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Feature The first ever doubly self-penetrated three-dimensional coordination polymer.Co3(oxy-bisbenzoate)3(bis-4-methylpyridine-piperazine)2

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The LaDuca group investigates the synthesis and structure determination of novel inorganic/organic hybrid coordination polymers.

Over the past three years we have prepared nearly 100 new coordination polymers, many with never-before-seen and beautiful structural types. Several of these have potential use as luminescent, magnetic, and gas absorption materials.All of the group's work is carried out by Lyman Briggs and Chemistry major undergraduates.

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In the Spotlight

Dr. Georgina Montgomery
Dr. Georgina Montgomery examines the history of field primatology and animal behavior studies. She analyzes the development of field sites and methods for the study of "natural" primate behavior and how these studies have been used to justify and/or explain various human behaviors and social hierarchies.
October Events
Oct 01
Talk by Dr. John Waller on “The Dancing Mania.”
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Oct 08
The Contracdictions of Scientific Motherhood: Women, Childcare, and the Politics of Expertise.
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Oct 14
Michael Dowd and Connie Barlow: “Evolution and the Global Integrity Crisis”
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Oct 15
The Making of a Cultural Icon: Early Biographies of Charles Darwin
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Oct 16
Dynamics of Sexual Violence as Weapons of War: Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Oct 16
The Journey From MSU’s Lyman Briggs College to the Congo: Advancing the Science and Practice of a Humanitarian Response to Violence and War
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Oct 17
Lyman Briggs College Homecoming Tent
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Oct 20
Katharsis Productions presents David Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller eXistenZ!
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Oct 21
Book Panel Debate on Darwin’s Origin of Species
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Oct 23
Dr. Georgina Montgomery “Entering a Different World:” Learning to See Individuals in the Study of Primate Behavior, 1926 - the Present.
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Oct 23
Why People Believe Weird Things - Michael Shermer
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