Tag Archive for: UCLA Physical Sciences

J. Fraser Stoddart wins 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry

J. Fraser Stoddart, who was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry…

UCLA students get a big kick out of being ‘Big Bang’ scholars

As five UCLA freshmen settled onto a bus Thursday that would…

Pacific Ocean’s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries

Clues from prehistoric droughts and arid periods in California…

UCLA physicists discover ‘apparent departure from the laws of thermodynamics’

According to the basic laws of thermodynamics, if you leave a…

UCLA astronomers make first accurate measurement of oxygen in distant galaxy

UCLA astronomers have made the first accurate measurement of…

$11 million gift establishes Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics at UCLA

An $11 million gift to UCLA from physicist and philanthropist…

Miguel García-Garibay named dean of UCLA Division of Physical Sciences

Now a renowned scholar and chair of the UCLA Department of Chemistry…

Astronomers confirm faintest early-universe galaxy ever seen

An international team of scientists, including two professors…

In memoriam: UCLA physics professor Maha Ashour-Abdalla

Maha Ashour-Abdalla, a professor of physics with expertise in…

Seven UCLA faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election…