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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

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

Research team discover material ideal for smart photovoltaic windows

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Smart windows, that are transparent when it’s dark or cool but automatically darken when the sun is too […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 8, 2018 New & NotableResearchV 13.1

Ting Xu creates protein mat that can soak up pollution

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In a breakthrough that could lead to a new class of materials with functions found only in living […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 3, 2018 New & NotableResearchV 13.1

GOLD program takes off

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The first cohort of high school students in the College’s Guiding Outstanding Learners to Discover© (GOLD) program recently […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 3, 2018 New & NotableV 13.1

Editor’s farewell: Catalyst magazine’s editor, writer and photographer retires

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We are very sorry to announce that, after eleven years roving the corridors of the College of Chemistry—and […]

Posted on May 1, 2017November 3, 2018 LifestyleStoriesV 12.1

Treating disease with cold atmospheric plasmas

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David Graves still remembers the first time he saw the Bay Area. “I had just graduated with a […]

Posted on May 1, 2017November 3, 2018 FeaturesResearchV 12.1

Class of ’17 Campaign

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This year’s College of Chemistry Class Campaign raised funds to purchase umbrella tables for the Chemistry Plaza, increasing […]

Posted on May 1, 2017October 23, 2018 CultureNew & NotableStoriesV 12.1

Carol Christ appointed Berkeley Chancellor

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Carol Christ, who joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1970 as an assistant professor of Victorian literature, has […]

Posted on May 1, 2017November 3, 2018 New & NotableV 12.1

Living the engaged life: Paul Alivisatos, Winner of the National Medal of Science

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Paul Alivisatos is a Berkeley chemistry alumnus and professor, the current Vice Chancellor for Research, a former director […]

Posted on September 1, 2016November 3, 2018 FeaturesV 11.2

Saykally explores the water octomer

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For a simple compound that is central to almost every aspect of our existence, water remains fiendishly difficult […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 30, 2018 Faculty ProfilesNew & NotableV 11.2

Frances Arnold wins 2016 Millennium Technology Prize

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CBE alum, and Caltech professor, Frances Arnold (Ph.D. ’85, with Harvey Blanch) has received the 2016 Millennium Technology […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 30, 2018 Alumni profileAwardsNew & NotableV 11.2

Yaghi measures molecules with MOFs

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Chemistry professor Omar Yaghi and colleagues have created a new sort of nanoscale display case that enables new […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 29, 2018 New & NotableResearchV 11.2

College celebrates opening of expanded Pitzer Center

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On Saturday, Nov. 5, the College of Chemistry celebrated the opening of the newly expanded Pitzer Center for […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 29, 2018 New & NotableV 11.2

BEAM wins Zipcar award

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Berkeley Engineers and Mentors (BEAM), a group of Berkeley students who teach and mentor local K-8 students with […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 29, 2018 New & NotableV 11.2

Chang lab discovers role of copper in fat burning

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A new study from the research group of Chris Chang is further burnishing copper’s reputation as an essential […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 29, 2018 New & NotableResearchV 11.2

Long uses PAFs to soak up fission products

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Jeff Long and CoC and LBNL colleagues have demonstrated that a porous aromatic framework (PAF) can selectively uptake […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 29, 2018 New & NotableV 11.2

Hartwig Lab creates bionic enzymes

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Bionic enzymes got a needed boost in speed thanks to new research by the Hartwig lab. By pairing […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 29, 2018 New & NotableResearchV 11.2

College alums launch Berkeley Catalyst Fund

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At UC Berkeley, the days of business-asusual are over. In February, Chancellor Dirks announced that, due to annual […]

Posted on May 1, 2016October 26, 2018 Alumni profileFeaturesV 11.1

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