News

(Aug. 9, 2021)
A&S Chemist Awarded NIH Grant to Develop New Diabetes Drug$2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will explore how to remove the nausea, illness and weight loss associated with a class of Type 2 diabetes treatments.

(Dec. 4, 2020)
Resistance is FutileA team of A&S chemists are working to develop a superconductor that could store vast amounts of energy and make the electrical power grid much more efficient.

(Dec. 3, 2020)
Teaching Plastics to “Speak”Chemist Davoud Mozhdehi is working on an autonomous synthetic material that could create what he calls “smart plastics.”

(Nov. 6, 2020)
A New Way to Deliver Therapeutic Drugs to the Brain?Researchers are investigating a nanoparticle that could 'disguise' itself for entry into the brain.

(June 16, 2020)
A&S Chemist Develops Potential Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Without Harsh Side EffectsNew research on proposed diabetes drug is published in “Cell Reports.”

(May 27, 2020)
NSF Grant Funds Hands-On Chemistry LearningREU grant draws students from around the country for summer research.

(Feb. 21, 2020)
Two A&S Faculty Earn NSF CAREER AwardsProfessors Denver Whittington and Weiwei Zheng earn grants for early career development.