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Deep fried chemistry: outreach at the Minnesota State Fair

What do Pronto Pups, funnel cake, and fresh french fries all have in common? They’re all deep fried, of course!
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Building better polymers: New research in JACS from the Lamb Lab

In a recent paper from the Lamb Lab, UMN chemists explore how dipoles affect the way polymers behave.
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Fourth-year Excellence Fellowships awarded to seven Chemistry PhD students

Congratulations to the awardees – Rana Abdu, Raihana Afroz, Porhouy Minh, Jack Orr, Dani Rodriguez, Parker Staub, and Sk Zubaer Zaman!
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Professor Erin Carlson

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Professor Rene Boiteau

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Professor Guy Bertrand

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