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December 2009

University of Oregon-Made Technique is Putting New Light on Machinery Driving Intracellular Transport

Using new technology developed in his lab, Physical Chemist Andrew H. Marcus and his doctoral student Eric N. Senning captured well-orchestrated, actin-driven, mitochondrial movement within a single cell. Read more...

Chemistry Department Professors, Victoria J. DeRose and David R. Tyler, Elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

University of Oregon Chemistry Professors, Victoria J. DeRose and David R. Tyler have been chosen as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. This year’s 531 new AAAS Fellows will be announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of the journal Science on Dec. 18. Fellows are chosen because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Read more...

Chemistry Department Professor Visits White House

Geri Richmond, Professor of Physical Chemistry, attended the Dec. 10 meeting of the White House Council on Women and Girls to discuss ways to attract more females into science, math and engineering. Her trip was covered in an Oregonian education blog called Chalk It Up.

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