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Paul Alivisatos was awarded the National Medal of Science for his foundational contributions to the field of nanoscience; nanotechnologies; and for his leadership in the nanoscience community.

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Chris Chang has shown that changes in concentration of copper at the synapse can switch on or off signaling between neurons.

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Photos from the College of Chemistry's Commencement 2016 ceremony.

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Daniel Nomura and fellow researchers have found a long-elusive Achilles' heel within "triple-negative" breast tumors, a common type of breast cancer that is difficult to treat.

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UC Berkeley Chemistry ranked #1

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Chemistry professor Graham R. Fleming has won the Royal Chemistry Society’s Faraday Lectureship Prize 2016.Read more about Fleming wins RSC Faraday Prize

A new technique for taking snapshots of molecules with atomic precision is turning up chemicals scientists shouldn’t be able to see.

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Chemistry professor Naomi Ginsberg has been named one of thirteen Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2016.Read more about Ginsberg selected for Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Meet CBE student Chun Man Chow and the other 2016 University Medalist runners-up.
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Peidong Yang among six UC Berkeley faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

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