By Ben Paul, UCLA Division of Physical Sciences What are viruses, really? And where did they come from? UCLA’s Chemistry and Biochemistry department is pushing the boundaries of virology, and […]

On Tuesday, January 9th, members of the UCLA community gathered for a special lecture by Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and Senior Dean of the […]

Professor Squire Booker, Evan Pugh University Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology at The Pennsylvania State University, presented the 20th annual Sigman Symposium on January 18, 2024.   The lecture, entitled […]

Assistant Researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady is one of three young scientists in the field of energy storage materials chosen for the prestigious Energy Storage Materials (EnSM) Young Scientist Award in […]

Alumna Dr. Kathleen Chen (Ph.D. ’23 Rowat group) has been named a 2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, serving on the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Chen received her […]

Fourth-year inorganic chemistry graduate student Yessica Nelson (Spokoyny group) is one of five outstanding scholars joining the UCLA chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS) this […]

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Steven Clarke, was recently interviewed by UCLA biochemistry undergraduate student Jasmine Winter ‘26 for episode 41 of the ChemTalk podcast series “Let’s Talk Chemistry”.  […]

Graduate student Yongjie He’s (Caram group) video focuses on the science related to the color purple, tying in with the release of the movie “The Color Purple”.  After receiving her […]