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DEIB in the News

In a diverse global chemical society, we continuously reflect on the impact of infusing the components of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) for the College of Chemistry community. As a College we strive to promote transparency and ensure accountability for the entire College community. All members of the College community share in cultivating, sustaining, and continuously developing an environment in which equity is intentionally sought and inclusiveness is practiced. Listed below are news and/or programs related to DEIB at the college.

Markita Landry awarded Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

September 7, 2021
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

Markita Landry

Markita del Carpio Landry, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Berkeley has been announced as a 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science recipient. The prize is awarded...

Professor Michelle Chang awarded 2022 Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry

June 16, 2022
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

Michelle Chang, RSC award announcement

The College is delighted to announce that Michelle Chang, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley, has been named the...

The College of Chemistry announces new lectureship in honor of Yuan Tseh Lee

February 25, 2021
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release
Y.T. Lee in Lab - undated

Professor Emeritus Y. T. Lee in his lab at UC Berkeley 1980s. (Photo College of Chemistry)

The College of Chemistry is pleased to announce that a new endowed lectureship has been established and named for Nobel Laureate and Professor Emeritus Yuan Tseh Lee. The lectureship is intended to welcome...

Karthik Shekhar awarded 2023 teaching awards

June 1, 2023
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release
Shekhar has been awarded the 2023 Donald Sterling Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching along with the Department of Chemical Engineering Teaching Award.

The College of Chemistry celebrates Jennifer Doudna

November 12, 2020
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release
An informal discussion with Nobel Laureate, and College faculty member, Jennifer Doudna.

Professor Ting Xu honored at Falling Walls Science Summit

November 14, 2022
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release
Prof. Xu discussed her research in a talk entitled: 'Breaking the Wall to Programmable Plastic Degradation through Enzymes'.

Building awareness for a sustainable society and lifestyle

April 23, 2021
by Jhanvi Patel (B.S./BAA, ’22, ChemBio and Business)

woman shopping for bulk grocery items in a store

A young woman practices sustainable living purchasing bulk items in a store. (adobestock)

At UC Berkeley, students can teach classes called Decal to spread awareness and fun about the topics they are passionate about. Kelly Chou, currently a senior studying Chemistry at UC Berkeley, and...

CBE student Luisa Dell awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

May 2, 2024
By Sarah C.P. Williams
This fall, Dell will attend Cambridge University in the UK to study antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections.

Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back.

May 1, 2025
By Robert Sanders | Berkeley News
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.

The journey here: Alumna Chun (Tracy) Liu's passion for art

December 2, 2022
By Aminah Olajide | Princeton Alumni Weekly

Alumna Tracy Liu

Photo: Evan Krape/University of Delaware

In a new article out from Princeton Alumni Weekly , Chun (Tracy) Liu (B.S. Chem '10) didn’t have one set dream as a child. She developed an interest in art early in life. Her father was an antiques dealer and aesthete. He taught...

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/journey-here-chun-tracy-liu-17s-passion-art