Jeffrey Vinokur, a first year biochemistry graduate student, will be headlining the Nebraska Science Festival on April 13, 2013 at the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. Vinokur has appeared on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet, and a variety other other TV news shows.  Most recently, he was interviewed by the University of […]

Professors Paul Weiss and Anne Andrews were among a group of UCLA guests invited to the White House on April 2 for President Obama’s introduction of the BRAIN Initiative. BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative will fund research on new ways to treat, cure and prevent various brain disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and […]

Three graduate students in Chemistry and Biochemistry received the 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowships, and five graduate students received Honorable Mentions, in recognition of their academic achievement. Awardees included Michael Corsello (Neil Garg group), Brian McVerry (Richard Kaner group), and Nicholas Weires (Neil Garg group). Honorable Mentions included Robert Boutelle (Daniel Neuhauser group […]

Slate.com has covered research by Professor Richard Kaner and graduate student Maher El-Kady in the section, “Alternative Energy: Which technologies will power the future?” Slate.com:  Unexpectedly Amazing Carbon-Based Energy Form: A lab “accident” may solve your annoying battery problems Batteries are terrible. Compared to many other methods of storing energy, especially fossil fuels, batteries aren’t […]

RSC Publishing has announced that Professor Heather Maynard has joined Polymer Chemistry as a member of the Editorial Board. From RSC Publishing: We are very pleased to announce a new member of Polymer Chemistry’s Editorial Board, please join us in welcoming Heather D. Maynard. Heather received a B.S. with Honors in Chemistry from the University of […]

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation featured research by Professor James Gimzewski, aimed at creating a computer with a structure that mimics the human brain.   Gimzewski was highlighted in television program, The Nature of things with David Suzuki in a series titled, “The Nano Revolution: Will Nano Save the Planet?” The video of the clip can be viewed here. […]

The International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB) will award Professor David Eisenberg with the Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award for his contributions to the field of computational biology through research, education, and service. The award will be presented at the 21st Annual Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology Conference, which takes place with the 12th European Conference on Computational Biology […]

The UCLA Academic Senate selected Professor Richard Kaner as the recipient of the 115th Faculty Research Lectureship for his outstanding record of accomplishment, placing him among the university’s most distinguished scholars. As a recipient of the 115th Faculty Research Lectureship, Kaner will give a public lecture on the topic of his choice in Fall 2013, […]