Olivia DrakeStewart Novick, chair and professor of chemistry, is the author or co-author of the following publications: "Probing the chemical nature of dihydrogen complexation to transition metals, a case study: H2—CuF," published in Inorganic Chemistry, 52, 816-822, 2013. "Detection of Nitrogen-protonated Nitrous oxide HNNO + by Rotational Spectroscopy," published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 117, 9968-9974, 2013. "Rotational spectrum and structure of cyclohexene oxide and the argon-cyclohexene oxide van der Waals Complex," published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A 117, 13691-13695, 2013. "Corrigendum to: “Microwave spectrum and structure of the polar N2O dimer” [Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 251 (2008) 153-158],"…
Logan Dancey, assistant professor of government, is the co-author of "Heuristics Behaving Badly: Party Cues and Voter Knowledge," published in American Journal of Political Science 57 No. 2, 312-325, April 2013. Erika Franklin Fowler, assistant professor of government, is the co-author of "Political and News Media Factors Shaping Public Awareness of the HPV Vaccine," published in Women's Health Issues 23 No. 3, e143-e151, 2013. Giulio Gallarotti, professor of government, professor of environmental studies, tutor in the College of Social Studies, is the author of "The Enduring Importance of Hobbes in the Study of IR," published in e-International Relations, Jan. 10, 2013. Elvin Lim, associate professor of…
George Petersson, the Fisk Professor of Natural Science, professor of chemistry, and chemistry graduate student Duminda Ranasinghe, are the co-authors of “CCSD(T)/CBS Atomic and Molecular Benchmarks for H through Ar” published in the Journal of Chemical Physics, 138, 144104 in 2013. Petersson and chemistry graduate students Frank Dobek, Duminda Ranasinghe and Kyle Throssell, are the co-authors of “Evaluation of the Heats of Formation of Corannulene and C60 by Means of Inexpensive Theoretical Procedures” published in the Journal of Chemical Physics A, 117, 4726 in 2013. Petersson also is co-author of “Substituent Effects on O-H Bond Dissociation Enthalpies. A Computational Study”…
Rex Pratt, the Beach Professor of Chemistry, professor of chemistry, and chemistry graduate student Liudmila Dzhekieva are the co-authors of “Inhibition of DD-Peptidases by a Specific Trifluoroketone: Crystal Structure of a Complex with the Actinomadura R39 DD-Peptidase” published in Biochemistry 52, 2128 in 2013. Pratt and chemistry graduate students Venkatesh Nemmara and Kinjal Dave are the co-authors of “The Dual Substrate Specificity of Bacillus subtilis PBP4a” published in Biochemistry 52, 2627 in 2013. Rex Pratt and chemistry graduate student Ronak Tilvawala are the co-authors of “Covalent Inhibition of a Serine ß-Lactamases by Novel Hydroxamic Acid Derivatives” published in Biochemistry, 52,…
A gaggle of Canada geese took a gander at Wesleyan Feb. 28. Many basked in the sun near College Row. Canada geese are year round residents in Connecticut; these geese may be checking out the wide open Wesleyan lawns—a favorite habitat for feeding and breeding. The geese also were spotted March 1 on Jackson Field near the Center for the Arts. (more…)
Winter wonderland at Wesleyan Feb. 18: (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)
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