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David Chandler, pillar of the physical chemistry scientific community and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, died April 18, 2017 at the age of 72 at his home in Berkeley, CA after a valiant twenty-year battle with prostate cancer.Read more about David Chandler, pillar of physical chemistry, dies at the age of 72

CBE alum Bernardo Gouveia is among the 30 chosen recipients to receive the 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.Read more about Berkeley student, alums awarded ‘New Americans’ fellowships

The 2017 Japan Prize in the life sciences was presented to the two inventors of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool that is revolutionizing biological...Read more about Japan Prize presented to CRISPR gene-editing inventors in Tokyo ceremony

UC Berkeley biochemist discusses how CRISPR could affect chemistry in areas including drug discovery and agriculture.Read more about CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna shares her outlook for the groundbreaking gene-editing tool

A study analyzed data from two internal surveys of Ph.D. students at Berkeley, indicated that underrepresented groups engage in publishing activity at significantly lower rates than more represented male students. Berkeley's College of Chemistry was a noted exception.Read more about Publishing Gaps in STEM Ph.D. Programs

Scientists have developed a box that can convert low-humidity air into water, producing several litres every 12 hours. Omar Yaghi, a chemistry professor at University of...Read more about Water Out of Thin Air? Scientists Says It Can Be Done

The University of California, the University of Vienna and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively UC) on Wednesday, April 12, filed an appeal to overturn a decision by the Patent...Read more about UC appeals U.S. patent board decision on CRISPR-Cas9

An MOF synthesized by Omar Yaghi is being used by MIT engineers to construct a water harvester that sucks water from dry air and condenses it for drinking.Read more about Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun

Recent research in the Leone lab gains new insights into how UVB light triggers a ring opening in cyclohexadiene.Read more about Making molecular movies with X-rays

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 228 members, including 188 fellows, five of whom are scientists at the Department of...Read more about Cate and Chang elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences