The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is proud to have hosted Prof. Ben Feringa on September 29th, 2017. Sponsored by the Department of Chemistry, the Nobel Laureate Dr. Feringa gave a expiring and unforgettable seminar about molecular switches and motors, which … Continue Reading »
44th Annual UW System Chemistry Faculties Meeting
The faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are pleased to be hosting the 44th Annual University of Wisconsin System Chemistry Faculties Meeting on September 29 and 30. Please join us to meet and … Continue Reading »
Nobel Laureate Prof. Ben Feringa is giving his Nobel Lecture at UWM
Prof. Arnold has invited his Ph.D. advisor Nobel Laureate Prof. Ben Feringa from the University of Groningen. Prof. Feringa will give his Nobel Lecture “The Art of Building Small, From Molecular Switches to Motors” in Lubar Hall N140 on September 29th at 3:00 pm. This talk is open to the public.
Contributions to the Knowledge-based World of the 21st Century
By David Petering and Douglas Stafford Two members of our department complied facts and information regarding the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry’s Contributions as well as the Contributions of Chemistry in general to the knowledge-based world in the 21st Century. … Continue Reading »
“A Search-and-Destroy Strategy for Killing Tumors”
One of Chemistry’s Assistant Professors, Dr. Xiaohua Peng, was featured in the 2015 edition of the UWM Research Report. Current cancer drugs do not distinguish between malignant cells and healthy ones. In order to destroy tumors, drugs must target all … Continue Reading »
Chemistry Donation Helps Create Masterpiece
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry donated glassware to Sophmore, Lionel Rocheleau, an Arts major at the UWM Peck School of the Arts. He used the glassware to created a project which represents how science and nature can support each … Continue Reading »
Professor Alan Schwabacher Gives TEDx Talk
How creative can science be? Alan demonstrates just how inventive and creative we must be to practice science correctly.… Continue Reading »
NASA Doctor Hopes Students’ Dreams Take Flight
Former UWM Chemistry Student is a NASA flight surgeon and the lead doctor of NASA’s flight medicine clinic.… Continue Reading »
Chemistry Alumni Awarded Legion of Merit
Harry Whelan (‘81, BS Chemistry) was recently awarded the Legion of Merit by the U.S. Armed Forces. Whelan splits his time serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a medical offi cer with the Marine Air Control Group 48 at … Continue Reading »
UWM Researchers Look to Create Pill for Asthma
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) were notified that the National Institutes of Health will fund a 4-year program to develop a new drug therapy for asthma. Asthma is a growing health care problem, with an estimated global prevalence … Continue Reading »