The endowed chair is made possible by philanthropist Ken Griffin’s $5 million gift to UCLA to establish the chair and create a new master’s degree program in fusion science and engineering, with Buttery serving as its executive director.
Four early-career scientists begin their research at UCLA through a new fellowship program made possible by the generosity of physicist and philanthropist Mani L. Bhaumik.
Using bioacoustics, the conservation scientist has made a global difference for tropical forests and countless lives — human and otherwise
California Nanosystems Institute
How the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department has grown into a teaching powerhouse at UCLA
A Small Government Grant Could Lead to Big Progress in Lyme Disease Research
How this 3rd-generation Bruin Found a New Home at UCLA
Arismel Tena Meza is graduating with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and an education that goes beyond the lab
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