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October 8, 2023
James Breton, a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate from the Hammes-Schiffer Group and Johnson Lab, has been named the National Student Representative for the National Organization for...
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September 28, 2023
At 86 years old, Everly ‘Ev’ B. Fleischer ’58 BS, ’61 Ph.D., walks around the University of California (UC), Irvine campus twice a week, a two-mile stretch, to spend time in...
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September 27, 2023
In chemistry, catalysis can accelerate a chemical reaction through the action of a distinct chemical species. In life, change often occurs as a result of the advice we heed...
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September 27, 2023
“Safety first, safety forever!” Those were the words hollered over the registration table to kick off the annual Yale Chemistry Safety Day on Aug. 25 at the Sterling...
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September 26, 2023
Yale Chemistry welcomes two new preceptors to assist faculty with undergraduate teaching. Tim Schleif Tim Schleif, Ph.D., is helping teach General Chemistry Lecture (Chem 161...
September 26, 2023
Yale Chemistry welcomes a new lecturer to teach general chemistry lecture and lab to undergraduate students. Laura Herder, Ph.D., recently joined the department to teach Chem...
September 6, 2023
Many of the greatest scientific leaps in history were unplanned and unexpected, not the result of applied or agenda-driven scientific research but of curiosity-driven ...
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August 3, 2023
Yale chemist Seth Herzon, whose research into the emergent properties of bioactive natural products has led to novel therapies for fighting brain cancer, mechanistic...
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July 28, 2023
Have you ever stood inside a molecule the size of a house? The students at Yale Chemistry have. By way of virtual headsets, Brandon Q. Mercado, Ph.D., X-ray crystallographer...
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July 7, 2023
The National Science Foundation awarded Thien Khuu ’23 Ph.D. a Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, to commence Aug. 1 in...