Professor Alanna Schepartz has been awarded this year’s Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS awards recognize major contributions to the chemistry field. Schepartz, a professor in the departments of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology, is cited for “pioneering and creative development and application of alpha- and beta-peptides to explore and expand the chemistry in biology.” Read more on Chemical & Engineering News.