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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Dr. Gregory H. Robinson, the UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia, will present the 15th Annual Ken and Nancy Long Chemistry Lecture at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, in the Dietz Sullivan Lecture Hall in Hoyt Science Center on the Westminster College campus.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Dr. Helen Boylan, professor of chemistry and director of Westminster College’s Center for the Environment, and junior biology major Erica Cunningham of Grove City, Pa., served as mentors in the annual Girls Engaging Mentors (GEM) event on Dec. 13, 2022, at Butler County Community College at Lawrence Crossing.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Westminster College hosted the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers (MAALACT) on Nov. 11-12, welcoming chemistry faculty from independent liberal arts colleges to share ideas and promote professional development.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Students enrolled in Westminster College’s ES 231 Environmental Analysis course presented findings of their semester-long work at the November meeting of the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC) held at the Jennings Environmental Education Center.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
This year’s National Chemistry Week theme, “Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics,” gave three Westminster College professors from different disciplines the opportunity to discuss a common thread—dyed fabric—and chemistry’s presence in it.
Monday, September 19, 2022
Two Westminster College chemistry professors were recently invited to attend the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting themed “Sustainability in a Changing World” on Aug. 21-25 in Chicago.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
A romance that spurred in a Westminster College Analytical Chemistry course in September of 1964 wasn’t the only thing fizzing and flavorsome between Tim ’68 and Anne Filer ‘67 Schenz. After college, Tim would become part of the PopRocks team, developing an instrument to measure their “fizz,” and Anne would later help develop scrumptious flavors for Ensure. Learn more about their life in the brief question and answer session!
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Multiflora rose tends to be a climbing shrub many homeowners try to eliminate from their gardens, but students at Westminster College found a different use for the invasive plant as part of their Environmental Studio cluster course this spring.
Friday, May 27, 2022
The Westminster College Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research has awarded eight fellowships for the sixth annual Summer Research Fellows program.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Four Westminster students from the Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry attended the Sigma Xi Conference on Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments at Penn State Behrend on Saturday, April 23.
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