From studying a newly discovered art piece to preventing mold and fungus in old paintings, chemistry and art history often meet and even inspired a new high school curriculum. A few weeks ago, ...

On August 25, John T. Stock, an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, was presented with the Dexter Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry.

Curator Mark Chalmers reads a book in the Oesper Museum's reproduction 1900s chemistry laboratory at the University of Cincinnati. Like other sciences, chemistry can seem a little cold and detached.

This spring, the American Chemical Society named two new National Historic Chemical Landmarks (NHCLs) as part of their program that tells the stories of, and acts as a record of, the contributions of ...

Introduction -- Birth of the laboratory, Wolfgang von Hohenlohe and Weikersheim, 1590s -- Form and function, Antoine Lavoisier and Paris, 1780s -- Laboratory versus lecture hall, Michael Faraday and ...

An X-ray of the Dancing Horse earthenware sculpture, which dates to 608 to 907 C.E. during China's Tang dynasty Cincinnati Art Museum / Gift of Carl and Eleanor Strauss, 1997.53 A curator and a ...

Critic Treuer (The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee) offers a searing blend of history and memoir, written as a letter to his children. Moving seamlessly between the centuries-long Continue reading » ...