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2020-11-24 - A proof-of-concept study conducted by chemistry professor Liviu Mirica and colleagues offers new evidence that copper isotopes can be used to detect the amyloid-beta protein deposits that form in the brains of people living with – or at risk of developing – Alzheimer’s disease.

2020-11-24 - Chemistry professors Rohit Bhargava, Paul Braun and Prashant Jain, along with two other University of Illinois professors, are among the 489 scientists to be awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow this year.

2020-11-18 - Amanda East, a PhD student in chemistry, works in the lab of chemistry professor Jeff Chan and with the Liang Research Group as a graduate fellow at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.

2020-11-20 - As alumnus Phillip Sharp (PhD, '69) renews support for the University of Illinois, the winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of RNA splicing recalls a key moment in his education as a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry.

2020-11-18 - On Nov. 9, the Publications Division of ACS announced Sara E. Skrabalak (PhD, '06, Suslick), an Indiana University chemistry professor, as editor-in-chief of both Chemistry of Materials and ACS Materials Letters.

2020-11-11 - The American Chemical Society selected Lydia E. M. Hines (PhD, '71) as the recipient of the 2020 Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach. The award is presented annually by the ACS Committee on Public Relations and Communications to an ACS member whose outstanding achievements have improved public recognition and appreciation for the field of chemistry.

2020-10-01 - Fourth-year graduate student Justin Miller receives the inaugural Professor Gary Schuster Mentoring Scholarship, established by Dr. De-Kai Loo and Dr. Jianjian Zhang in 2018 in honor of Schuster, who was a professor of chemistry at Illinois from 1975 to 1994.

2020-11-01 - The collaborative effort, funded by the National Science Foundation, includes chemistry professors Andrew Gewirth and Joaquín Rodríguez-López and seeks to reimagine the creation of chemicals and fuels.

2020-11-09 - Matthew Boudreau, a chemistry PhD candidate, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Cancer Institute for his research in the Cancer Center at Illinois centered around a novel therapeutic, ERSO, that successfully eradicates breast cancer in multiple preclinical mouse models.

2020-11-05 - Illinois chemistry and physics professor is one of 14 Black physicists interviewed by magazine, Physics Today, the flagship publication of the American Institute of Physics.

2020-11-05 - With $4.5 million raised so far, the start-up company Lassogen moves one step closer to demonstrating the power of lasso peptides for treating human diseases such as cancer and autoimmune disorders. 

2020-11-02 - Chemical & Engineering News recently highlighted the development of the COVID-19 screening system by a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign team, which includes chemistry professors Paul Hergenrother and Martin Burke. The...

2020-10-30 - A team leader at Chevron Company, Hye Kyung Timken (PhD, '87, Oldfield) is one of 10 alumni award winners from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences honored during LAS Impact 2020, a weeklong celebration of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences that began Oct. 26.

2020-10-29 - The American Chemical Society's Committee on Minority Affairs has selected Lloyd Munjanja, the associate director of Graduate Diversity and Program Climate, as the 2020 recipient of the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences.

2020-10-16 - Professor Christian Ray strives to create an inclusive classroom environment to help all students succeed, including those who face physical and other challenges by connecting them with support services coordinated by the Department of Chemistry and Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES).