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The University of Arizona held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Chemistry building on Tuesday Oct. 19, 2021. Photo courtesy by Chris Richards/UA News

University of Arizona breaks ground on Chemistry building add-on

Grant Hoover
November 6, 2021
University of Arizona researchers turning sulfur into a flame retardant, high-end plastic. Jeffrey Pyun, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Kyung-Seok Kang, a postdoctoral research associate in the same department, have been working on developing a plastic that can help remove tons of sulfur buildup in oil companies around the globe. (Photo courtesy Kyung-Seok Kang.)

New plastic could remove tons of sulfur from oil plants

Trinity Clark
October 28, 2021
Laura Van Dorn, a chemistry professor at the UA, recently created a brand new class: CHEM 130, which is designed to have a years worth of general chemistry completed in a single semester. The Daily Wildcat sat down with Van Dorn via email to find out more about the process of starting a new course.

The future of science education: Q&A with the creator of a new chemistry course

Briana Aguilar
February 15, 2021
The inside of Gallagher Theater in the Student Union Memorial Center on April 11, 2019. The theater is also used as a classroom.

Tips and tools for succeeding in STEM courses

Briana Aguilar
December 2, 2020
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Oct. 7, 2020. KavliPrize-6796 by Trondheim | Gjøvik | Ålesund is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0.

Making history: First time two women have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry without a male copartner

Briana Aguilar
October 28, 2020
A view of various bottles made out of plastic. All of these plastic products could contain traces of BPA. BPAs are chemicals harmful to the endocrine system. 

A science primer on BPA chemicals in plastic

Malik Shelp
April 14, 2017
Four UA researchers named Bisgrove Scholars

Four UA researchers named Bisgrove Scholars

Nicole Morin
February 5, 2017
Xiaoyu Zou pours liquid nitrogen into alcohol at the Laboratory for Electron Spectroscopy and Surface Analysis on May 9, 2016. Labs like this make the UA a research university, full of unique and award-winning research topics. Undergraduates have a chance to gain access to many of these facilities through programs like SRI and UBRP.

Four ways for undergrads to get involved in science research

William Rockwell
January 20, 2017
Picture of Ali Icenogle, a CBC senior who presented her research at the chemistry and biochemistry departments poster fair on Monday, April 18. The annual poster fair allows undergraduates to showcase their research.

Annual chemistry and biochemistry department poster fair recognizes student achievements

Exene Anderson
April 20, 2016
Director of the UA School of Government and Public Policy Brint Milward poses for a photo in his office on the third floor of the Social Sciences building. Milward analyzes terror networks and says that more often than not, terror groups are decentralized and cellular.

7th annual Biological, Engineering, and Chemical Undergraduate Research conference kicks off this weekend

Exene Anderson
February 16, 2016

Learning the elements just got tougher

Elizabeth Hannah
January 19, 2016

Don’t stress, end of school year nears end

Louis Vitiritti
April 29, 2015
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