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<p>The Misericordia University Dead Alchemist Society is presenting an expanded spectacle for the student organization&#8217;s 28th annual &#8220;Things that Go Boom in the Night!&#8221; event on Friday, Oct. 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on campus. The event is open, free to the public. Parents are encouraged to have their children wear Halloween costumes.</p><p>The program begins with chemistry and biochemistry students and faculty offering hands-on demonstrations of seasonal experiments from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Rooms 216-219 Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. A grand finale show will take place outside in the Wells Fargo Amphitheater at 8 p.m.</p><p>In addition to such favorites as making slime and super bouncy balls, participants will get to take part in experiments involving making bath bombs, and vomiting and fiery pumpkins. Faculty and students in the Department of Physics also will offer a variety of physics demonstrations throughout the evening.</p><p>Misericordia is celebrating the sciences throughout the academic year as it continues construction on the $45 million Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Science Center. The new wing of the state-of-the-art science and research facility is scheduled to be open for classes in the fall 2020. The Misericordia University College of Arts and Sciences offers academic degree programs in a range of sciences, including biology, biochemistry, chemistry and physics, as well as the related fields of mathematics and computer science.</p><p>For more information about &#8220;Things that Go Boom in the Night!&#8221; at Misericordia University, please contact Anna Fedor, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at 570-674-6769 or afedor@misericordia.edu.</p><style>
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Misericordia plans ‘Things That Go Boom in the Night’ for Oct. 25