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UFSC mourns emeritus chemistry professor Rosendo Augusto Yunes, who died aged 92

Brazil's Federal University of Santa Catarina has announced the death of Rosendo Augusto Yunes, a retired member of its Department of Chemistry, on 5 November at the age of 92.

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Why it matters: The Federal University of Santa Catarina's Department of Chemistry has lost a retired colleague who taught there for about two decades.

The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) announced with regret the death of Rosendo Augusto Yunes, a retired lecturer in its Department of Chemistry.

According to the university, he died on Thursday 5 November at the age of 92.

The university said he taught at UFSC from 1979 until his retirement in 1998 and continued as a volunteer professor until 2001.

The university's notice describes him as a professor emeritus of UFSC.

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Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

The Federal University of Santa Catarina and its Department of Chemistry have marked the death of Rosendo Augusto Yunes, who taught at the university from 1979 and stayed on as a volunteer professor until 2001.

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