Professor Randy Schekman, UCLA alumnus with ties to UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his role in figuring out how proteins are secreted and transported in human cells. UCLA Newsroom: Schekman, a professor of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley, shares the prize with James […]

Registration for the 2013 Seaborg Symposium & Medal Award Dinner is now available.   The Symposium is free for everyone (registration required) and dinner ticket is $80.  Undergrads, grads, and postdocs can receive a complimentary ticket to the dinner by participating in the poster session or serving as a volunteer. Registration & more information available […]

Prof. Miguel Garcia-Garibay welcomes the new undergraduate and graduate students as they wrap up Fall Quarter week one at UCLA. Dear Students: We are delighted to welcome you to our family at UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry. As you begin your new UCLA adventure, we invite you to explore our webpage and learn about the tremendous […]

The Times Higher Education (UK) World University Rankings 2013-2014 (powered by Thompson Reuters) has ranked UCLA Physical Sciences number 9 and UCLA number 12 in the world. UCLA has moved up one spot in the world rankings (up from number 13 in 2012-2013) and maintained it’s number 9 ranking in Physical Sciences. The Times Higher […]

MIT Technology Review, Chemistry World, and UCLA reported this week on research led by Prof. James Liao, that resulted in a highly efficient method for breaking down glucose for use in biofuels. Excerpt from UCLA Newsroom (by Matthew Chin): UCLA chemical engineering researchers have created a new synthetic metabolic pathway for breaking down glucose that […]

Tuesday’s ACS Nano featured an op-ed by Professor Paul S. Weiss, highlighting a meeting of leaders in nanotechnology in Beijing. Weiss was also quoted Monday in a Chemical and Engineering News article about the meeting. The editorial piece written by Professor Paul S. Weiss (ACS Nano Editor-in-Chief) and fellow associate editors reflected on their experiences […]

Dr. Eric Scerri has recently published, 30-Second Elements: The 50 Most Significant Elements, Each Explained in Half a Minute. In other news, A Tale of 7 Elements, was recently reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. 30-Second Elements: The 50 Most Significant Elements, Each Explained in Half a Minute, is a beautifully illustrated guide to the periodic table […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry has been ranked number 8 in the world, according to the 2013-2014 QS World University Rankings in the field of Chemistry. QS Intelligence Unit’s World University Rankings currently considers over 2,000 institutions and evaluates over 700 universities in the world, ranking the top 400. Committed to the key values of rigorous integrity, […]