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Earl Davie, co-founder of ZymoGenetics and pioneer in blood-clotting research, dies at 93
Earl Davie, professor emeritus of biochemistry, was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology and research in blood clotting. He died June 6 of complications related to old age.
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Screen Gems
The UW honors several faculty members with Distinguished Teaching Awards, including Ian Schnee, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy and Xiasong Li, Professor of Chemistry.
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Freshman chemistry is an exit point for many underrepresented STEM students, study shows
A UW study reveals final grades in general chemistry classes dictate whether underrepresented students persist in STEM. D. Micheal Heinekey, chemistry department chair, is quoted.
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Awards of Excellence
A wide variety of College of Arts and Sciences students and faculty have been honored with the 2020 Awards of Excellence.
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The Ultimate Puzzle
Chemistry PhD student Emily Rabe discusses her work on the "ultimate puzzle" of clean energy.
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Grad student ‘ambassadors’ offer free clean-energy lessons and DIY solar kits to K-12 students
As COVID-19 has forced education out of classrooms and onto the internet, UW clean energy “ambassadors” (who teach to K-12 students) are also making the shift to remote teaching.
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Pacific oysters in the Salish Sea may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought
A team of researchers including Samantha Phan, chemistry doctoral student, has shown that Pacific Oysters are not as polluted with microplastics as believed in the past.
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Protecting Lives with 3D Printers
Arts & Sciences departments have used their 3D printers to create protective equipment for health care workers.
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UW researchers working on ‘flashlight-like’ device to destroy viruses and bacteria on surfaces
Mengyu Yan, physics postdoctorate and Mitchell Kaiser, chemistry graduate student are developing a tool that uses electromagnetism to destroy viruses and bacteria.
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2020 Awards of Excellence Recipients Announced
UW recognizes Award of Excellence recipients (many from the College of Arts and Sciences) for their outstanding dedication in teaching, mentoring, public service, staff support and more.
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How to move ‘hands on’ classes online
Andrea Carroll, senior lecturer of chemistry, and Sara Gonzalez, associate professor of anthropology, explain the unique challenges of moving hands-on teaching online.
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UW’s 3D printed COVID-19 face shields: From innovation to delivery
UW schools and departments from the chemistry department to the School of Drama have been utilizing their 3D printers to print face shields for healthcare workers to protect against COVID-19.
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A whole new hydrogel system to produce medicines and chemicals
Alshakim Nelson, assistant professor of chemistry, discusses new technology in the production of chemicals and medicines.
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First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines and chemicals
Alshakim Nelson, assistant professor of chemistry, explains how the development of a new way of producing chemicals allows for the on-demand production of medicine.
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A Solar Energy Puzzle
Doctoral student Emily Rabe loves puzzles, and finds plenty in her chemistry research on solar energy.