Professor Bassam Shakhashiri will perform his 44th annual Christmas demonstration, “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri,” on Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1. Tickets are free and can be requested online. Those interested …
Month: October 2013
Professor Laura Kiessling Awarded Hofmann Medal at Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Symposium
University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Laura Kiessling was a presenter at the 8th annual Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (DCH) Symposium on Oct. 10. At the event, Kiessling was awarded the Hofmann medal in recognition of her outstanding career. …
Blackwell Group’s Infection Disrupter Garners WARF Innovation Award
A new oat offering tasty ways to lower cholesterol and compounds capable of disrupting serious bacterial infections earned top honors in this year’s Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Innovation Awards program. The BetaGene Oat, developed by UW-Madison College …
Professors Samuel Gellman and Laura Kiessling Win National American Chemical Society Awards
The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced its 2014 National Awards recipients in September at the 246th ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. University of Wisconsin-Madison Professors Samuel Gellman and Laura Kiessling will each receive an …
The Chemistry of Color
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researchers working at the intersection of basic and applied science focus on key factors like cost, environmental impacts … and color. Take, for example, Chemistry Assistant Professor Trisha Andrew: researchers in …
Looking before you leap, failing fast, and the path to commercialization of technology
Opportunities Abound: CHOPs and PGSEC Programs Expose Undergraduates to Graduate School Life
In our highly connected, globalized world, science thrives on a diversity of perspectives. To help draw these wide-ranging perspectives to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Department of Chemistry launched the Chemistry Opportunities (CHOPs) program in …