Photos from UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry CBGSA, AXE, and SMACS booths at Explore Your Universe 2013 are now available for viewing online. UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Students Association (CBGSA), Alpha Chi Sigma (AXE), and Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) hosted booths at Explore Your Universe (EYU) 2013, held on November 17. […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate student Jeffrey Vinokur (aka the Dancing Scientist) was recently featured in episodes of Daily Planet (Discovery Channel Canada). Daily Planet is a television program on Discovery Channel Canada which features daily news, discussion, and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events and discoveries. The show airs on prime time, […]

Prof. Paul Weiss was part of a mental health panel at Partnering for Cures, held earlier this year in New York. The video from the panel discussion is now available for viewing online. Partnering for Cures is one of medical research world’s most forward-thinking, outcomes-oriented, and patient-focused event. FasterCures, the Washington, DC-based center of the Milken […]

Dr. Laurence Lavelle, a senior researcher and distinguished lecturer in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, recently added three textbooks to the list of those he has co-authored. UCLA Today: Dr. Lavelle’s newest publications are the sixth editions of “Chemical Principles Instructor Solutions Manual” and “Chemical Principles Student Solutions Manual,” and the Turkish translation […]

Prof. Paul Weiss’ presentation at TEDxOrangeCoast is now available for viewing online. TEDxOrangeCoast is an independent TEDx event operated under license from TED.  With a mission to help turn inspiring ideas into actions, TEDxOrangeCoast brings together a community of like-minded and highly engaged forward-thinking innovators, designers, educators, technologists, and environmentally and socially concerned individuals to […]

The 2013 Seaborg Symposium video recordings are now available for viewing online. You may visit the UCLA Seaborg Symposium website to view the wonderful talks presented by 2013 Seaborg Medalist Ken Houk and his colleagues (Robert Grubbs, William Jorgensen, Paul Wender, Carolyn Bertozzi, and David Baker).

Arlene Russell and Ken Houk have written a biographical memoir of Orville Chapman, eminent UCLA professor who passed away in 2004. The memoir has been published online by the National Academy of Sciences. Excerpt from the NAS memoir: Orville Chapman was widely recognized as a creative scholar and leader in multiple fields of scientific endeavor. […]

The list of winners and photos from the 2013 Departmental Awards Ceremony are now available for viewing online. UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry would like to congratulate all of the winners and extend a special thank you to the guests who were able to join us for the wonderful event on November 18, 2013.  UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS […]