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The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology at Cornell is recognized as one of the oldest and most esteemed Chemistry Departments in the nation. Our faculty have won four Nobel Prizes and two MacArthur Genius Awards over the history of the Department. Chemistry & Chemical Biology founded the Journal of Physical Chemistry (J. Phys. Chem.) and has consistently been ranked a Top 10 Graduate Program by U.S. News & World Report.

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College of Arts and Sciences announces 2026 Klarman Fellows

The 12 early-career scholars will pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

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Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty

Four faculty from A&S have been awarded Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching.

Chemist Song Lin wins Snapdragon Prize

The award recognizes innovation in modern pharmaceutical discovery and manufacturing.

Scialog award will help Cornell chemist research quantum entanglement

Eunice Bae is part of the three-person group researching “Quantum Entanglement of Skyrmion-Antiskyrmion Pairs.”

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$1.5M grant boosts postdoctoral research across 4 colleges

In 2026, the from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will begin funding 10 two-year postdoctoral appointments including three in astronomy, chemistry and physics in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Quantum mechanical molecular ‘fingerprints’ solve machine learning mystery

The new method can predict molecular properties with up to 100 times more accuracy than the current method.

Forever young? Extracellular vesicles may be key to halt aging

Scientists have outlined exactly how embryonic stem cells protect other cells from the effects of oxidative stress, thus preventing cellular aging.

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Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings

An interdisciplinary team of researchers determined that organic residues of plant oils are poorly preserved in calcareous soils from the Mediterranean, leading decades of archaeologists to likely misidentify olive oil in ceramic artifacts.

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