Alex Pines stands in front of the new Pines Magnetic Resonance Center

New Pines Center resonates with promise

Alex Pines, Glenn T. Seaborg Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, has had a remarkable career as a groundbreaking researcher and beloved teacher. Pines is a member of the National Academy of…

Headshot of Patrick Cramer and Eva Nogales.

Nogales awarded Shaw Prize

  The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine 2023 is awarded in equal shares to Patrick Cramer, Director, Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and President-Elect…

Scaling Up Nano for Sustainable Manufacturing

A new self-assembling nanosheet could radically accelerate the development of functional and sustainable nanomaterials for electronics, energy storage, health and safety, and more. Developed by a team led by Lawrence…

A headshot of Samantha Lewis with a quote that reads: "“This honor will make a major impact for me, my research team, and our investigations of mitochondrial biology."

Lewis receives 2023 Prytanean Faculty Enrichment Award

The Prytanean Honor Society Alumnae Board recently announced the selection of Dr. Samantha C. Lewis, UC Berkeley assistant professor of cell biology, development and physiology, as the recipient of the 2023 Prytanean…

Markita Landry wearing a masks looks into a microscope.

Markita Landry named 2023 Schmidt Science Polymath

Today, Schmidt Futures announced the 2023 cohort of the Schmidt Science Polymath Program, recognizing nine recently-tenured (or equivalent status) professors with remarkable track records and the desire to explore risky…