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Arlene is founder and executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute in Berkeley, California. In her editorial, “Tackling toxics” (Science , 11 Mar 2016, DOI 10.1126/science.aaf5468), she points out that toxic chemicals have been identified in many consumer products, … finish reading Arlene Blum ’66 urges action on toxic chemicals

American Chemical Society meetings are always fun because they give so many chances to re-unite with Reed chemists, and last week’s meeting in San Diego was no exception. I met up with Vyom Shukla ’14, now in his 2nd year … finish reading Julia Chamberlain ’03 Lands at UC Davis

Ring the alarm. The Borg are coming. According to C&ENews (7 Mar 2016, p. 9, “Is UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry in danger?“) the administration of UC Berkeley is considering doing away with its venerable College of Chemistry and Chemical … finish reading Kris McNeill weighs in on UC Berkeley name change

Prof. Mark Ptashne (Memorial Sloan-Kettering) knows a thing or two about genes. You might even say he wrote the book. Two books even: A Genetic Switch (now in its 3rd edition) and Genes & Signals (written with Alexander Gann). Mark is also … finish reading Mark Ptashne ’61 Eliot Awardee & Lecturer

Marty Mulvihill (BS Reed, PhD Berkeley) is stepping down from the position he created five years ago at UC Berkeley: Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (BCGC). Marty takes a thoughtful look at his green chemistry experiences … finish reading Marty Mulvihill ’02 Looks Back

Derek graduated from Reed in 2007 with a license to run the Reed nuclear reactor and a BA in Chemistry/Physics, but three years later he had placed his feet on entirely different path: studying for a MD/PhD in the Genomics and … finish reading Derek Oldridge ’07 Hunting for Cancer’s Causes

Luke Kanies ’96 and his wife, Cindy, first met in a Reed seminar during his junior year. As she tells it, “he always had something to say about everything.” His outspoken ways in the classroom made her seek out the … finish reading Luke Kanies ’96 Shepherds Puppet Labs towards IPO

The Sandia National Labs reported (12 Nov 2015) that Jeff Koplow has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Innovator in Residence Fellowship by the SunShot Initiative, a DOE enterprise to make solar energy fully cost-competitive with traditional energy … finish reading Jeff Koplow ’90 receives SunShot Innovation Fellowship