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Four UC Berkeley faculty — a chemical engineer, a biochemist, a roboticist and a laser dynamicist — have been elected to the NAE ranks.Read more about Four UC Berkeley faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering

UC Berkeley’s Molecular Therapeutics Initiative has selected three research teams for the inaugural MTI Parkinson’s Therapeutics Program, launched last autumn to transform high-impact academic discoveries into therapeutic leads.Read more about 2026 MTI Parkinson’s Therapeutics Awardees Announced

A new material developed by BIDMaP researchers captures CO₂ from outdoor air with unprecedented speed, marking a critical leap toward practical direct air capture technology.Read more about Record-breaking "molecular sponge" pulls carbon from air faster than ever before

A record number of students and faculty in Berkeley’s College of Chemistry have ties to Africa, and the continent is inspiring their science and career paths.Read more about Chemistry across continents: How Africa is shaping Berkeley's next generation of scientists

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Hendrik Utzat, is one of 19 individual Scialog  award winners for 2025. Scialog is short for “science + dialog”, and was created in 2010 by RCSA (Research Corporation for Science Advancement).Read more about 7 teams win funding in 1st year of Scialog: quantum matter and information

A multi-institution research team has unveiled AIRES, a powerful AI-driven platform designed to dramatically speed up the discovery of new crystalline materials.Read more about AIRES revolutionizes reticular chemistry with rapid, data-driven crystal discovery

Researchers have designed a three-layered nanocomposite that manages to maintain a high capture capacity even when exposed to humidity, acids, and other harsh conditions.Read more about Three-layered nanocomposite tackles carbon capture’s biggest challenges

Scientists at the college have created a brand-new way of tracking what molecules are doing using a scientific technique called NMR spectroscopy.Read more about Why is plastic recycling so hard, and how can we improve it?

(NHK World Japan) Born to a Palestinian refugee family, Omar Yahgi has become one of three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for ground-breaking work in MOFs, or metal-organic frameworks.Read more about Rising from refugee roots to Nobel laureate

(NY TImes) As three immigrants claim Nobel Prizes in science for the United States this year, experts warn that immigration crackdowns could undo American innovation.Read more about A scientific pipeline to the Nobel Prize fueled by immigrants