April 15, 2019 By Terry Devitt For news media DNA and the genome, we know, provide the blueprint for life. But it is the proteins made according to the genome’s instructions that are the nuts and bolts of …
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Celebrate Day of the Badger
By Caraline Pham Department Communications Happy April! As we kick off the first day of the new month, we are looking ahead to an exciting day, not only for the Department of Chemistry, but for …
Master glassblower’s work on exhibit at Madison Children’s Museum
By Kaitlyn M. Moore Department Communications The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s master glassblower, Tracy Drier, is displaying his craft at the Madison Children’s Museum in an exhibit titled The Crossroads of Art & Science. The exhibit, on …
Light provides control for 3D printing with multiple materials
By Stephanie Blaszczyk Science Communicator & Graduate Student (Tang Group) Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, has revolutionized the fields of healthcare, biomedical engineering, manufacturing and art design. Surprisingly, breakthroughs in these areas have …
Professors recognized by American Chemical Society
By Stephanie Blaszczyk-Beasley Department of Chemistry communications Five University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have earned prestigious awards from the American Chemical Society (ACS). With more than 156,000 members, ACS is the largest scientific society in the world. Catherine …
Chemistry instructor finds ‘dream job’ helping students persevere
By Eric Hamilton “I think I’m one of the worst people to teach organic chemistry,” jokes Matt Bowman, who has guided some 3,500 students through the demanding course at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “Because I’ve …
Ediger wins a 2019 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
From news.wisc.edu Ten faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf will …
Chemists get Crafty at Knit Night
By Jordan E. Nutting Graduate Student, Stahl Group Graduate school can be a stressful time, and many graduate students and postdocs in the Department of Chemistry have hobbies that they use to relieve the stress of experiments, …
Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition Registration – Now Open
By Kaitlyn M. Moore Department Communcations Madison, WI – January 7, 2019– Calling all Wisconsin high school and middle school students and science teachers! Registration for the 2019 Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition (WICGC), organized by the Molecular Structure …
Life in the Lab of a Laureate: What it Was Like Working with Frances Arnold
By Stephanie Blaszczyk Science Communicator & Graduate Student (Tang Group) UW–Madison students are unknowingly influenced by recent 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner, Frances Arnold, thanks to four Ph.D. chemists and Arnold group alumni in …