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Dickinson College Professor Delivers Expert Testimony Before the Maryland General Assembly

With water quality at stake, Professor of Chemistry Amy Witter makes the case for banning coal-tar-based sealants.

"I did all kinds of things to keep their attention," says Bronstein, who, after a global-marketing career, channeled his chemistry major and Mermaid Players expertise in the classroom.

Carving Two Dream Career Paths

An accident profoundly altered Alan Bronstein '66's life and inspired him to reignite a long-deferred dream.

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Student Snapshot: Jordan Cox ’21

Preparing for a career in nanoscience, Jordan Cox ’21 has studied abroad, conducted student-faculty research into fighting pollution through nanotechnology and earned a Goldwater Fellowship.

Brothers Bob (left) and Tom Davis founded a scholarship for students interested in pursuing careers in medicine.

Hard Work and Big Dreams Pay It Forward

Brothers Bob and Tom Davis share an alma mater, military experience and a profession, plastic surgery. Now, they're joining forces to help smooth the way for students pursuing a medical career.

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Life at Dickinson's College Farm

Students find an array of opportunities on the 80 acres that make up Dickinson's organic farm.

Rising senior Jordan Cox '21 (chemistry) represents Dickinson College among the 2020 Goldwater Scholars for exemplary scientific student-research.

Dickinson Chemistry Student Named 2020 Goldwater Scholar for Research

Jordan Cox ’21 earns a Goldwater Scholarship for exemplary scientific student research.

Jennifer Gass '83

Jennifer Gass '83: Saving Lives by Stepping Up

Jennifer Gass '83, chief of surgery at Women & Infants Hospital, director of breast-cancer research and professor of surgery, shares the mindset that led to her success.

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A Look Inside Dickinson College's Rector Science Complex

It's been a decade since the Rector Science Complex was unveiled. See why it remains a wildly popular spot for science students, and how it helps spur innovative student research.

Chemistry major Matt Loalbo '20 explores the behind-the-scenes workings of the pharmaceutical industry as a medicine design intern at Pfizer Research and Development

Internship Spotlight: Matt Loalbo '20, Pfizer Research and Development

Chemistry major Matt Loalbo '20 gains research experience and explores the pharmaceutical industry as a medicine design intern at Pfizer Research and Development.

Eric Palermo '20

Engineering a Successful Future

Chemistry major Eric Palermo '20 is putting his education into action, researching how to build better broccoli and more sustainable PVC and working in an analytical chemistry lab in Carlisle.

Demetria Ruhl '20.

Swimming in Deep Experience

From double majoring in chemistry and French to competing on the swim team and conducting genetic research into leukemia, Demetria Ruhl ’20 has found room to pursue all of her interests at Dickinson.

From left: Eryn Nelson '19, Kendra Bonsey '19 and Taylor Bednar '19.

Dickinson College Recent Graduates Attend Molecular Frontiers Symposium at Stockholm University

Symposium offers class of 2019 science majors the rare chance to meet with Nobel laureates.

Erik Calvo Fielding

A Distinctive Community

“Dickinson is one of few places a chemist and an artist can meet in a history class and have it not be strange at all,” says Erik Calvo Fielding ’19, who values the college's close-knit community.

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Chemistry Major Graduate School Acceptances 2019

Graduating seniors are accepted into graduate programs at Georgetown, Columbia, University of South Carolina and other institutions.

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Quantifying Success

The Quantitative Reasoning Center helps students navigate mathematical concepts.

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