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December 7, 2020 blog post

It’s #BlackinNano Week!

December 7-12, 2020 is #BlackinNano week! This week-long celebration is just one facet of the Black in Nanotechnology organization, co-founded

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November 25, 2020 blog post

Celebrating Native American/ Indigenous History Heritage Month with notable STEMists

As I write this, I first want to acknowledge the land the University of Minnesota is on. These are the

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October 23, 2020 blog post

Sticking with Chemistry on Mole Day!

Happy National Chemistry Week! This year’s theme is “Sticking with Chemistry,” a celebration of the science of glues and adhesives.

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October 14, 2020 blog post

Podcast Ep 37. Shine Bright like a Diamond… Inside of a Worm

Zack Jones, a graduate student in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, gives diamonds to his study organism. But they’re nanodiamonds,

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September 27, 2020 blog post

The Chemistry of Color Tests

Autumn is here, which means summer colors are beginning to fade and many leaves are starting to change from green

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September 1, 2020 blog post

Renewed for 5 More Years!

Today is the first day of our Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology “Phase IIb” renewal! This means that the National Science

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August 31, 2020 podcast

Podcast Ep 36. “Yes, and…”: A Guide to Effective Science Communication Using Improvisation

Science communication takes a lot of different forms, including improvisation. In this episode, we interview Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology graduate

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August 24, 2020 blog post

Authentic Research Experiences Amid The Pandemic

On a lovely spring day, as I was lying on the Skinner Green and soaking up the sun, my phone buzzed. It

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July 8, 2020 blog post

How can nanotechnology preserve stone cultural heritage sites?

Note: There has been much public discussion recently around preservation of public monuments. This blog post is about how science

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May 22, 2020 podcast

Podcast Ep 35. Photographing the Unphotographable

How do you photograph the unphotographable? In this podcast episode we interview MIT research scientist Felice Frankel, who specializes in

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