Come September, the "Department of Chemistry" will be no more.

The department is going through a name change. The new name: The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Provost James Bean approved the change recently to better reflect the teaching and research missions of the department.

"The idea for the department name change has been discussed for years," said Michael Haley, professor and department head. "The name change reflects the fact that our department has for years graduated similar numbers of undergraduates with degrees in chemistry and in biochemistry."