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Rose Kennedy wins Thieme Chemistry Journals Award

Congratulations to Rose Kennedy for getting the Thieme Chemistry Journals Award!

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Rose Kennedy wins Thieme Chemistry Journals Award

January 11, 2023

The editorial boards at Synthesis, Synlett, and Synfacts nominate candidates, but only the most ...

The Fall 2022 Chemistry Awards

December 23, 2022

The Junior Scholar Award recognizes undergraduates in their junior year who have showed outstan ...

David McCamant wins the first Kearns Center Award for Dedication to Student Success

November 21, 2022

Congratulations to David McCamant for winning the first ever Kearns Center Award for Dedication to S ...

Significant Figures: Steven Townsend

November 10, 2022

Raised in Detroit by a single mother without a high school diploma, Dr. Townsend is now a leading ex ...

Graduate Student Jakub Vaith wins Bristol Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship

October 20, 2022

Congratulations to Jakub Vaith, a 5th year PhD student in the Paradine group, for receiving a Bristo ...

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