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Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:03:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2025-awards.html A round up of recent awards and recognition received by our undergraduates, graduate students, staff, faculty and alumni Fri, 16 May 2025 21:25:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/shultz-thurnau.html Honored for her outstanding contributions to undergraduate education Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:47:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/walter-rna-protein-beginning.html A visual mystery solved-- scientists previously did not know how the ribosome attaches to and reads mRNA Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:50:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/graduate-school-paths-sci-comm-2024.html Only a small percentage of college graduates pursue graduate studies in chemistry. Are you considering joining them? Our students have taken varied paths to get here! Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:13:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/findensers.html The U-M Chemistry installation is the largest in the United States and second largest in the world aside from Oxford University Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:14:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/goodson-2024-MI-news-entangled-two-photon-absorption.html Multiphoton absorption of entangled photons offers ways for obtaining unique information about chemical and biological processes. Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:14:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2024-schindler-light-for-drug-building-blocks.html A team led by University of Michigan chemist Corinna Schindler has developed a method to produce a specific class of azetidines called monocyclic azetidines using visible light and a photocatalyst. Their results are published in the journal Science. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:17:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/mcore-reactions-2023.html The program offers a firsthand look at chemistry research and graduate school and an expanded network of fellow chemists Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:13:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/ault-greatlakes-2024.html Michigan Chemistry's Andrew Ault will lead a project to study toxin release from cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, as well as the aerosolization and transport processes as part of the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:37:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/pratt-brown-award.html Brown Investigators are recognized for curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics and will receive up to $2 million over five years. Wed, 29 May 2024 14:18:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2024-chem-prof-promotions.html New titles come September for Jennifer Bridwell-Rabb, Wenjing Wang, Alison Narayan, and Timothy Cernak Fri, 24 May 2024 14:59:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2024-awards.html Awards for our undergrads, grad students, LSA DEI award to Student Services Manager Heather Hanosh, and Jannsen Prize for Prof. Melanie Sanford Mon, 20 May 2024 16:19:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/okiye-rackham-address.html Fri, 17 May 2024 16:39:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/wnjing-wang-pathways-tool.html Chemistry prof Wenjing Wang and colleagues report on a new path forward for improving understanding of neuronal signaling and the role of proteins that sit on the surface of neurons as drug targets Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:14:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/lehnert-E-NOgen-grant.html U-M researchers has been awarded $2.1 million dollars by the National Institutes of Health to develop safer intravascular (IV) catheters. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:27:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/chemistry-UMwomen-history.html Take a moment to learn about some women pioneers in the Department of Chemistry. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:58:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2023-newsletter-hidden-curriculum.html Michigan Chemistry developed a course and other programming aimed at equipping all our graduate students with the skills—scientific, social, and personal—to succeed in graduate school and beyond. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:21:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/raoul-kopelman-remembrance.html Scientist, inventor, mentor celebrated for advancing percolation theory & fractal kinetics, developing nano-chemistry & physical chemistry methods, and translating nanomaterial platforms to detection and therapeutics Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:54:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/walter-riboswitch-cryo.html Five years in the making, a report in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology from a collaboration of the Walter, Frank and Ohi labs reports on how the preQ1 riboswitch modulates transcriptional pausing in bacteria Fri, 02 Jun 2023 01:06:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/kennedy-parkinsons-protein.html Kennedy Lab develops a sensitive, rapid method for measuring Alpha-synuclein Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:37:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/kopelman-folz-nanosensor-chemical-mapping-tumors.html Kopelman Lab and collaborators show that a nanosensor-based imaging method can reveal characteristics of tumors that can determine treatment effectiveness Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:10:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/mccrory-solar-energy-ummnh.html This interactive exhibit in the "People and the Planet" gallery outlines storage options and tells the story of the McCrory group's research on chemical storage methods Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:53:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/new-recycling-pvc-mcneil.html Report in Nature Chemistry on a way to chemically recycle PVC into usable material and use the phthalates in the plasticizers as the mediator for the chemical reaction Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:53:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/nobchche-coskey2022.html Three years into a revitalized NOBCChE chapter at UM, new president Ayza Croskey talks about growth and what's next. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:40:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/graduate-applications-fall2023.html Interested in joining our PhD program in Fall 2023? The application is now open. Learn more. . . Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:58:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/cleaning-up-the-huron-river-watershed.html Michigan Chemistry celebrates Earth Day by cleaning up parks in the Huron River watershed. May 3, 2025 will be the 9th event. Learn how these clean-ups get organized! Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:03:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2022-faculty-search.html UPDATE: no longer accepting applications Tenure-track position in any area of chemistry. Also looking for candidates for the LSA Collegiate Fellows program. Deadline for applications: September 16, 2022 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 20:10:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2022promotions.html McCory and Shultz promoted to associate professor Nagorny and Zimmerman promoted to professor Wed, 22 Jun 2022 22:01:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/chem-unity2.html Annual conference highlights the excellent scientific contributions made by members of the BIPOC community Mon, 09 May 2022 14:25:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/bramlett-community.html Graduate student honored with WISE Willie Hobbs Award for founding of commUnity, an organization aimed at creating a community among chemistry researchers at all levels, with a focus on people of color Mon, 09 May 2022 13:34:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2022-undergrad-awards.html Outstanding students rewarded for their hard work Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:53:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/ffsgi-furthers-curriculum-innovation.html This #GivingBlueday we are featuring our Future Faculty Graduate Student Instructor program that partners grad students with faculty to improve teaching and expand the curriculum #KeepItGoing Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:37:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/kopelmancellmagnetorotation.html Cell-magneto-rotation can be used to study cancer cell dynamics, a key to whether a cancer cell can penetrate tissue and move into the bloodstream. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 20:00:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/social-media-maven-joins-michigan-chemistry.html DaKayla Grayer brings social media savvy and passion for Michigan football to Michigan Chemistry and Biophysics Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:10:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/ageeth-bol-joins-michigan-chemistry.html With a research focus on nanomaterial fabrication, she looks forward to creating an interdisciplinary group and collaboration with the Michigan Center for Materials Characterization, and teaching chemistry! Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:18:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/remote-lab-course-leads-to-publication-on-rna-nmr.html When her lab course goes remote, Prof. Sarah Keane creates a way for her students to connect to the scientific community using novel NMR data Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:54:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/narayan-named-cope-scholar.html One of ten chemists to receive this honor this year, the award is one of the most prestigious in the field of organic chemistry Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:33:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/mcneil-lab--recycling-disposable-diapers-.html Chemical recycling method repurposes superabsorbent polymers into pressure-sensitive adhesives Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:52:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/faculty-promotions-approved.html Congratulations to Biteen, Schindler, Szymczak, Ault and Narayan Thu, 20 May 2021 19:29:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/ruotolo-im-ms-PMP22.html using ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) to study a mutant form of protein that leads to a failure of normal myelin sheath production Thu, 06 May 2021 01:38:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/walter-RNA-controlling-protein-synthesis.html This new area of research promises to bring insights into bacterial processes that could be targeted with great specificity in the design of antibiotics Thu, 06 May 2021 01:06:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/2021ChemistryCommencement.html Virtual ceremony featuring Dr. Kate Biberdorf, aka "Kate, the Chemist" Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:04:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/learning-to-relate.html "Making Science Communication A Conversation" Chemistry students hone their science communication skills through this program Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:58:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/chemistry-researchers-apply-their-expertise-to-covid-19.html Pivoting research to address need for treatments and ways to rapidly measure immunity and vaccine effectiveness Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:23:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/giving-blueday-march-10.html $55,650 from 77 donors was raised to support our critical missions. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:34:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/meet-chem-lecturer-nicole-tuttle.html '03 Alum returns to Chem classrooms (remotely this year!) Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:19:00 +0000 http://lsa.umich.edu/content/michigan-lsa/chem/en/news-events/all-news/search-news/soellner-joins-michigan-chemistry.html Protein kinase researcher excited to have chemistry graduate students in his lab Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:44:00 +0000