New York Times best-selling science writer and author Sam Kean will visit Missouri State University on March 30 to speak about his book “The Disappearing Spoon and Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of Elements.” The book follows the tale of each element in the […] … [Read more...] about Author of ‘The Disappearing Spoon’ to visit campus
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At a recent basketball game, Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk's research was featured in a Maroon Minute video. … [Read more...] about Maroon Minute recognizes work of chemist
Dr. Tamera Jahnke and Dr. James O’Brien explain how chemistry plays a role in the Sherlock Holmes mystery series. … [Read more...] about Two experts analyze chemistry’s role in famous mystery series
Being prepared for surgery, medical staff are required to list the risks, which may sound overwhelming and frightening to patients - including infection. Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk is developing a set of compounds that could be used to properly set medical indwelling devices and prevent infections at those sites … [Read more...] about Tinker toy approach helps make medical discoveries