Big Pharma uses it. It costs $44,000 (a price that has now risen to over $82,000). Pomona students and chemistry professor Nicholas Ball are developing smarter ways to make the molecules behind common medicines.
Tag: Chemistry
The 61st Robbins Lecture: Carolyn Bertozzi on bioorthogonal chemistry
Bioorthogonal chemistry, a new field pioneered by Carolyn Bertozzi, has significant applications ranging from tuberculosis testing to cell therapies. A recipient of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Bertozzi spoke at the Pomona College Chemistry Department’s 61st annual Robbins Lecture Series from Feb. 24 to 26.
Claremont sees return of Science Day after three year hiatus
On Feb. 26, 60 elementary school students packed Harvey Mudd College’s campus in eager anticipation of the annual Science Day. The event was hosted by 5C Science Bus, a volunteer organization that aims to teach local students about science through various community events. Science Day is a long-held tradition at
Harvey Mudd soap club stays squeaky clean in face of pandemic
Maya Abo Dominguez HM ’22 started the Fight Germs Club as simple soap-making fun, but its purpose changed with the emergence of the pandemic.
Combatting exclusivity in STEM fields
For many students, STEM fields feel exclusive, and for good reason. Oftentimes, students have poor experiences in high school and feel they need to catch up after their first day in college STEM courses. Other students say they don’t feel welcome because they believe they don’t fit a certain mold
Connecting chemistry and the arts: Gillian Holzer explores Margaret Fowler Garden’s wall painting
Gillian Holzer SC ’19 has a passion for art history. As an intern for Zebala & Partners this past summer, she was able to explore this passion further and combine it with another love: chemistry. “I took an upper division art history course my first semester and general chemistry, and