The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department has been featured in numerous articles in The Griffin over the years. Click on the links below to view some our storied history!
Articles about Horan-O'Donnell:
Volume 04 Issue 08 Jan 15, 1937: Horan Bequest
Volume 04 Issue 09 Jan 29, 1937: New Building Soon
Volume 05 Issue 03 Oct 29, 1937: Horan Chapel Auditorium
Volume 05 Issue 14 Apr 29, 1938: Horan and O'Donnell Bequests
Volume 06 Issue 01 Sept 30, 1938: Construction to Begin in October
Volume 06 Issue 05 Dec 2, 1938: Horan-O'Donnell and the Quadrangle
Volume 06 Issue 11 Mar 16, 1939: Horan-O'Donnell Work Advances
Volume 07 Issue 09 Feb 23, 1940: Horan-O'Donnell Tour
Volume 07 Issue 13 May 3, 1940: Horan-O'Donnell Dedication Plan
Volume 07 Issue 14 May 17, 1940: Horan-O'Donnell Dedicated
More Department Articles:
Volume 03 Issue 04 Nov 8, 1935: General Chemistry Award Harold Hacker
Volume 03 Issue 12 Jan 13, 1936: Science Club Dinner
Volume 04 Issue 03 Oct 23, 1936: Chemistry Joke
Volume 04 Issue 04 Nov 6, 1936: Who's Who at Canisius: Prof. James Crowdle
Volume 04 Issue 05 Nov 20, 1936: General Chemistry Award John Neylon
Volume 04 Issue 07 Dec 18, 1936: Who's Who at Canisius: Prof. John Frisch, SJ (Biology)
Volume 04 Issue 11 Feb 26, 1937: Camera Club Talk: Chemistry of Photography
Volume 04 Issue 12 Mar 12, 1937: Prof. Austin Signeur, Modern Crime Detection
Volume 05 Issue 01 Oct 1, 1937: New Physical Chemist: Prof. Paul Parent
Volume 05 Issue 02 Oct 15, 1937: Library Purchases 150 New Science Books
Volume 05 Issue 11 Mar 4, 1938: Prof. James Crowdle, General Survey of Chemistry
Volume 05 Issue 12 Mar 18, 1938: Student Charts Presentation in the Library
Volume 05 Issue 13 Apr 1, 1938: Dr. William Sheridan, Dunlop Rubber Company
Volume 05 Issue 14 Apr 29, 1938: Summer School Faculty
Volume 05 Issue 15 May 13, 1938: Catholic Round Table of Science Meeting
Volume 06 Issue 01 Sept 30, 1938: New Chemistry Faculty: William McDermott
Volume 06 Issue 07 Jan 13, 1939: Camera Club President, Clem Schubert
Volume 06 Issue 09 Feb 17, 1939: New Chemistry Club I
Volume 06 Issue 10 Mar 3, 1939: New Chemistry Club II
Volume 06 Issue 13 Apr 28, 1939: Clem Schubert, Photography
Volume 07 Issue 02 Oct 20, 1939: Student Activities Bulletin
Volume 07 Issue 03 Nov 3, 1939: Chemistry Club
Volume 07 Issue 06 Dec 15, 1939: Prof. James Crowdle, White Christmas
Volume 07 Issue 07 Jan 12, 1940: Graduate Student Chemistry Research
Volume 07 Issue 08 Feb 9, 1940: Chemistry Club, Sulfanilimide
Volume 07 Issue 09 Feb 23, 1940: Prof. James Crowdle, Canisius Chemistry History
Volume 07 Issue 10 Mar 8, 1940: Alumni Chemistry Club
Volume 07 Issue 11 Apr 12, 1940: Irving Rumann, Geology of New York
Volume 08 Issue 01 Oct 4, 1940: New Chemistry Faculty: T. Joseph Brown, SJ
Volume 08 Issue 04 Nov 20, 1940: Buffalo Science Symposium
Volume 08 Issue 09 Feb 21, 1941: Chemical Analysis of Explosives, Prof. James Crowdle
Volume 08 Issue 14 May 16, 1941: Student Awards, Bruno Zwolinski and Marcellus Wiedenbeck
Volume 09 Issue 02 Oct 10, 1941: Majors to Attend Meetings
Volume 09 Issue 05 Nov 19, 1941: Strohaver Science Club
Volume 09 Issue 06 Dec 5, 1941: Chemistry Library Created
Volume 09 Issue 07 Dec 17, 1941: WNY American Chemical Society Meeting
Volume 10 Issue 04 Nov 6, 1942: Gas Protection Officer, Prof. James Crowdle
Volume 10 Issue 09 Feb 19, 1943: SA ACS Formed
Volume 11 Issue 01 Sept 24, 1943: New Chemistry Faculty: Lourdu Yeddanapalli, SJ
Volume 12 Issue 06 Jan 19, 1945: SA ACS Lectures
Volume 12 Issue 08 Feb 23, 1945: Trimethyl Aluminum Research
Volume 13 Issue 02 Oct 12, 1945: New Compounds Prepared at Canisius
Volume 13 Issue 09 Mar 15, 1946: Review of Sciences
Volume 13 Issue 09 Mar 15, 1946: Senior Thesis on Titanium
Volume 13 Issue 12 May 31, 1946: George Hilsdorf, SJ
Volume 14 Issue 02 Oct 11, 1946: Nurses Begin
Volume 14 Issue 08 Jan 17, 1947: Lecture, Dr. Charles Price
Volume 15 Issue 11 Mar 5, 1948: Hydroponics Lecture, William Hore
Volume 16 Issue 04 Nov 5, 1948: Science Crime Detection, Robert Quirk and Paul Corcoran
Volume 17 Issue 01 Sept 23, 1949: American Association of Jesuit Scientists Meeting
Volume 17 Issue 08 Jan 20, 1950: Federal Civil Service Exams
Volume 17 Issue 09 Feb 10, 1950: CRC Handbook Award , William Stevens
Volume 18 Issue 01 Sept 22, 1950: ACS Meeting Presentation, Prof. Robert Schuler
Volume 18 Issue 09 Jan 26, 1951: Canisius Ideal Man Award, Ed Weber
Volume 18 Issue 09 Jan 26, 1951: Patent and Trademarks Course, Prof. Austin Signeur
Volume 18 Issue 14 May 11, 1951: Journal of Chemical Education Article
Volume 18 Issue 14 May 11, 1951: WNY ACS and AIC Student Awards
Volume 19 Issue 02 Oct 12, 1951: New Chemistry Faculty: Joseph Muenzen, SJ
Volume 19 Issue 03 Oct 26, 1951: Radiation Chemistry Project
Volume 19 Issue 09 Feb 1, 1952: Chemical Corps
Volume 19 Issue 12 Mar 21, 1952: National ACS Meeting Buffalo
Volume 20 Issue 03 Oct 24, 1952: Vocational Prospects
Volume 20 Issue 04 Nov 7, 1952: 50 Graduate Students in Chemistry Department
Volume 20 Issue 08 Jan 16, 1953: X ray Spectrometer Acquired
Volume 20 Issue 09 Feb 6, 1953: Companies Schedule Student Interviews
Volume 22 Issue 01 Sept 24, 1954: New Chemistry Faculty: Herman Symanski
Volume 22 Issue 11 Feb 25, 1955: Student Question, Paul Gassman
Volume 22 Issue 11 Feb 25, 1955: Graduate Teaching Assistantships Awarded
Volume 23 Issue 01 Sept 23, 1955: New Chemistry Faculty: Thomas Egan
Volume 24 Issue 01 Sept 21, 1956: New Chemistry Faculty: Robert T. Conley
Volume 24 Issue 05 Nov 16, 1956: Science Integral in Arts, Prof. Thomas Egan, SJ
Volume 24 Issue 12 Mar 29, 1957: Chemistry Progress Week
Volume 24 Issue 14 May 3,1957: Donated Instruments
Volume 25 Issue 1 Sep 20, 1957: New Chemistry Faculty: Richard Stanton
Volume 26 Issue 01 Sept 26, 1958: Chemistry Faculty Thomas Eagen Reassigned
Volume 26 Issue 12 Apr 24, 1959: SAACS Officers Elected
Volume 27 Issue 01 Sept 25, 1959: IR Spectroscopy Symposium
Volume 27 Issue 08 Feb 5, 1960: Raman Spectrometer Donated
Volume 27 Issue 13 Apr 13, 1960: Revised Chemistry Curriculum
Volume 28 Issue 01 Sept 23, 1960: Fourth Annual Spectroscopy Institute
Volume 28 Issue 04 Nov 4, 1960: SAACS Top 5% in Nation
Volume 28 Issue 12 Mar 29, 1961: Chemistry Majors Sell Dance Tickets
Volume 29 Issue 01 Sept 22, 1961: New Chemistry Faculty: Ronald Erickson
Volume 29 Issue 06 Dec 1, 1961: Graduate Division
Volume 30 Issue 04 Nov 2, 1962: IR Band Handbook, Prof. Herman Szymanski
Volume 31 Issue 01 Sept 20, 1963: New Chemistry Faculty: James Van Verth
Volume 31 Issue 11 Mar 25, 1964: Sixth Annual Gas Chromatography Institute
Volume 33 Issue 01 Sept 24, 1965: New Chemistry Faculty: Frank Dinan
Volume 33 Issue 09 Feb 11, 1966: Prof. James Crowdle Retires
Volume 34 Issue 01 Sept 23, 1966: New Chemistry Faculty: Joseph Bieron
Volume 38 Issue 05 Apr 17, 1970: Chemistry Stays in Horan-O'Donnell
Volume 39 Issue 01 Sept 23, 1970: New Course on Environmental Problems, Prof. Joseph Bieron
Volume 39 Issue 01 Sept 23, 1970: NSF Mini-Computer Grant, Prof. James Leone
Volume 39 Issue 04 Nov 13, 1970: New Core Curriculum Proposal
Volume 41 Issue 07 Dec 10, 1971: Independent Study Programs
Volume 42 Issue 05 Mar 17, 1972: Prof. James Leone Letter about Mark Zorn
Volume 43 Issue 06 Apr 10, 1973: Outstanding Educator Award, Prof. Richard Stanton
Volume 43 Issue 07 May 15, 1973: Letter about Quaaludes, Prof. Frank Dinan
Volume 44 Issue 12 Mar 29, 1974: Research Corporation Grant, Prof. Paul McCarthy, SJ
Volume 45 Issue 08 Nov 15, 1974: Medical Technology Program Implemented
Volume 45 Issue 10 Dec 6, 1974: Personal System Instruction Organic Chemistry Course
Volume 45 Issue 11 Jan 17, 1975: Writing at Canisius, Prof. Philip Heffley
Volume 45 Issue 12 Jan 24, 1975: Chemistry Master Key
Volume 45 Issue 20 Apr 18, 1975: Chemistry, Technology and Society Course Ad
Volume 46 Issue 02 Sept 19, 1975: SA ACS Budget Allocation
Volume 46 Issue 06 Oct 17, 1975: ACS Certification Reapproved
Volume 46 Issue 06 Oct 17, 1975: Pneumatic Composition Analyser, Prof Ray Annino
Volume 46 Issue 16 Feb 13, 1976: Personal System Instruction Organic Chemistry Course
Volume 46 Issue 21 Apr 2, 1976: NSF Grant, Prof. Frank Dinan
Volume 46 Issue 22 May 7, 1976: James Crowdle Award Presented to Dr. Robert Schuler
Volume 47 Issue 11 Feb 11, 1977: Pet Tarantula, Ray Jarmack
Volume 47 Issue 20 May 6, 1977: Prof. Ramon Salamone, SJ Leaves for Le Moyne College
Volume 48 Issue 19 Apr 7 1978: Washington Semester Program, Mary Theeman
Volume 49 Issue 03 Sept 22, 1978: Prof. Joseph Bieron Steps Down as Dean
Volume 49 Issue 14 Feb 2 1979: Chemistry and Industry Funding Proposal
Volume 50 Issue 05 Oct 12, 1979: Chemistry and Industry Proposal Funded
Volume 50 Issue 10 Nov 30, 1979: Bronislaus Czach Donation
Volume 51 Issue 20 Apr 10, 1981: Chemistry Research
Volume 52 Issue 01 Sept 18, 1981: Chemistry Department
Volume 52 Issue 05 Oct 23, 1981: Faculty Research
Volume 52 Issue 15 Mar 12, 1982: Nuclear Energy Risk, Prof. Joseph Bieron
Volume 53 Issue 06 Oct 22, 1982: Ad for Organic Chemistry Quizzes
Volume 53 Issue 08 Nov 5, 1982: Rifle Range Lead Testing
Volume 53 Issue 08 Nov 5, 1982: Stephanie Maile
Volume 53 Issue 14 Feb 11, 1983: Computer Science, Prof. James Leone
Volume 54 Issue 03 Sept 23, 1983: Chemistry Research
Volume 55 Issue 03 Sept 28, 1984: Horan O'Donnell Renovation
Volume 57 Issue 02 Sept 19, 1986: Microscale Experiments, Prof. Frank Dinan
Volume 57 Issue 06 Oct 24, 1986: Building Names
Volume 57 Issue 06 Oct 24, 1986: Analytical Chemistry Award, Kristin Fries
Volume 58 Issue 08 Nov 13, 1987: Hazardous Waste Management Program
Volume 58 Issue 09 Nov 20, 1987: Satellite Dish on Horan O'Donnell
Volume 59 Issue 10 Dec 2, 1988: LEAP Program, Prof. Joseph Bieron
Volume 61 Issue 15 Feb 8, 1991: Nerve Gas Letter, Prof. Frank Dinan
Volume 62 Issue 02 Sept 20, 1991: Chemistry Program
Volume 63 Issue 01 Sept 11, 1992: Chemistry Lab Currculum Change