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The Pedler Prize is one of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Research & Innovation Prizes, given in celebration of exceptional people advancing the chemical sciences across industry and academia.Read more about Richmond Sarpong honoured with Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

Jennifer Bergner, assistant professor of chemistry, is featured in Scientific American’s inaugural class of Young American Scientists, a collection of 28 early-career scientists based in the U.S. who are changing the world with their work.Read more about The Young American Scientists: Jenny Bergner

(The Straits Times) A new laboratory has been launched in Singapore to transform recent breakthroughs in synthetic biology into commercial products from eco-friendly cosmetics to affordable vaccines.Read more about Singapore opens synthetic biology lab to grab share of global market set to grow to $80b in 2030

A new study shows that the energy cost of deleting data depends strongly on the physical design of the memory device and how quickly it operates.Read more about Easing the energy costs of bit erasure

The College of Chemistry is pleased to announce the appointment of Janny Manasse as the new Senior Assistant Dean of College Relations and Development.Read more about The College appoints Janny Manasse as Senior Assistant Dean of College Relations and Development

Chemistry major Yuzi (Raffy) Xie discovered data science, and with it, the possibility to connect chemical processes to systems-level patterns across entire regions.Read more about Raffy Xie honored with 2026 Departmental Citation in Data Science Undergraduate Studies

A geophysicist, a chemist and a computer vision expert will become fellows of the 365-year-old science academy.Read more about Three UC Berkeley faculty members elected to UK's Royal Society

The Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech has announced professor of chemistry and physics Naomi Ginsberg as one of the eight distinguished recipients of the 2026 National Brown Investigator Award.Read more about Naomi Ginsberg named to the 2026 class of Brown Investigators

Historian Carla Hesse and chemist Jeffrey Long were named to the oldest scholarly society in the nation.Read more about Two UC Berkeley scholars elected to the American Philosophical Society

Margaux Pinney always wanted to know more about biology. She ended up double majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, and there, she honed in on the research topic she'd dedicate her career to: enzymes.Read more about Margaux Pinney uses revolutionary methods in biochemistry to help create better treatments for disease