Chemistry & Biochemistry News
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Patience, Grit, and an Open Mind
Lauren Gillespie ’19 reflects on what it takes to research, present, and publish successfully as a chemistry and computer science double major.
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Final Beam Ceremony
Watch special moments from the Final Beam Ceremony including: Jack Garey signing the final beam and a bird’s eye view of the construction.
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Alumna Researches the Screening of Hepatitis C in Babies
Alumna Dr. Catherine Chappell ’03 finds that fewer than a third of infants exposed to hepatitis C are later screened to monitor and treat the potentially fatal virus.
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Southwestern Officially Breaks Ground on Phase II of Fondren-Jones Science Center
On February 2, 2018, Southwestern University officially broke ground on the second phase of a $37 million-dollar expansion to the Fondren-Jones Science Center. The project is expected to be completed and ready to welcome students in the fall of 2019.
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Undergraduate STEM Research Provides Valuable Experience
SCOPE summer research projects teach patience, persistence and effective failure
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Southwestern Senior Gains Rare Undergraduate Experience at Menil Collection
Taylor Bailey changes career path from art therapy to art conservation, lands door-opening summer internship opportunity through Southwestern connection.
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Southwestern Senior Gains Rare Undergraduate Experience at Menil Collection
Taylor Bailey changes career path from art therapy to art conservation, lands door-opening summer internship opportunity through Southwestern connection.
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Students Research Antioxidant Levels in Growing Basil
SCOPE students grow, harvest basil to analyze antioxidant properties as plant matures.
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F. Fleming Crim ’69, Medal of Honor
Since 2013, F. Fleming Crim ’69 has been the Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he leads a staff of 160 and has an annual budget of $1.3 billion. MPS supports core research in astronomy, chemistry, physics, material science and mathematics; in his role, Crim oversees policy decisions for some of the most fundamental and creative science efforts in the United States.