Undergrad research shines at MARCUS
Dixie Martin ’15 (right) with Sweet Briar assistant professors Jessica Salvatore (psychology) and Michael Davis (biology). Sweet Briar College’s Honors Program held its 16th annual Mid-Atlantic...
View ArticleChemistry senior advocates going green in blog post
Ashley Baker ’15 has published a post on Green Chemistry: The Nexus Blog on the ACS Network, a social platform of the American Chemical Society. Ashley Baker ’15 Baker, who is studying for her Bachelor...
View Article2014 first-year chemistry award announced
Noell Cosby is this year’s top first-year chemistry student, earning her the honor of being the inaugural recipient of the Piepho Award for First-year Excellence in Chemistry. Recognizing the student...
View ArticleUndergraduate scholars gather at MARCUS
Sophia Stone, a Mary Baldwin psychology major, talks about her poster topic at Sweet Briar’s 2013 MARCUS conference. About 90 undergraduate students representing 15 colleges and universities presented...
View ArticleTimothy Comar to Lecture on Knot Theory Jan. 31
Timothy Comar, an associate professor of mathematics at Benedictine University in Chicago, will present a lecture on knot theory at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 in Guion A201. Comar will discuss...
View ArticleDaughter’s future good return on investment
For Bill and Debbie Booth, college is a family matter. Since the day daughter Alyson visited Sweet Briar for the first time, the Booths’ life has been pretty much all pink and green. They’ve been...
View ArticleReintroducing a practical visionary
Connie Guion in the chemistry lab in 1908. First in a series When something is in front of us every day, it’s easy to take for granted, to forget why it’s special or what it means. The name of Dr....
View Article‘NewsHour’ series features College’s STEM program
Hank Yochum (from left), Jill Granger and Arlene Vinion-Dubiel are part of the Sweet Briar team leading a collaborative STEM teacher education program. Behind them math and science teachers workshop...
View ArticleScience too cool not to share
Have you ever wondered where the bubbles in your pancakes come from? Or what makes apple cider go “bad”? Answers to these and other fun science questions can be found on Ashley Baker’s blog “Chemistry...
View ArticleSweet Briar alumna studies chocolate
Image courtesy of Alexandra DiFeliceantonio Alexandra Gold DiFeleceantonio ’08 is the lead author behind a recent study that explains why we can’t stop eating chocolate — among other things. The study,...
View ArticleLove of liberal arts drives professors’ donation
Retired Sweet Briar professors Sue and Lee Piepho recently committed to a bequest of $1.5 million to the College. The endowed fund will support programs and facilities that have been part of the...
View ArticleFaculty Publications
Rob Granger Linus Books recently released two textbooks by professor of chemistry Rob Granger, entitled “Chemistry: A Decidedly Pre- Organic Approach” and “Chemistry: An Introduction to Advanced...
View ArticleIota Sigma Pi Chapter Initiates New Members, Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Lanthanum Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi, the national honor society of women in chemistry, will hold its fall initiation ceremony on Monday, Nov. 17 at Sweet Briar College. The ceremony also marks the...
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