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By Tatum Lyles Flick Department of Chemistry Communications Specialist Abridged version of this article published here. Hidden in the salt spray from waves crashing on the beach are clues to our planet’s future. Chemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are turning to where the ocean meets the sky to study how our past, present and …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association gave Badger Insider readers the opportunity to thank their former professors, which they did with interesting stories and explanations of how some of these professors changed how they viewed learning and different subjects. Read the letters here.
Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional co-ed chemistry, sold succulents in the Chem Building Atrium Monday to help the Madison Metropolitan School District purchase science supplies. For $7, those who donated received a succulent planted in a 400mL glass chemistry beaker. Pictured above, from left: Herbert Durfee IV, material science and engineering; Julie Wessel, microbiology; Yochana Kencherla, …
Progress has been made on construction of the permanent concrete masonry wall that will separate the north end of Daniels from demolition and construction. The wall, which will be permanent, will be waterproofed and insulated. Once it is complete the temperatures in the corridors at the north ends of the first and second floors should …
The heated restroom trailer outside the south exits from Daniels basement is now in operation. This clean, warm trailer is for UW–Madison students, staff, and faculty, to avoid crowding in the restrooms inside Daniels. It is not for use by construction personnel. As the photos below show, our building is surrounded by construction zones on …
These weekly construction updates are now available directly from the home page of the department website as well as appearing in the department newsletter and its online archive (http://chem.wisc.edu/newsletter). You can go directly to the construction updates at this URL: https://badgerchemist.chem.wisc.edu/weekly-updates/. Last Thursday afternoon the large restrooms at the north end of the first floor …