The official groundbreaking ceremony for the University's new chemistry building is set for March 27.

The ceremony, titled "Foundations of Chemistry," will run throughout the afternoon. The schedule includes high school students performing chemistry experiments, a formal brick-laying cere-mony, a reception that includes a graduate student research poster session, and a keynote speech by Susan Solomon. (Go to schedule)

Solomon, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is the researcher who determined that the hole in the ozone over Antarctica was caused by chloroflurocarbons. She has served as head project scientist of the National Ozone Expedition at McMurdo Station in Antarctica and is widely considered to be one of the world's leading experts on ozone issues.

The chemistry building, which has yet to be named, is the first major building project with its construction completely funded by the UConn 2000 initiative. The building will be completed in July 1998.

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