumar):   Dr. Michael E. Jung, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center member and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been selected to receive the ninth annual American Association […]

UCLA is ranked No. 2 among all U.S. public universities according to the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings for 2015. UCLA Newsroom (by Rebecca Kendall): UCLA continues to be recognized as one of the best universities in the world, according to a report published today by London’s Times Higher Education. The campus ranked No. 2 among […]