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Blog / The Uneven Progress of Diversity Across STEM Fields

March 17, 2022 / Allison Smith /

Diveristy in STEM can vary widely across fields. Let’s delve into what fields are more underrepresented, what drives this, and how we can address it.

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Blog / You can’t get blood from stone, but you CAN get stone from blood

October 6, 2021 / Rachel Cherney /

How will future astronauts and space voyagers build shelters? Turns out, their own blood might be key.

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Blog / Stop and smell the flowers…Wait…what is smell?

August 19, 2021 / Sean Gay /

Why do smells invoke such strong emotions? Why are they good or bad? Read on to find out.

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Blog / Feeling the Burn: The Science of Working Out

August 11, 2021 / Kasey Skinner /

With the Olympics on everyone’s TV screens, many of us are inspired to hit the gym hard…and end up with muscle soreness the next day. Let’s take a closer look at the science powering everyone’s muscles, from the most casual weekend warrior to Simone Biles.

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Blog / The Chemistry Behind Composting

April 14, 2021 / Erin Kober /

Americans throw away 80 billion pounds of food each year and the food waste makes up more than 22% of space in landfills. That’s equivalent to 219 pounds per person…

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Blog / Debunking MSG & “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”

March 24, 2021 / Bree Iskandar / 1

Salt is used to season virtually everything – from the simple scrambled eggs made five minutes before your first Zoom meeting, to an entire pot roast that took the whole…

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Blog / Chemeggstry

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 / Devina Thiono /

How does a runny raw egg get transformed into one that is edible?

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Blog / Does CBD live up to the hype?

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 / Katie Acken /

CBD is marketed as a treatment for a multitude of conditions including depression, anxiety, cancer, nausea, and chronic pain. You can find it in oils, teas, lotions, and shampoos. But is it safe and effective?

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Blog / The good, the bad, and the superbad: the rise and fall of antibiotics 

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 / Amanda Smythers / 1

Just two centuries ago, an estimated 70% of people died before the age of 25. In the mid-19th century United States, over 20% of children didn’t make it through their…

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Blog / Where do antibiotics come from? Enzymes!

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 / Katie Acken /

Most likely, you’ve taken an antibiotic before – whether it was a tablet like penicillin or a topical cream like NEOSPORIN. Antibiotics are prescribed for bacterial and fungal infections like…

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Blog / The Chemistry of Art Restoration

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 / Syed Masood / 1

Examining the hidden chemistry of art restorations

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Blog / An Opinion on the Angewandte Chemie Scandal from a Female, POC, Doctoral Student

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 / Bree Iskandar / 2

A recent article published by an international chemistry journal faced huge backlash for its stance on workplace diversity and the grad student/PI relationship. Here, I unpack some of the issues, including racism in chemistry, that this article brought to light.

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Academia / 5 Black Scientists You Should Know (But Probably Don’t)

June 24, 2020August 21, 2020 / Amanda Smythers /

Black scientists have contributed landmark discoveries that affect the lives of thousands of people every year. Here are 5 Black scientists you should know… but probably don’t.

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Blog / How do fireflies glow?

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 / Katie Acken /

Have you ever wondered what makes a firefly glow? Learn about the exciting chemistry behind this beautiful summertime insect.

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Blog / The laureate prize hidden in your electronic gadgets

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 / Chiungwei Huang /

The batteries that power everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles have changed our lives, especially in the current age of a global pandemic. The technology of lithium-ion batteries are built on decades of studies and a variety of expertise around the world, and will progress in the days to come.

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Blog / Chemists shine a new light on safer pigments, by accident

August 5, 2019October 2, 2019 / Chiungwei Huang /

A new non-toxic blue pigment in two centuries has just been discovered. Now the team of chemists set out to find a safer red pigment.

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Blog / Nature’s perpetual role in the evolution of medicine

April 10, 2019April 19, 2019 / Samantha Stadmiller /

It was March 2019, I was at the end of my fourth year of graduate school, and finally taking a ‘real’ vacation. This meant I tried my best to unplug…

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Blog / Superior Syntheses: Sustainable Routes to Life-Saving Drugs

November 14, 2018November 24, 2018 / Jessica Griswold /

While HIV treatment has come a long way over the past few decades, there is still a discrepancy between total number of HIV patients and those with access to life-saving…

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