DEADLINE TOMORROW AUG. 6: Tomorrow is the deadline to submit materials to the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards and the Jean Dreyfus Lectureship programs! More details can be found at dreyfus.org
Congratulations to Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Chad Mirkin (@nuchemistry.bsky.social) on being named the 2027 Priestley Medalist! cen.acs.org/people/award...
Chad Mirkin named 2027 Priestley Medalist
Nanoscience expert honored for pioneering new nanomaterials, accelerating materials discovery, and creating advanced manufacturing technologies
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It's almost time for back to school! 🍎✏️ Chemistry Shorts has FREE videos and NGSS-aligned lesson plans on that incorporate cutting-edge research to teach topics in chemistry. These materials were funded by the Dreyfus Foundation. https://chemistryshorts.org/
Chemistry Shorts
Short films that communicate the depth and breadth of chemistry's impact on humankind.
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DEADLINE NEXT WEEK: AUG. 6 is the deadline to submit materials to the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards and the Jean Dreyfus Lectureship programs! More details can be found at dreyfus.org
Attending #ACSFall2026? Don't miss Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Connor Coley's (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture! https://www.acs.org/events/fall/program/keynote-events.html
#TBT to Richmond Sarpong's (UC Berkeley) Jean Dreyfus Lectureship at Macalester College! Applications are open now for the 2026 cycle.
Congratulations to Dreyfus Prize winner Héctor D. Abruña (Cornell University) and colleagues, whose solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy "began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market June 8 following a $1.3 billion valuation." https://ow.ly/5nhN50ZtkMR
How a Cornell startup scaled to $1.3 billion in battery tech | Cornell Chronicle
The startup was founded by Cornell alumni and a professor, inspired by a class in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and nurtured through Cornell’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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New work from Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Shana O. Kelley (Northwestern) and colleagues at Biohub finds "drug targets for psoriasis emerge from comprehensive CRISPR study of human skin cells." https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1135271
Surprising drug targets for psoriasis emerge from comprehensive CRISPR study of human skin cells
Biohub scientists performed the first genome-wide CRISPR screen in primary human skin cells, used an AI novelty filter to surface unexpected drug targets for psoriasis (including the oxytocin receptor) and showed that topical gels reduced inflammation in mice as effectively as injectable biologic therapy.
eurekalert.org
"A wearable bioelectronic device increased REM sleep in real-world trials, without invasive surgery or medication." Learn more about this innovative work from Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Huiliang (Evan) Wang and colleagues via UT Austin: https://ow.ly/Iw0s50Zt9xK
Get Better Sleep With Ultrasound Patch That Boosts REM Rest
A wearable bioelectronic device increased REM sleep in real-world trials, without invasive surgery or medication.
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New research from UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering, led by Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Chong Liu, "takes major strides towards an unconventional – and promising – way to harvest the vital battery material." https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134411
Turning electrochemistry toward lithium extraction
The supply of lithium – the battery material that keeps digital devices humming, EVs racing and renewable energy on the grid – will not meet even half the expected demand by 2040. But ramping up production using current methods is costly and environmentally damaging. In new research published in Nature Communications, a team from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) has applied electrochemistry to the problem, adapting a technique from the world of supercapacitors to pull lithium - and only lithium - directly from...
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Know someone who would be a good fit for the 2027 Dreyfus Prize, conferred in "Chemical Probes of Biological Systems"? Nominations for the $250K award are due December 3, 2026. Learn more via our website: https://www.dreyfus.org/announcing-the-topic-for-the-2027-dreyfus-prize/
GRANT OPPORTUNITY: August 6th is the deadline for applications to the 2026 Jean Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions program. Details on the award process are available at: https://www.dreyfus.org/jean-dreyfus-lectureship/
✏️ How do erasers work? ✏️ Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Justin Caram (UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) explains the science behind the everyday item in Popular Science! https://www.popsci.com/science/how-do-erasers-work/
How do erasers actually work? It's surprisingly interesting.
To err(ase) is human.
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Congratulations to Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Jane Liu on being appointed the inaugural Osler-Loucks Memorial Endowed Professorship in Science at Pomona College! https://www.pomona.edu/news/2026/06/29-faculty-politics-chemistry-biology-and-english-appointed-endowed-professorships
Faculty in Politics, Chemistry, Biology and English Appointed to Endowed Professorships | Pomona College in Claremont, California - Pomona College
Four faculty members have been awarded endowed professorship positions. The Pomona College Board of Trustees voted to support these appointments during their meeting in May.
pomona.edu
🍦Celebrate #NationalIceCreamDay today by watching "Frosty Formulations," the Dreyfus Foundation-funded Chemistry Shorts film on the delicious chemistry behind the best summer treat! 🍦 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T77j9ySP0tk
The Chemistry of Ice Cream | Frosty Formulations
"Frosty Formulations," a seven-minute short film from Chemistry Shorts, explores the surprising science behind one of the world’s favorite desserts. Ice crea...
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Congratulations to Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Karthik Shekhar (UC Berkeley) on being awarded the Philomathia Prize! https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/philomathia-prize-advances-novel-work-physics-bioelectricity
Philomathia Prize advances novel work on the physics of bioelectricity | College of Chemistry
The central mission of the College of Chemistry is to advance society through education and research, and we have made it our responsibility to fulfill this mission, year in and year out, for more than 140 years.
chemistry.berkeley.edu
Did you know that you can find all of the Dreyfus Foundation-funded Chemistry Shorts materials, plus many, many more on LabXchange? Check them out here: https://www.labxchange.org/org/chemistry-shorts
Congratulations to Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Nicholas Ball (Pomona College) on his promotion to Professor of Chemistry! https://www.pomona.edu/news/2026/06/26-pomona-faculty-members-receive-promotions-tenure
Pomona Faculty Members Receive Promotions, Tenure | Pomona College in Claremont, California - Pomona College
Fourteen faculty members have been promoted, recognizing the exceptional work and impact of faculty across departments.
pomona.edu
#TBT to this awesome feature on the undergraduate research supported by the Jean Dreyfus Lectureship at West Chester University of Pennsylvania https://wcuquad.com/6024217/features/electrocatalysts-and-the-future-of-fuel/
Electrocatalysts and the Future of Fuel – The Quad: Student News Service of WCU
Image Credits: Fuel image via Gabrielle Joyce With the increasing energy demands of civilization, it has become apparent that the limited supply of fossil fuels will no longer be sustainable. Not only are they scarce, but their manufacture, transportation and removal cause severe environmental damag…
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Congratulations to Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Emily Derbyshire (Duke University) on being elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology! ASM https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/070626/derbyshire-jackson-elected-american-microbiology
Derbyshire, Jackson elected fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology
They were honored for their contributions that advanced microbial sciences.
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“It affirms the value of my efforts and inspires me to continue embracing new challenges and opportunities," said Abdoulaye Djire (Texas A&M University) on his recent Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award https://ow.ly/XW8750Zmxxk
National award honors Djire’s excellence in research and teaching - Engineering News
Dr. Abdoulaye Djire has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, a national honor recognizing exceptional early-career faculty.
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Congratulations to Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Yuzhang Li of UCLA on being named a Keck Scholar! https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-receives-research-grant-keck-foundation-bridge-funding
A bridge to scientific discovery: UCLA receives $1.4 million from W.M. Keck Foundation
The seven projects supported by the grant pair early-career faculty and doctoral students in critical and emerging areas of research.
newsroom.ucla.edu
Congratulations to Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Richmond Sarpong (UC Berkeley) on receiving the Royal Society of Chemistry's Pedler Prize! https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/richmond-sarpong-honoured-royal-society-chemistry-prize
There are just a few weeks left to submit your applications for the 2026 Jean Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions program. Details on the award process are available at: https://www.dreyfus.org/jean-dreyfus-lectureship/
There are just a few weeks left to submit your nominations for the 2026 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. Details on the award and nomination process are available at: https://www.dreyfus.org/henry-dreyfus-teacher-scholar/
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Chantal Stieber (Cal Poly Pomona) recently published a children's book in collaboration with a student - read more about "Cat & Elephant's Sugar Crystal Mystery" here: https://www.cpp.edu/cppmag/spring-2026/up-front/made-at-cpp.shtml
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#TBT to last year's Jean Dreyfus Lectureship at Occidental College, featuring Emily Balskus (Harvard University )! Applications are open now for the 2026 cycle: https://ow.ly/temQ50ZjMbO
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Mandë Holford studies "venomous sea snails and cephalopods, their toxins, and how those compounds might be turned into medicines for human diseases." Learn about her "mollusks to medicine" research via Harvard University - https://ow.ly/FWck50ZjLQT
How venom kills — and can lead to cures — Harvard Gazette
Mandë Holford uncovers the secrets of deadly marine mollusks, how their toxins work with such targeted efficiency
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ICYMI: The topic of the 2027 Dreyfus Prize is "Chemical Probes of Biological Systems." Nominations for the $250K award are due December 3, 2026. Learn more via our website: https://www.dreyfus.org/announcing-the-topic-for-the-2027-dreyfus-prize/