About 75 middle, high school and college student programmers, artists and science buffs from the Boston area are expected to take part in 24 hours of workshops and presentations on CodeDay Boston for part of the Memorial Day weekend. The local event is one of dozens of CodeDays happening simultaneously in cities across North America. During the event students will be able to work alongside or compete with those in other cities.

Researchers at UMass Amherst and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say they have discovered how to read patterns of charges on long molecules that determine its function and direct its shape. The findings, published in ACS Central Science, allow scientists to quickly and accurately predict how the polymer will act and will help them design new materials using specific charge sequences.

A celebration will be held in honor of Lila M. Gierasch’s induction into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on Tuesday, May 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Old Chapel.