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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Professors Miguel Garcia-Garibay & Neil Garg selected for 2015 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards. Professors Garcia-Garibay and Neil Garg have been selected for the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards. The […]

Astronaut and UCLA alumna Anna Lee Fisher speaks to undergraduates at Careers in Chemistry & Biochemistry class. On Monday, March 2, 2015, Dr. Fisher gave an inspiring talk to the […]

Professor Paul Weiss was featured in the February 23, 2015, issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). Excerpt from C&EN article: “The significance of Weiss’ contributions is widely recognized by […]

Ken Houk, Saul Winstein Professor of Organic Chemistry, who turned 72 last week, has reached a milestone in his distinguished career: his 1,000th research publication. UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert): “Ken […]