by Franz Geiger This blog post comes at a time when our center is probing the nano-bio interface (see prior blog entries below) with one of the largest collection of scientific research instrumentation to which …
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How I Study Nanoparticles’ Interactions with Biological Soup
by Lisa Jacob Designing non-toxic nanomaterials requires that we understand how those nanomaterials interact with biological systems. Systems such as you me, and all other organisms, contain a “biological soup” of chemical compounds, known as …
Girls-in-STEM Programs & My Single-Sex Education Experience
by Alicia McGeachy Attending Spelman College helped me to realize my potential as a scientist and as a scholar. Sitting in a room full of women, the pressure of impressing members of the opposite sex …
The Mysterious Inspiration of Future Scientists
by Christy Haynes Anyone who has watched CSI, Bones, or Breaking Bad on television has had the opportunity to see how chemistry can be important in solving (or committing) a crime. The popularity of forensics …
Exhortations for Responsible Action*
by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Professor of Chemistry The William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea Director, Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison It was a privilege and a …
Nuclear Proliferation & Sustainability: the History of Nanodiamonds
by Bob Hamers Half a century ago, a Soviet scientist was tucked away in a top-secret facility. The results of his experiments are critical to our work here the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Find it …
How the 2013 Government Shutdown Forced a Retreat from the Frontier of Science
by Franz Geiger Federal science funding is at the heart of the American enterprise. Sustained science funding was first established as the core of US science policy in July 1945, when Vannevar Bush, Science advisor …
Kadir Hussein Wins a Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity Award
by Lee Bishop The University of Minnesota’s Office for Equity and Diversity awarded Kadir Hussein with their Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) Award. Kadir is an undergraduate student who does research as part …
What do People Think of Science?
by Mimi Hang As an emerging scientist, I often can’t help but conclude that the public must think science is a bad thing. After all, that’s the view I get every time I do my …
“Leaning In” — Scientists’ Thoughts on Gender Equity
by Christy Haynes Last week, we scientists from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, who usually use our weekly video conference calls to discuss science, spent time discussing the recently published book “Lean In” by Sheryl …