The National Science Foundation recently announced UConn faculty member Jessica Rouge as the recipient of a CAREER grant. The funding, which comes from the NSF’s Macromolecular Supramolecular and Nanochemistry program, will enable the Rouge group to develop novel chemical crosslinking strategies that can be incorporated into DNA nanomaterials. Using a new DNA-surfactant assembly strategy that […]
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Dr. Jessica Rouge and Dr. Nicholas Leadbeater Receive Grants Toward Development of Novel Therapeutics
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) recently announced recipients in the inaugural funding round for the Program in Accelerated Therapeutics for Healthcare (PATH). PATH is a partnership that includes the OVPR, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Medicine to accelerate the translational pathway for researchers to convert their discoveries to […]
International Year of the Periodic Table
Chemistry professor Nicholas Leadbeater spells out UConn in elements, and offers some little known facts connecting the University and some of the elements in the periodic table, which is now in its 150th year. Video courtesy of Thomas Rettig, UConn Today
Science Activity Day at UConn
In the past few months, UConn Chemistry has held numerous events to expand its outreach within the Connecticut community. Some of the more recent events that were held involved the UConn Chemistry Department partnering with local schools in an effort to teach young students about what pursuing an interest in Chemistry can do for them […]
Lightweight of Periodic Table Plays Big Role in Life on Earth
Although hydrogen is the lightweight of the chemical elements, it packs a real punch when it comes to its role in life and its potential as a solution to some of the world’s challenges. As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, it seems reasonable to tip our hat to this, the […]
UConn Chemist Receives NIH Grant to Synthesize Molecule for UTI Research
The process of developing a treatment for any infection or disease is long and arduous, and it often involves finicky samples and a lot of unknowns. But sometimes that process can be helped along with a little chemistry between different scientific fields of study. Researchers working on developing a more effective treatment for infections would […]