Water Planet Engineering, co-founded by Prof. Ric Kaner, has entered into a joint development agreement with 3M to explore commercial production of a new polymer material with widespread industrial application.
Select photos from the 2014 Daniel Kivelson Lecture are now available for viewing.
Dr. Eric Scerri's A Tale of 7 Elements, received an Honorable Mention in the General Non-Fiction category at the 2014 Los Angeles Book Festival Awards.
U.S. News rankings show UCLA's graduate programs are among best in the country.
Michael Veshkini was presented with the Book Award for Excellence in Chemistry for Chemistry 14A and 14B courses taught by Dr. Laurence Lavelle.
Dr. Eric Scerri recently performed with Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters (American blues band) for a special event titled, "Elements of the Blues," held in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
Select photos from the 2014 Christopher S. Foote Lecture are now available for viewing.
Professors Xiangfeng Duan, Ric Kaner, and Jeff Zink were part of a team of researchers who have developed a material that could help prevent blood clots associated with implanted devices.
Professor Yi Tang has been awarded the 2014 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry by the ACS Division of Biological Chemistry.
Times Higher Education of London has ranked UCLA 10th in their World Reputation Rankings 2014.
Dr. Laurence Lavelle, Dr. Eric Scerri, and Dr. Heather Tienson are the recipients of the UCLA Unit 18 professional development awards for 2013-2014.
Professor Michael Jung was part of a diverse team of scientists that developed an experimental treatment which eradicates an acute type of leukemia in mice without any detectable toxic side effects.
The UCLA Academic Senate's Committee on Teaching has selected Professor Neil Garg as one of six campus-wide recipients of the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award.
The Los Angeles Times featured a profile of Professor James Gimzewski, highlighting his research on developing robotic systems that mimic the structure and function of the human brain.
Professor Jeffrey Zink and colleagues have developed an innovated technique using light to carry chemotherapy safely to cancer cells.
Professor Anastassia Alexandrova has been appointed to the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group).
PBS NewsHour is calling for feedback from STEM Undergraduate and Graduate Students and Postdocs on why they chose to focus on basic research. Submissions are due by March 14, 2014.
Dr. Gordon Cragg (former postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Professor Theodore Geissman) was named as the recipient of the Excellence in Botanical Research Award.
A Tale of 7 Elements has been reviewed by Angewandte Chemie, Metall, and Journal of Chemical Education.
UCLA Alpha Chi Sigma has awarded Professor Anastassia Alexandrova with the 2014 Glenn T. Seaborg Award.
UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus Dr. Nate Brandstater (Ph.D. 1997) was recently named as the president of Kettering College.
UCLA undergraduate student Emily Gordon (Biochemistry major and member of the UCLA Triathlon team) won the 2014 Surf City Marathon, held on February 2, 2014.
UCLA undergraduate student Megan Cory (Biochemistry major) was one of seven blood donors who helped to save the life of a young mother who nearly died from massive bleeding after giving birth.
The American Cancer Society has awarded Professor Jorge Torres with the American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant.