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Our Department, and indeed the UC Riverside campus, continues to be in a period of rapid growth: outstanding faculty continue to join our Department, the numbers of graduate and undergraduate students continue to increase, a new chemistry building has been built.

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UCR’s Cosmetic Chemistry Program Expands Reach Through Inaugural Career Fair and Industry Partnership

UC Riverside’s growing Cosmetic Chemistry certificate program took a major step forward on May 5, 2026, with the launch of its first Cosmetic Chemistry Career Fair & Industry Panel—a collaborative effort that brought together students, alumni, faculty, and industry leaders...
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Dr. Timothy Su selected for the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation!

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of seventeen new Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2026, which includes our very own: Dr. Timothy Su! Congratulations!
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Alexander Thome, Olivia Taylor, & Mans Eriksson for 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting!

Four University of California, Riverside researchers have been selected through a highly competitive international process to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where they will join hundreds of young scientists from around the world to engage directly with Nobel laureates...
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Dr. Yadong Yin Selected as a AAAS Fellow!

Dr. Yadong Yin has been selected the the 2025 AAAS Fellow! In 2025, the AAAS Council elected 449 members as Fellows of AAAS. Election as a Fellow honors members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its...
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