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Elizabeth Larson BS/BA’21 connects art and chemistry through life-size play structures

01.02.2025 | Melanie Moyer

After discovering a passion for chemistry and art at Willamette, Larson forged a path in interdisciplinary science education.

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Student cancer research takes top prizes from doubleheader conferences

03.14.2024 | Melanie Moyer

Chemistry students spend their summers learning how to conduct innovative research while developing impressive research presentation skills.

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Living in a materials science world: Professor Robert Macfarlane BA’04 treasures what he learned at Willamette

12.06.2023 | Linda Lenhoff

The associate professor at MIT, whose work has implications for climate and sustainability, energy, health, medicine, technology, and other fields, started with a degree in Biochemistry from Willamette.

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Radioactive summer school inspires Nate Rutter BS’24 to research sustainable solutions to store and dispose of nuclear waste

09.20.2023 | Melanie Moyer

After participating in Brookhaven National Lab’s summer program, Nate Rutter BS’24 is a sought-after candidate for PhD programs in radiochemistry and nuclear engineering.

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Chemistry Rockstar puts a twist on teaching with Twitch

04.12.2023 | Linda Lenhoff

Chemistry professor keeps herself busy with numerous passions– everything from punk music to chemistry–and now she’s created a Twitch channel to teach chemistry to those who believe equations=anxiety.

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Academic Honors and Awards announced

06.07.2022 | Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

More than 200 undergraduates are recipients of 2022 Academic Honors and Awards. Congratulations, Bearcats!

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Student Scholarship Recognition Day(s) highlights student research and presentations in live virtual format

05.27.2021 | Peter Li '20, MBA'21

The annual event was hosted virtually for the second consecutive year and expanded to a two-day format for the first time.

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Only six matching gifts for student scholarships left

05.27.2021 | Office of Advancement

An anonymous donor has given Willamette $1 million in matching funds to inspire the creation of new endowed scholarships and a limited number of matching funds remain.

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Academic Honors and Awards announced

05.06.2021 | Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

More than 200 undergraduates are recipients of 2021 Academic Honors and Awards. Congratulations, Bearcats!

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Faculty tenure and promotions

03.04.2021

Board of Trustees promotes 10 professors from across the university to professor and associate professor with tenure.

anna ayala in the lab

Promoting a healthy future

05.01.2019 | Tom Morlan

Anna Ayala, a senior chemistry major, embodies the fusion of science, compassion, and advocacy, aspiring to be a doctor and a catalyst for social change.

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