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Category Archive: V 14.1

Dean’s Desk: The Riches of Fall

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By Douglas S. Clark The fall conjures annual images of autumn colors, falling leaves, and students of all […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Dean's DeskV 14.1

The College of Chemistry and the startup culture

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“As innovation and entrepreneurship becomes an even greater force in economic growth, U.S. universities and colleges will be […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 24, 2019 FeaturesV 14.1

Frances Arnold: from graduate student to Nobel Laureate

Frances Arnold
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By Michael Barnes In the early 1980s, the lab of College biomolecular engineer Harvey Blanch brought together an […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 Alumni profileV 14.1

Advisory Board members Herbert Hooper and Alan Mendelson discuss the Berkeley Catalyst Fund

Research in the lab of Jay Keasling
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By Marge d’Wylde The Berkeley Catalyst Fund (BCF) is in its second year as an investment resource for […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 Donor SpotlightV 14.1

Rui Wang: From theoretical models to real world solutions

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By Michael Barnes It was in early 2003 when Rui Wang, a third-year undergraduate from Zhejiang University in […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Faculty ProfilesV 14.1

The super-microscopic world of Ke Xu

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When Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ke Xu finished his Ph.D. on superconductors, he decided to work in a […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 ResearchV 14.1

Reflections on a Scholar’s Journey in the World of Entrepreneurship

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By Paul Alivisatos From the time I was a graduate student at Berkeley in the early 1980s, I […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Faculty ProfilesV 14.1

John Hartwig awarded 2019 Wolf Prize in Chemistry

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Henry Rapoport Professor in Organic Chemistry John Hartwig (Ph.D. ’90, Chem) and co-awardee Professor Stephen Buchwald from MIT […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 New & NotableV 14.1

Frances Arnold’s thoughts on winning the Nobel Prize

Frances Arnold receives Nobel Prize
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Q: Where were you when you got the news you had won the Nobel prize?  A: I was […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 Alumni profileV 14.1

Drug sponge could minimize side effects of cancer treatment

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New research from the lab of Nitash Balsara, the Charles W. Tobias Professor in Electrochemistry, reports that with […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 New & NotableResearchV 14.1

Alum Frances Arnold signs chair in Nobel tradition

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Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold (Ph.D. ’85, ChemE) carries on a fun Nobel tradition: signing the underside of the […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Alumni profileNew & NotableV 14.1

Scientists find new and smaller CRISPR gene editor: CasX

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In a mere seven years, Cas9 has shown itself to be a formidable gene editor, employed in humans, […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 New & NotableResearchV 14.1

Douglas S. Clark elected to the National Academy of Engineering

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Douglas S. Clark, Dean of the College of Chemistry and Gilbert Newton Lewis Professor, has been elected a […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 New & NotableV 14.1

UN recognizes the Periodic Table’s 150th anniversary

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In 1869, Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev wrote out the known elements (there were 63 at the time) on […]

Posted on May 10, 2019June 3, 2019 New & NotableV 14.1

Alum David Oxtoby named president of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has named David W. Oxtoby (Ph.D. ’75, Chem) the organization’s new […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Alumni profileNew & NotableV 14.1

Alum John Adams re-elected chair of ACS board of directors

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John E. Adams, (Ph.D. ’79, Chem) has been re-elected chair of the board of directors of the American […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Alumni profileNew & NotableV 14.1

Friday’s return to Berkeley will be special for Nobel winner Frances Arnold

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By John Hickey, Berkeley News Frances Arnold admits it will be an emotional moment Friday when, as winner […]

Posted on May 10, 2019June 15, 2022 Alumni profileV 14.1
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