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Welcome New Department Faculty Member Dr. Maia Popova!
Posted on February 11, 2019
We are very excited to welcome our newest faculty member to the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry here at UNC Greensboro, Dr….
Croatt Group Research Scientist Mohammed Al-Huniti Receives UNCG Staff Excellence Award
Posted on February 8, 2019
Congrats to Croatt Group research scientist Mohammed Al-Huniti for winning the UNC Greensboro January Staff Excellence Award! Staff are nominated by their…
Undergraduate Evan Bradner and the McFarland Group Featured in UNCG Now
Posted on November 29, 2018
Chemistry & Biochemistry graduating senior, Evan Bradner, who witnessed his mother’s struggle with cancer a decade ago, is already making an impact…
End of Semester Grad Party Hosted by UNCG Grad Student Association
Posted on November 12, 2018
The UNC Greensboro Graduate Student Association is hosting an end-of-semester grad student party at Boxcar Bar & Arcade!
Renowned bat researcher will speak at UNCG
Posted on October 19, 2018
The UNC Greensboro Campus Weekly features an article on Dr. Christine Salomon, who will be co-hosted by the Department of Biology and…
UNCG Now Article and YouTube Video on Recent Alan Alda Visit
Posted on October 17, 2018
Be sure to check out this great article and YouTube video on our recent visit by Alan Alda!
UNC Greensboro Chemistry & Biochemistry Student Receives Scholarship at Wood Coatings Conference
Posted on September 26, 2018
UNC Greensboro Chemistry & Biochemistry student Tyler Greenstein was awarded a $1000 scholarship by the Piedmont Society for Coatings Technology at the…
Croatt and Oberlies Groups, Collaborators Publish New Paper Online
Posted on September 18, 2018
Congrats to the Croatt and Oberlies Groups for getting their paper published online! “Our amide dehydration paper is online! Great collaborative work…
Dr. Iris Wagstaff Featured in American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Posted on August 29, 2018
Be sure to check out this great American Association for the Advancement of Science member spotlight on Dr. Iris Wagstaff! “My training…
Dr. Joshua Kellogg Receives NIH Postdoc Research Award
Posted on August 8, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Kellogg, who was awarded a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for his project “Complex Natural Product…
8th Annual Wood Coatings and Substrates Conference Sep 20-21
Posted on July 26, 2018
Wood C&S 2018 8th Wood Coatings and Substrates Conference Thursday & Friday, September 20 & 21, 2018 Elliott University Center Featuring Twelve…
Oberlies Group, Mycosynthetix and Collaborators Receive R01 NIH/NCI Grant
Posted on July 5, 2018
A huge congrats to Drs. Oberlies (UNC Greensboro) and Pearce (Mycosenthetix) and their collaborators Drs. Colby and Grinstaff (Boston Univ), Dr. Liu…
Spring-Summer Department Newsletter Now Available!
Posted on June 26, 2018
The latest UNC Greensboro Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry newsletter is out! Be sure to check out what we’ve been up to…
Dr. Kimberly Petersen Receives Mary Settle Sharp Award
Posted on April 27, 2018
Dr. Kimberly Petersen has received the Mary Settle Sharp Award for Teaching Excellence. This award recognizes outstanding success in facilitating student learning (including consistent…
McFarland Group Receives R01 Grant from National Cancer Institute
Posted on April 27, 2018
Dr. McFarland and her team have received a significant award from the National Cancer Institute for their project, Immunomodulating Ruthenium Metal Complexes for Melanoma Photodynamic…
Grad Students Receive Awards at ACS Poster Night and International Botanicals Conference
Posted on April 13, 2018
Current graduate students Eni Minerali (Petersen Group) received second place at the recent ACS Poster Vendor Night, and Diane Wallace (Cech Group)…
Croatt Group Alum Receives NSF Grant
Posted on April 9, 2018
A big congrats to UNCG Chemistry & Biochemistry alum Buthaina Al Rifaie for being awarded a graduate research fellowship from the National…
Manhead Khin and Mark Perez Receive Awards at UNCG Undergraduate Reseach Expo
Posted on April 9, 2018
Congratulations to department undergraduates Manhead Khin (Cech Group) for receiving 3rd Place and Mark Perez (Croatt Group) for receiving Honorable Mention awards…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies and Collaborators Receive R01 Grant from National Cancer Institute
Posted on April 6, 2018
A huge congrats to Drs. Nick Oberlies & Cedric Pearce and their collaborators on receiving an R01 grant from the National Cancer…
PhD Student Rodell Barrientos Recieves ASMS Graduate Student Award
Posted on March 28, 2018
Congratulations to UNCG Chemistry & Biochemistry PhD student Rodell Barrientos for receiving the highly competitive American Society of Mass Spectrometry Graduate Student…
