The new millennium marked a significant milestone in the Department of Chemistry. In 2000, Distinguished Chemistry Professor Karin Ruhlandt, now Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was first awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to invite undergraduate students to Syracuse University to participate in summer research. Now, for the seventh time in the last 20 years, the department has received the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant. Thanks to the renewal of this three-year, $365,000 grant, the program will continue through at least 2023. Read more here.