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Nitrogen Fixers Alec Hegg and Ryan Donnelly demo classroom experiment to Connecticut teachers

November 26, 2024

Grad students presented a lab experiment at a conference for teachers. The lesson plan is available at their site for all to replicate in classrooms.
Grayson Hoy and Alexa Williams named Prize Teaching Fellows

November 20, 2024

Graduate students Grayson Hoy and Alexa Williams were awarded 2023-24 Prize Teaching Fellowships, considered a significant Yale honor.
A celebration of community and research, new graduate students welcomed in department symposium

September 19, 2024

The Chemistry Department welcomed the newest cohort of graduate students in a celebration of community and research at the Yale Chemistry Symposium.