Of basketballs and beakers

A former college basketball player, Loomis is a physical chemist whose research interests are centered on probing and controlling reaction dynamics at the atomic level.

May appointed to state alliance

The Alliance is a group that will develop an action plan to improve math, engineering, technology and science (METS) learning and student achievement in Missouri.

Nanostructured material that can repel pests, sweeten air, developed

Photo by David KilperA material created by chemistry’s Karen Wooley might someday be used as a timed drug-delivery system.Karen Wooley says that the results of her research with the polymers — the promoted release, the anti-fouling application — are “strange, if not weird, but there is so much going on here, we want to explore it all.”

Sports

Thanks to five sports that finished in the top 10 nationally this year, the Bears reached the top 10 overall for the fourth straight season.

On the books

Photo by Robert BostonMissouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed Senate Bill 567, which requires health insurers to cover primary health-care costs for patients involved in approved phase II clinical trials for cancer.
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