Outreach
High School and Middle School Students Crystallize Science
Organized by the Molecular Structure Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Chemistry, the Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition is now accepting registrations for its annual statewide contest among middle school, high school, and home schooled students. …
Tracy Drier Receives Local American Chemical Society Outreach Award
The Wisconsin Local Section of the American Chemical Society has named Master Glassblower Tracy Drier as a 2017 Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year. The award recognizes Drier’s many educational outreach efforts. Each year, …
Chemistry in the Spotlight at the Wisconsin Science Festival
From arcade games to storytelling to stargazing, the 2016 Wisconsin Science Festival will feature something for everyone across 200-plus events Oct. 20-23. Now in its sixth year, the festival continues to grow, with activities spanning …
Crystal growing contest gives middle, high school students a peek inside UW-Madison chemistry department
Interdisciplinary Team Grows Functional Vocal Cord Tissue in the Lab
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have succeeded in growing functional vocal-cord tissue in the laboratory, a major step towards restoring a voice to people who have lost their vocal cords to cancer surgery or other injuries. …
Ilia Guzei featured in Wisconsin State Journal’s Blue Sky Science
The Wisconsin State Journal has featured director of crystallography at UW-Madison, Ilia Guzei, in a new piece, Blue Sky Science: How are crystals made? The segment opens up with nine-year old Abby Webb of Mineral …
Wisconsin Science Festival Coming Oct. 22-25
The 2015 Wisconsin Science Festival will be held Oct. 22-25 at the Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard Street, as well as at various locations across campus and throughout the state. Professor Bassam Shakhashiri and the …