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University of Findlay Graduate Becomes Expert Witness

University of Findlay graduates leave campus with many titles. Some students become teachers, some become broadcasters and communication specialists, and others add Pharm.D. to their name and become pharmacists. Brittany Borzych ’18 graduated with degrees in Forensic Science and Chemistry, and was recently given the title of “Expert Witness” while providing testimony on behalf of […]

Goldenseal Plant Leads to Golden Research Opportunity

University of Findlay’s Dana Emmert, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, is leading a research project studying the medicinal components in a plant native to the Appalachian region known as the goldenseal plant. Working with Emmert on this project is Cassandra Morefield, senior forensic biology student. Morefield expressed that she is enjoying working with Emmert. “I […]

Nathan Tice Named Chair of UF Department of Physical Sciences

Nathan Tice, Ph.D., chair of physical sciences and associate professor of chemistry, has recently been named Chair of University of Findlay’s Department of Physical Sciences. Tice started at University of Findlay as an adjunct professor of chemistry in 2014 and became a full-time professor in the fall of 2015. In regard to his new position […]

Farms, Findlay, and 4-H: University of Findlay Alumna Tori Kirian ‘18

Sometimes, the experiential learning or “learning by doing” that is an integral part of the University of Findlay academic experience goes beyond students’ time at UF. Many are blessed with the opportunity to not only take the methods they’ve learned out into the world, but to utilize the philosophy themselves, making it a part of […]

Annual Chemistry Award Renamed to Honor Distinguished Alumnus

What was once known simply as the University of Findlay College of Science’s Outstanding Award in Chemistry has now been renamed to the Rear Admiral Edward Feightner Outstanding Award in Chemistry, thanks to the leadership of Nathan Tice, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry. The purpose of giving the award a fresh new name is to […]

UF Student Interns with Company Dedicated to Improving the Global Food Supply Chain

Tori Leal, a third-year chemistry student and Clyde, Ohio native, recently transferred to University of Findlay at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. Through her experience at Findlay, she has been placed in an exceptional internship position at a Bunge North America location in Bellevue, Ohio. “Bunge North America is an agribusiness and food […]

UF Alumna Helping in Fight Against COVID-19 at Battelle

University of Findlay alumna Hanna Cook ’17 is making an impact on the world in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio, at Battelle headquarters, a global research and development organization committed to science and technology for the greater good. Cook double majored in Animal Science – Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Biology with a […]

University of Findlay to Host “The Future of Food” Event on Campus

The American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, and the University of Findlay Chemistry Club is set to host the ACS Program-in-a-Box event titled “The Future of Food” on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The event, which is open to the public, is taking place in Martin Lecture Hall on UF’s campus beginning at 6:45 […]

University of Texas Chemistry Professor to Speak at UF about Mass Spectrometry Research

Doctors usually enjoy the spotlight when it comes to healthcare matters, but another contingent quietly and diligently works behind the scenes to treat patients too – chemists. The community is invited to a free University of Findlay lecture that will illustrate how chemists are working to improve a specific method, conducted at the molecular level, […]

Biotech Brilliance: Findlay Chemistry Grad Advances Career in Lab Testing

Moving from Taichung, Taiwan, a city with a population of 2.8 million, to Findlay, Ohio, a micropolitan of 41,000, Wendy Lin ’18 knew it was going to be an adjustment. Drawn to the University of Findlay by a scholarship offering, she quickly came to find that change is not always a bad thing. The small […]