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Green & Sustainable Chemistry Workshop for High School Teachers
The Department of Chemistry hosted eighteen high school teachers from Minnesota, South Dakota, and Maine for a three-day workshop (June 20-22) with the goal of learning how to integrate green and sustainable chemistry into their classrooms.

Graduate Students honored for 3rd-Year Research Symposium talks
Eight graduate students—Shahzad Alam, Gretchen Burke, Erin Plasek, Emily Prebihalo, Rachel Rapagnani, Jacob Schaffner, Elizabeth Smithwick, and Dorian Sneddon—were selected as winners of the 21st annual 3rd-year Graduate Student Research Symposium.

Renee Frontiera named Finalist for the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Professor Renee Frontiera has been named a Finalist for the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, the world’s largest unrestricted prize honoring early-career scientists and engineers.

Undergraduate celebration honors graduates and award recipients
The Department of Chemistry hosted a recognition event on Thursday, May 12 to present awards, scholarships, and fellowships to undergraduate students and to celebrate the graduating seniors.
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