Professor Anne Andrews has been selected to receive the 2026 American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry in recognition of her accomplishments and service. As a Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Bioengineering at UCLA, Andrews’ research advances understanding of biological systems, especially the brain, and has concentrated on […]

UCLA chemistry lecturer and author Dr. Eric Scerri  is organizing the 29th annual meeting of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC), to be held at UCLA this July.  He recently published two new works that examine fundamental questions about the nature and theoretical foundations of the chemical sciences.  The ISPC meeting will take […]

Research by a UCLA team led by Professor Benjamin Schwartz and graduate student William Borrelli is featured on the front cover of this week’s Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a leading American Chemical Society journal that covers all aspects of physical chemistry.  The highlighted study shows that models in which an extra electron is surrounded […]

In a recent editorial in Science, Professor Prineha Narang and co-author Ian Banks, outline a proposal to rethink doctoral education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Titled “Reimagining STEM doctoral training” the editorial was published in the February 19, 2026, issue. In the editorial, the authors argue that the United States needs to rethink […]

Former and current UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate students, members of the Organization for Cultural Diversity in Science (OCDS), co-authored a recent paper in Nature Reviews Chemistry titled “Empowering the Next Generation of Scientists,” in which they describe how OCDS is promoting an inclusive environment in STEM and supports underrepresented scientists. The Organization for Cultural […]

Professor Keriann Backus is among 17 trailblazing female scientists featured in the special “Women in Proteomics” issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (MCP). Released on February 12, 2026, the special issue celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.  The issue highlights the leadership and achievements of women in proteomics, celebrating […]

Professor Michael Lawson has been awarded a highly prestigious Early Stage Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (ESI MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of General Medical Sciences. This award will support Lawson’s research focused on the interplay of protein synthesis and messenger RNA decay over a five-year period. The […]

Research by a team led by Professor Richard Kaner and Dr. Maher El-Kady shows how 21st-century nanotechnology has finally enabled a clean-energy vision that Thomas Edison first proposed more than 125 years ago. From UCLA Newsroom (By Wayne Lewis): How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison Key takeaways An international […]