by Julie Pollock | Oct 6, 2016 | Academia, Blog, Teaching
This semester is my first time teaching the first semester of organic chemistry lecture at UR. That also means it is my first time teaching at an “introductory” level here. We have a one semester general chemistry course and then the students jump into...
by Julie Pollock | Sep 26, 2016 | Blog, Conferences, Events, Research
Two Pollock Lab students, Kiana and Maddie, presented their summer research at the HHMI Science Symposium at UR last Friday. Way to...
by Julie Pollock | Sep 20, 2016 | Blog, Department, Teaching
Dr. Bill Myers — a significant presence in the chemistry department at the University of Richmond for 43 years — retired in spring 2016 — left this world last week. I thank you for your thoughtful questions during my interview, your enthusiastic...
by Julie Pollock | Aug 23, 2016 | Academia, Teaching
A new semester, another year. The students have moved in, the textbooks have been opened, and the classes have begun. Yesterday was the first day of my third year as a professor (how is that possible?) and my first class as an instructor of organic chemistry (CHEM...
by Julie Pollock | Aug 12, 2016 | Publications, Research
When you’ve been in research a long time, you have your favorite journals– the ones that you always read the table of contents when they come out and put a number of their articles in your “to-read” pile. Now as a professor, my...
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