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2023-08-01 - Researchers at Illinois and the University of Wisconsin-Madison use novel state-of-the art methods to reveal atomistic dynamics of cholesterol in cell membranes, which could have broad implications in future studies of health and disease.

2023-07-27 - Shen is one of 16 researchers from the U.S. and Canada to receive a $50,000 award in the final year of Scialog: Microbiome, Neurobiology and Disease, an initiative sponsored by Research Corporation for Science Advancement, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, with support from the Walder Foundation.

2023-07-26 - The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced three 2023 laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. They received 267 nominations from 134 institutions in 38 U.S. states, and Prashant Jain is one of 28 finalists.

2023-07-25 - The Anuj Khandelwal Memorial Fund was established in 2019 in memory of Anuj Khandelwal, who was a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of chemistry Prof. Martin Burke from 2016 until Khandelwal's tragic passing in 2017. Created by his friends and family, the fund supports the Anuj Khandelwal Memorial Travel Award, which provides conference travel funding for postdoctoral researchers in the...

2023-07-06 - A research team that includes chemistry Prof. Hee-Sun Han has developed a new method for delivering antioxidants to stem cells that is reliable, long-lasting and minimizes variation, allowing the cells to avoid degenerating over time. The method could help maintain cell cultures for therapeutic use.

2023-06-30 - Professor of chemistry is one of three scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign selected to attend the WLA Forum which will be held in Shanghai, China, on November 6-8, 2023.

2023-07-11 - The high-tech company Tiptek LLC, which was founded in 2011 by Illinois chemistry alum Scott Lockledge (PhD, '90) and Illinois professors Joseph Lyding and Gregory Girolami, has received a Small Business of the Year award from the U.S. Department of Energy.

2023-07-10 - An Illinois research team led by Professor M. Christina White has developed a method to mimic liver enzyme processes with chemical reactions, which could lead to the development of new drugs or the modification of existing ones to improve their efficacy and reduce side effects.

2023-06-26 - The potentially groundbreaking new treatment was pioneered by scientists at Carle Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, and the bio-tech company, cycstetic Medicines.

2023-05-19 - The Chemistry at Illinois graduate, who is the Chief Inclusion Officer at Dow, delivered the keynote address during the Department of Chemistry's May 2023 Convocation Ceremony on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

2023-06-20 - The School of Chemical Sciences and the Department of Chemistry have recognized a group of faculty members, faculty instructors and graduate students for their commitment to excellence in the classroom in the 2022-23 academic year.

2023-06-20 - In June, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation announced the selection of its 2023 class of Beckman Young Investigator Awardees from U.S. colleges and universities.

2023-06-07 - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Illinois named chemistry professor Nicholas Jackson a Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholar and named chemistry professor Joaquín Rodríguez-López an LAS Distinguished Professorial Scholar.

2023-06-12 - Known for pioneering molecular research and efforts to test for COVID-19, chemistry Professor Martin Burke was honored as the May and Ving Lee Professor for Chemical Innovation during an Investiture ceremony at the Beckman Institute.

2023-06-07 - With more than 45 years of experience in the chemical industry, including research for Dow Chemical R&D, earning seven U.S. patents, and as a business leader for Dow Plastics, Dr. Marinda Li Wu will be honored in the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Chemical Congress in July 2023.