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Chemistry + Biochemistry

Welcome first year students

Are you thinking about taking chemistry? Click here to get information about General Chemistry for new students. Find out when to take chemistry and which course to take. We look forward to seeing you in the fall.
Two Professors Named to Endowed Chairs

Dirk Early will hold chair in economics and Emily Niemeyer will hold chair in science
Southwestern Receives $1.3 Million Grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Funds will be used to revitalize Southwestern’s science education program
Welch Chemistry Scholars Share Excitement About Science

Chemistry students take experiments to local elementary school.
Chemistry Graduate Honored as a ‘Rising Star’

2001 graduate Megan Bourg Sassin will be honored at the American Chemical Society meeting in March
Southwestern Chemistry Professor Lands Publication in Prestigious Journal

Research conducted during a sabbatical is selected for publication in the leading journal of chemistry research
Timely Topics

New First-Year Seminars address topics close to home