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Minecraft players can now explore whole cells and their contents
Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast and human epithelial, breast and breast cancer cells in Minecraft, a video game that allows players to explore, build and manipulate structures in three dimensions. The...
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In Memoriam: Alumnus and Professor Emeritus Clifford E. Dykstra
University of Illinois Alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Clifford E. Dykstra (BS, ’73) passed away Jan. 18, 2025, at the age of 72.
A memorial service will be March 1 at the Arcola Presbyterian Church,...
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Suri Bandyopadhyay selected Beckman Institute Graduate Fellow
A graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry, Suri Bandyopadhyay, is one of seven University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students selected as 2024 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows.
The ...
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Prashant Jain to receive 2025 Craver Award for spectroscopy contributions
Professor Prashant K. Jain, G. L. Clark Professor of Physical Chemistry, has been selected by the Coblentz Society to receive the 2025 Craver Award. The 2025 Craver Award will be presented to Jain this fall at ...
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Ying Diao, professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering and chemistry, receives Presidential Early Career Award
Four researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers.
The winners this...
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Former Illinois chemistry faculty member Martin Karplus dies at 94
Martin Karplus, professor of chemistry emeritus at Harvard University and professeur conventionné at the University of Strasbourg, died Dec. 28 at the age of 94.
A recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2013, Karplus was a researcher and instructor of chemistry at the University of...
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Holiday Magic Chemistry Demonstration Show returns with a bang
More than 450 people attended two showings of the Holiday Magic Chemistry Demonstration Show that was revived in the 2024 holiday season thanks to staff members and teaching faculty members in the Department of Chemistry.
Assistant Director of Teaching Labs Serenity Desmond spearheaded the effort...
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With CCIL Seed Grant, Hee-Sun Han Develops Cellular Mapping Tool for Cancer Tissue
Hee-Sun Han, assistant professor of chemistry and Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member and assistant professor of chemistry has developed an Intracellular Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis Toolkit (InSTAnT) that allows researchers to...
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Study led by Angad Mehta offers insight into chloroplast evolution
One of the most momentous events in the history of life involved endosymbiosis — a process by which one organism engulfed another and, instead of ingesting it, incorporated its DNA and functions into itself. Scientific consensus is that this happened twice over the course of evolution, resulting in...