New Tower. There is a lot happening in the new tower than cannot be seen from the loading dock or other locations in our existing building—and a lot that can be seen. Last week concrete …
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Department symposium honors teaching excellence
The Department of Chemistry celebrated its annual Teaching Award Symposium, through which the recipient of the Taylor Award for Teaching Excellence and the Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award winners were honored. Recipients of the Outstanding …
Graduate Student Explores Art of Science Communication
By Aaron R. Conklin L&S Communication First published here. Stephanie Blaszczyk can trace the origin of her current career trajectory straight back to her mother. But not quite in the way you’d expect. Like a …
Professor Shares Passion for Chemistry & Music
By Kaylie Greuel Department Communications Microscopes and spectrometers aren’t the only instruments used within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry. Professor John Berry is dedicated to his scientific research at UW-Madison, but also has …
Chemist & Artist Team Up to Show How Bacteria Communicate
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Scientists spend countless hours at the lab bench, scrutinizing data, and working to solve problems and uncover new information. These often complicated topics can be challenging to share outside …
‘Christmas in the Lab’ celebrates 50 years of chemistry and comedy
PHOTO GALLERY December 2, 2019 First published here. What began as a holiday treat for long-suffering freshman chemistry students has turned into a 50-year tradition. Professor Bassam Shakhashiri took to the stage to perform “Once Upon a …
Department Glassblower Partners with Colleague to Teach Others
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Shedeen Barnett, a scientific glassblower from Jamaica, spent six weeks training with the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry’s master glassblower, Tracy Drier, and his colleague from Wild Rose Glass, Erich …
New Chemistry Tower Grows More Every Day
By John Moore and Bob McMahon Project Leaders We have come a long way since groundbreaking in September 2018, but there is more to do before construction and renovation are completed in 2022. A great …
Named Professorship Offers Prof. Helen Blackwell Opportunity to Celebrate Mentor
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Norman Craig, an emeritus physical chemist from Oberlin College in Ohio, didn’t realize the profound effect he had on the career of Helen Blackwell, a chemist and professor at …
Notice 11/11/2019: Traffic Changes
Next week will bring a significant change to the traffic pattern around the chemistry complex. A portion of Mills St will be completely closed until summer 2020. The construction team needs to place a large …