THE ITHACAN

IC chemist uses cooking to promote diversity

By Evan Miller, Staff Writer • September 7, 2022

Honey and dried guajillo chiles was the dish that Daisy Rosas Vargas, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Ithaca College, prepared in an episode of the “Chemists in the Kitchen."

Senior Spotlights: School of Humanities and Sciences

By Sydney Keller, Staff Writer • April 24, 2019

The Ithacan is highlighting seniors from each of the five schools on campus who have done exemplary work throughout their time at the college.

Chemistry alumna discusses the importance of alternative energy

By Joe Byeon, Staff Writer • November 19, 2014

Chemistry alumna Kristina Hugar ’06 returned to Ithaca College to present her research, titled “Design of Base-Stable Organic Cations for Use in Anion Exchange Membranes in Alkaline Fuel Cells.”

Nobel Prize winner to speak at college

January 29, 2014

Roald Hoffmann, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will visit Ithaca College next month to discuss his work with protochemistries, a branch of science that explores chemistry before chemists existed.

Video: Instant facul-Tea – Mike Haaf, Associate Professor of Chemistry

By Deanna Romanoff • November 15, 2013

Editorial: New measure of achievement

By The Ithacan • March 27, 2013

romoting undergraduate research in all majors should be a valued component of the college’s curriculum. Students should be encouraged to work closely with a member of the faculty or fellow group of students to delve more deeply into academic topics of interest.

New lab instrument puts IC on the map

By Noreyana Fernando, Assistant News Editor • March 21, 2013

Ithaca College acquires a single-crysyal X-ray diffractor, making the college's chemistry program one of the few in the country that uses the machine for undergraduate-level research.