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Many successful drugs are based on medicinal plants used and stewarded for generations by Native communities. A UC Berkeley doctoral student says these communities should also benefit.Read more about Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back.

Decades of research leads to self-contained solar panels that convert carbon dioxide into C2 products.Read more about Scientists develop artificial leaf that uses sunlight to produce valuable chemicals

Chemical Engineer Markita del Carpio Landry and Philosopher Hannah Ginsborg have been awarded one of the highest intellectual honors on North American academics and creatives.Read more about Two Berkeley professors receive prestigious Guggenheim fellowships

A new quantum mechanical spin study from the Ajoy Lab published in Science Advances.Read more about Holding heat in place: stabilizing spin textures in quantum materials

Omar Yaghi wins prestigious inaugural award for his groundbreaking work in reticular chemistryRead more about Omar Yaghi wins inaugural 2025 IUPAC-Soong Prize for Sustainable Chemistry

Professor Kevan Shokat (Ph.D., '91, Chem) has won the Centenary Award as a part of the 2026 annual Biochemical Society AwardsRead more about Biochemical Society announces Kevin Shokat as among 2026 award winners

Hendrik Utzat has been recognized for his groundbreaking work in materials for quantum optics and his commitment to mentorship and outreach.Read more about Utzat receives NSF CAREER Award for advancing quantum light research

Berkeley graduate student researcher in chemical engineering, Justin Bui, was among the named 2025 Schmidt Science Fellows (SSF).Read more about Chemical engineering researcher among elite class of Schmidt Sciences Fellows

Mandadapu is among five UC Berkeley instructors selected to receive the 2025 Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award, the campus's highest honor for teaching excellence.Read more about Kranthi Mandadapu recipient of 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award

The BBVA Award recognized key advances in catalysis that enable "control and acceleration of chemical reactions," improving efficiency and reducing energy consumption across various industrial processes.Read more about John Hartwig awarded Frontiers of Knowledge Award