CRISPR is a story of fundamental discovery science, collaboration, and the harnessing of a powerful engineering technology that […]
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By Ashok Ajoy, Asst. Professor of Chemistry (All photos courtesy of the Ajoy lab.) We conceived of a […]
By Marge d’Wylde The development of quantum mechanics as we know it today was first established about 100 […]
By Brice Yates, Ph.D. It is an honor and privilege to serve as the inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity, […]
By Mark Kubinec (Ph.D. ’94, Chem) Every fall semester, the 534-seat auditorium in Pimentel Hall swells to capacity […]
“I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific […]
This time of year is typically marked by colorful California poppies and cheerful blossoms decorating the campus and […]
By Denise Klarquist “We’re all still trying to figure it out day to day.” Since the shelter-in-place order […]
“As innovation and entrepreneurship becomes an even greater force in economic growth, U.S. universities and colleges will be […]
Celebrating 150 years of history is a monumental task: doubly so when it is UC Berkeley’s prestigious College […]
One of the important legacies of the UC system is that women were admitted as students two years […]
“You have been a beacon of light for the College of Chemistry for the last 100 years. Long […]
Our faculty specialize in a number of chemical disciplines, from physical to theoretical chemistry to chemical engineering. But […]
David Graves still remembers the first time he saw the Bay Area. “I had just graduated with a […]
The world is running out of clean water. By the end of the century more than 11 billion […]
Explorations always seem more tidy in retrospect. Take, for example, the expedition of Lewis and Clark. From our […]
Paul Alivisatos is a Berkeley chemistry alumnus and professor, the current Vice Chancellor for Research, a former director […]
We are proud to share the news that the College of Chemistry, in partnership with the College of […]
At UC Berkeley, the days of business-asusual are over. In February, Chancellor Dirks announced that, due to annual […]