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 […]

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 Cope Scholar Awards recognizes and encourages excellence in organic chemistry. It was established in 1984 by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Board of Directors, on […]

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 senior year undergraduate students about her experience as a scientist, physician and astronaut.  Her seminar was followed by a reception where the enthusiastic students quizzed […]

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 his colleagues. As the University of Michigan’s Nicholas A. Kotov puts it, Weiss’ work “is characterized by creativity, insight, and focus on the critical issues […]

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 Houk is not only one of the most productive chemists of our times, but he is also one of the most influential,” said Miguel Garcia-Garibay, […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry would like to welcome Hosea M. Nelson, who will be joining our department as an Assistant Professor in the Organic Chemistry division. Prof. Nelson started his academic career at City College of San Francisco before transferring to UC Berkeley, where he received a B.S. degree in Chemistry in […]

Photos from the 2015 Norma Stoddart Prize Lectures are now available for viewing.  The full photo gallery is available here. Dr. Alexander Patananan (2014 UCLA Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Professor Michael A. Teitell’s research group at UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) and Dr. Jessica Wang (2014 […]

On Friday, January 30, 2015, Professor Richard Kaner and the UCLA Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) visited Melida Lopez’s class at the Ánimo College Preparatory Academy.  Located at the David Starr Jordan High School Education Complex in Watts, Los Angeles, the Academy is a turnaround school, an intensive intervention and leadership development […]