Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Nobel Laureate to Speak at Honors Week Event
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host its annual Honors Week plenary lecture on Thursday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the Kiva. This year's speaker is Dr. W. E. Moerner, Nobel Laureate, from Stanford University. Dr. Moerner's talk is titled, "What Can You Learn from Watchin
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做厙輦⑹ Chemists Create Microscopic Environment to Study Cancer Cell Growth
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2017.
These numbers are stark and sobering, and worse yet, we still do not know exactly why cancer develops in its victims or how to stop it.
An online publication in Nature Nanotechnology this week by 做厙輦⑹ researchers and their colleagues at Kyoto University in Japan, however, may offer new understanding about what turns good cells bad.
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做厙輦⑹ Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at 做厙輦⑹, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is
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做厙輦⑹ Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at 做厙輦⑹, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is
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做厙輦⑹ Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 做厙輦⑹s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 做厙輦⑹s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with
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做厙輦⑹s Jordan Italiano Named Smartest Player in College Football
做厙輦⑹ student-athlete Jordan Italiano of Canfield, Ohio, was tabbed Smartest Player in College Football in NFL.coms 15 for 15 series released on June 16. The pre-medicine/biochemistry major and safety on the 做厙輦⑹ football team carries a 3.978 heading into his seni
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做厙輦⑹ Chemistry Professor's Longtime Collaborator Wins 2014 Nobel Prize For Chemistry
For Robert Twieg, Ph.D., a professor in 做厙輦⑹s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the recent news of his longtime collaborator William E. Moerner winning the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was actually no surprise at all. In fact, he believes that hes deserved it for a whil
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National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to 做厙輦⑹ Researchers
做厙輦⑹ faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen
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