Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Jordan to Palestinian refugees, a quiet and curious child raised in a lively household that shared one room with the family’s cattle.
Which made Wednesday's news that the chemist at the University of California, Berkeley was among 2025's class of Nobel winners all the more emotional, Yaghi told journalists as he heralded the U.S. public school system he said he is a product of.
He also emphasized that publicly financed education and research have been key to his career, at a moment when U.S.
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