Laidlaw scholars at Cornell gain global perspectives
Four current Laidlaw scholars share their summer research or leadership in action experiences.
Read More
Building on history to invent the future
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
The Cornell Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has a long history of discovery, innovation and scholarship. We are fortunate to count Nobel Prize winners, National Academy Members, MacArthur Fellows and Guggenheim Fellows among our faculty. Teaching thousands of undergraduate and advanced students each year, education is a central focus of our endeavors. Our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows perform cutting-edge research that is supported by many national granting agencies and foundations. We are committed to the advancement and inclusion of all students and aim to foster a diverse environment for science and learning.
CCB News
Over 50 Students Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships
The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
Read More
Common dietary fiber promotes allergy-like immune responses
Inulin, a type of dietary fiber commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, and other parts of the body, according to a preclinical study from Cornell researchers.
Read More
Pollack lauds ‘amazing Cornellians’ in State of the University speech
Cornell's president highlighted recent achievements of Arts and Sciences faculty.
Read More
Chemist offers new insights into how serotonin regulates behavior
The findings could ultimately lead to more effective treatments for a wide range of mental health disorders.
Read More
Lipid expansion microscopy uses the ‘power of click chemistry’
Cornell researchers have discovered a way to apply expansion microscopy, which expands cell components to make them more visible, to lipids using click chemistry, recognized with the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Read More
Cornell chemists contributed to Nobel Prize-winning work
Jeremy M. Baskin and Pamela Chang were doctoral students in Carolyn Bertozzi’s lab at the University of California, Berkley, in the mid-2000s.
Read More
Two A&S postdocs receive Blavatnik awards in physics, chemistry
Xiaolong Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in physics, and Wen Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher in chemistry, stand out among young scientists in the tri-state area.
Read More
