May 19, 2021
Paul Lum, the managing director of the Biomolecular Nanotechnology Center (BNC), talks about the history of the facility, its unique equipment, and the BNC’s research and culture.
May 12, 2021
At the University of California, Berkeley, the next generation of emerging scholars and entrepreneurs will work to confront society’s greatest problems in the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (BBH), a new campus initiative that aims to launch the world-changing startups of today, while cultivating the innovative leaders of tomorrow.
May 05, 2021
Graduate student Maria McSharry explores the Science Education Journal Club and founder Danielle Spitzer’s efforts to promote evidence-based teaching strategies on campus.
April 27, 2021
Rachel Bernstein, PhD, is a the editor of Science Careers. Bernstein is joining the QB3-Berkeley Professionals in Residence (PIR) program on May 6 and May 13. Graduate students and postdocs may register for Bernstein’s PIR visit here. Bernstein spoke with graduate student Kaydren Orcutt about her journey from science writing to writing about the scientific community, and how her experiences at UC Berkeley helped shape her career.
April 22, 2021
University of California, Berkeley, scientists have now invented a way to make these compostable plastics break down more easily, with just heat and water, within a few weeks, solving a problem that has flummoxed the plastics industry and environmentalists.
April 19, 2021
Applications are now open for QB3-Berkeley’s graduate student and postdoc science writing workshop, Science Writing for the Public: Share Your Research and Connect with Audiences. This three-part workshop will give participants training in writing science communications for a general audience.
April 13, 2021
A recent work published by the Schepartz laboratory at the UC Berkeley Department of Chemistry explores how a short helical protein can facilitate the delivery of proteins into cells, potentially offering scientists a streamlined method to efficiently deliver therapeutics to patients
April 12, 2021
Christopher J. Chang is one of this year’s 184 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellows. The prestigious awards recognize scholars with impressive achievements in fields ranging from the natural sciences to the creative arts.