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Impacts of virtual mentoring on STEM students

June 30, 2020
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

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Photo: Lawrence Berkeley Lab

The innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) has awarded a new research project in the College of Chemistry that is looking at the effects of COVID-19 on STEM mentoring. Headed by Laleh Coté, and including fellow PIs Anne M. Baranger, and Colette Flood, the funding is part of...

From lab rotations to legacy: 20 years of growth in the Chemical Biology Graduate Program

January 1, 2025
By Veronica Bartell | College of Chemistry

The Berkeley Chemical Biology Graduate Program began as a way to support students as they rotated through different labs. Now, 20 years in, the program has grown far beyond a series of lab rotations. The 15 to 20 students who join the program each year – coming from both the Division of Chemistry and the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology – can expect in-depth mentoring, coursework, speaker series and symposia that prepare them for a range of jobs. The program has proudly served as a blueprint for many other institutions building their own chemical biology programs. While grant...

Undergraduate students compete in national L'Oréal Brandstorm competition

May 24, 2019
by Marge d'Wylde | College of Chemistry

Two talented undergraduate teams, with members from the College of Chemistry and Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), competed in this year's USA national L'Oréal Brandstorm competition in New York City in April. Both teams made it to the final round, with a third place tie out of approximately 150 teams nationwide. The first and second place winners will go onto France to compete in the finals later this year.

Jeffrey Reimer, Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) commented, “I am not surprised to see our students do so...

Christiane Stachl wins Outstanding Student Leadership Award

April 22, 2019
College of Chemistry graduate student Christiane (Chrissy) Stachl who received the Deans Outstanding Student award for demonstrating remarkable vision, commitment, and success as the President of the Chemistry Graduate Life Committee, and for her contributions to creating opportunities to promote equity and inclusion within the Chemistry Department.

Matthew Francis discusses lowering the activation barrier to change

May 13, 2019
by Emily Hartman and Chrissy Stachl | Berkeley Science Review

Photo: Matthew Francis (third from right) and the Chemistry Graduate Life Committee, consisting of both faculty and graduate students.

Professor Matthew Francis discusses the new Graduate Life Committee diversity initiative with graduate student founders Emily Hartman and Chrissy Stachl. This article originally appeared in Berkeley Science Review and is reposted here by permission....

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Summer Undergraduate Research Diversity (SURD) students arrive on campus

July 24, 2024
By Sarah C.P. Williams
Eight inaugural undergraduate SURD fellows are carrying out research projects in labs within the College of Chemistry.

New Summer Bridge course introduces incoming first-years to chemistry research skills

July 22, 2021
By Jade Fostvedt | College of Chemistry

Summer Bridge students in the lab

Members of the Summer Bridge program preparing to start a lab on "engineering a plastics separation". Photo courtesy of Jade Fostvedt.

An introductory cohort of 13 incoming first-year chemistry students were invited to take part in a new summer chemistry course, Preparation for Chemistry for College of Chemistry Majors. This six-week, rapid-paced lab and lecture...

Students from UC Berkeley excel at "Big Ideas"

May 23, 2019
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release
Big Ideas is an annual contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of students who have “big ideas.”