Former UW-Madison Chancellor Irving Shain dies at 92

March 7, 2018

Irving Shain working in a chemistry laboratory.

Shain working in a chemistry laboratory in 1958. PHOTO: UW–MADISON ARCHIVES

Irving Shain, a chemistry professor and UW–Madison chancellor emeritus who advanced the university’s interests in China and established University Research Park, died peacefully Tuesday, March 6, in Madison after a brief illness. He was 92.

Shain, who advanced the university’s interests in China and established University Research Park, died peacefully in Madison after a brief illness. He was 92.

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