At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 6, 2024, the following tribute to the life and service of the late David Albert Evans was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

David Albert Evans was one of the most influential organic chemists in the history of the field, and his impact was felt through his research, mentorship, and teaching.  He discovered practical and general ways to synthesize polyketides, a broad class of medicinally important natural products.  To crack this problem, he devised exquisitely simple yet broadly...

The Harvard Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has wrapped up its second annual High School Lab Skills summer intern program, providing an immersive learning experience for a group of local high school students to experience the world of cutting-edge research. The department celebrated the success of the program with a breakfast event on August 17 that highlighted and honored commitment of all its participants.

For six weeks, a cohort of talented and motivated Brighton-llston High...

A hundred CCB community members joined the department’s first “virtual toast” to honor Emily Balskus

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Jacobsen Group graduate is recognized for innovative and original research in chemistry and associated sciences... Read more about Levi named a finalist for the Reaxys PhD Prize

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The Lab's new paper, published in Nature, describes a new design for a catalytic S_N1 reaction... Read more about The Jacobsen Lab opens a new frontier for asymmetric catalysis