The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Chemistry’s Institute of Chemical Education (ICE) is offering its summer chemistry camps for free online, continuing a four-decade-long tradition of education despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chemistry Professor Martin Zanni and five other UW-Madison professors elected to AAAS
April 24, 2020 By Eric Hamilton Martin Zanni Chemistry professor Martin Zanni and five other UW-Madison professors have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Zanni is the V.W. Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry. Using …
Chemists look for ways to assess and improve indoor air quality
In a city teeming with traffic, it’s common to smell exhaust and other air pollutants on the street. But air pollution doesn’t always stay outside. Fluctuations in outdoor air quality can cause changes in indoor air pollution, which can lead to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and can adversely affect pregnancies, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Blackwell recognized for cutting-edge research with STAR Award
By Caroline Cole Department Communications Helen Blackwell Helen Blackwell, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Chemistry, received the 2020 Cottrell Science Teaching and Research (STAR) Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on March 3, …
Two chemistry employees receive 2020 University Staff Recognition Awards
Two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Chemistry were selected to receive 2020 University Staff Recognition Awards. Read about the other winners and view the full story here>> Kurtis Casperson Lab Prep Tech, Department …
UW-Madison chemists chosen as part of Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
A group of UW-Madison chemists have been selected to participate in a Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) for the United States Army. This fundamental research, which begins in May, will explore new material combinations and responsive material designs. The total award for the project is $6.25 million over five years, with $1.03 million going to the Boydston group at UW-Madison and the rest to researchers at partner institutions.
Professors prepare carefully to offer alternative education starting Monday
March 19, 2020 By Mike Klein Originally published here. The move from the University of Wisconsin–Madison classrooms where students have gathered to learn for more than 150 years to the high-tech setups in which professors teach …
School of Human Ecology and Department of Chemistry bring artist/scientist collaboration to Ruth Davis Design Gallery
An exhibition coming to the Ruth Davis Design Gallery in the School of Human Ecology at UW–Madison will make visible the largely invisible world of microbes, inviting viewers to consider non-linguistic interspecies forms of communication, …
Climate survey catalyzes conversations about graduate student support, well-being
A climate survey in the Department of Chemistry at UW–Madison is improving support for graduate students and postdocs in the department, due to leadership from graduate students with the backing of faculty, staff, and campus …