Chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups), founder of SULA LABS, was named a $100,000 co–grand prize winner of musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Prize Competition. […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry ranks among the world’s research leaders, according to the 2025 ScholarGPS global rankings, with UCLA placing No. 4 worldwide overall for lifetime scholarly […]

Professors Neil Garg, Ken Houk and Yi Tang have received a $2 million research grant from the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to advance the study of cannabinoid-based therapeutics. […]

A recent publication from Professor Richard Kaner’s group has been selected for the 2025 Chemical Science Editor’s Choice Collection, a curated set of notable research papers in batteries and energy […]

Alumnus and Kaner group researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) is one of two UCLA innovators elected to the National Academy of Inventors. From UCLA Newsroom (By Todd Schindler): Innovating […]

New faculty member Professor Kalli Kappel uncovers molecular rules that govern how cells organize themselves. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) A team of scientists at UCLA has […]

New faculty member Professor Thomas Fay examines how electron spin could influence molecular handedness on early Earth. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) Thomas Fay is a professor of […]

On Dec. 8, 2025, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry community gathered in the Hershey Hall Salon and Courtyard for the department’s annual Winter Holiday Celebration. The event featured […]