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Throwback Thursday to “Chemistry of Fire and Explosives”!

Throwback Thursday to “Chemistry of Fire and Explosives”!

Posted by on Jan 25, 2018 in Student News |

Throwback to year ago when Chemistry of Fire and Explosives, a two thousand level chemistry elective, was being offered. The course covers the different types of fire and explosives that exist in the world and their relation to combustion, fire-fighting, military, and forensics. Throughout the course, there are a variety of demonstrations done that are...

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1st Friendly Emmanuel Natural Sciences Seminar (FENSS)

Posted by on Nov 22, 2017 in Student News |

The inaugural session of the new Friendly Emmanuel Natural Science Seminar (FENSS, for the Fenway) was held in October. This seminar series is jointly hosted by the Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Biology, Mathematics, and Psychology and will feature Emmanuel faculty, Emmanuel students, and esteemed invited scientists from across the Boston area. In...

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NESACS Travel Grant awarded to Krista Meserve 18’ and Francis Delano 18’

NESACS Travel Grant awarded to Krista Meserve 18’ and Francis Delano 18’

Posted by on Nov 12, 2017 in Student News |

Senior chemistry majors, Krista Meserve and Francis Delano, were recently awarded Grants In Aid (http://www.nesacs.org/awards_grants-in-aid.html) to attend and present at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society conference in New Orleans this spring. Krista Meserve has been part of Dr. Gerdon’s research team for three years while Francis has...

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Emmanuel College helps National Chemistry Week Rock!

Emmanuel College helps National Chemistry Week Rock!

Posted by on Nov 2, 2017 in Student News |

October 22nd through October 28th the country celebrated National Chemistry Week! National chemistry week is an event put on throughout the nation that encourages members of the American Chemical Society and others to raise awareness of chemistry at the local level and get people of all ages to learn ways in which chemistry is applicable to real life. Each...

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Dr. Price at the Rally for Medical Research Capitol Hill Day

Posted by on Oct 1, 2017 in Student News |

On Wednesday September 13th, physics professor and research enthusiast, Dr. Price traveled to Washington D.C to attend The Rally for Medical Research Capitol Hill Day. People at this rally included researchers and people who have been directly impacted by medical research itself. The purpose of this rally is to call on the country’s policymakers to make...

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Alumni attend Women in STEM Conference

Alumni attend Women in STEM Conference

Posted by on Oct 1, 2017 in Alumni, Student News |

Jennifer Scarborough ’17 and Katerina Luarasi ’17 attended the women in STEM conference “Cracking the Code: The Next Generation of Women in STEM” presented by Atlantic Live! It is great to have dedicated and engaged alumni leading the way after Emmanuel!

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