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Chemistry Alumnus Huifeng Qian Wins 2013 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) prize recognizes the best Ph.D. theses in the chemical sciences as described in 1000-word essays. Qian is one of five students to receive the award.


Mingjiang Zhong Receives Prestigious 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad

Mingjiang Zhong, a fifth-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry, has received the 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, which recognizes the academic excellence of self-financed Chinese students studying overseas and is granted across all fields of study.


Carnegie Mellon Biologists Find Regulatory Networks Responsible for Neuron Development in Starfish

Developmental biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have identified the gene regulatory networks (GRNs) responsible for the creation and organization of neurons in starfish. The findings, published in the May 21 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide a better understanding of how genes are regulated in order to form complex patterns of neurons.


Top of Her Game

Biological Sciences junior and tennis star Katie Cecil has been awarded two NCAA Division III national awards.


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