In a new study, Professor Raphael Levine and his colleagues’ analyzed the gene-expression profiles of more than 2,000 patients and were able to identify cancer-specific gene signatures for breast, lung, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]