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Volume 89, Issue 37
Volume 89, Issue 37
C&EN examines the impact of dedicated teachers and volunteers, as well as revisions to AP chemistry
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September 12, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 37
September 12, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 37
C&EN examines the impact of dedicated teachers and volunteers, as well as revisions to AP chemistry
(p.47)
Features
Business
Chemical companies are experimenting with cutting-edge add-ons to their information technology hubs (pp. 14-15)
Cover Story: High School Science
Inspiring Students To Achieve
High school chemistry teachers show that the best way to teach is often by example
(pp. 48-50)Science Coaches
Under the ACS pilot program, members partner with teachers to fortify their curriculum, inspire students
(pp. 51-53)Renewing Advanced Placement
The College Board is overhauling the AP chemistry curriculum and exam to focus on conceptual understanding
(pp. 54-55)News of the Week
Obama Retreats On Environment
Air Pollution: Citing fragile economy, White House shelves tougher ozone restrictions
(p.7)ACS, Leadscope Square Off
Intellectual Property: Arguments before Ohio Supreme Court may finally put to rest ACS’s fight with Leadscope
(p.8)Sanofi Outlines New Objectives
Pharmaceuticals: Company plans further cost cutting as it nears a 2012 patent cliff
(p.8)Cyclization Shortcut
Organic Synthesis: Combined route to complex cyclic products saves steps, improves yields
(p.9)Bacterial Acid Trips
Chemical Biology: New technique reveals how pathogens endure our acidic stomachs
(p.10)High-Throughput Reaction Discovery
Organic Chemistry: Method lets chemists study thousands of transformations simultaneously
(p.10)Light Pulses Get Shorter
Dynamics: ‘Light transients’ will enable control of electrons on attosecond scale
(p.11)Departments
Business
BASF holds initial meeting with representatives of communities near its southwest China polyurethane project
(p.16)
Chemical companies are experimenting with cutting-edge add-ons to their information technology hubs
(pp. 14-15)Concentrates
(pp. 12-13)
(pp. 12-13)- Adidas, Nike, And Puma Commit To Zero Discharge
- PerkinElmer Will Buy Caliper Life Sciences
- Frontier Scientific Purchases ASDI
- BASF Signs Deal For Rare Earths
- Dupont Sues Heraeus Over Solar Pastes
- BASF, Daimler Design Urban Electric Car
- Evotec, Roche Join For Alzheimer’s Drug
- Lanxess Expands Glass In Antwerp
- Eastman Acquires Plasticizer Maker
- Saint-Gobain Plans New Proppants Plant
- Anacor Extends R&D Deals
- Pfizer Inks Deal For Space At MIT
- Two Biotech Firms Get Back Drug Rights
- Business Roundup
ACS News
C&EN examines the impact of dedicated teachers and volunteers, as well as revisions to AP chemistry
(p.47)
High school chemistry teachers show that the best way to teach is often by example
(pp. 48-50)
Under the ACS pilot program, members partner with teachers to fortify their curriculum, inspire students
(pp. 51-53)
The College Board is overhauling the AP chemistry curriculum and exam to focus on conceptual understanding
(pp. 54-55)
Government & Policy
Industry blasts EPA’s draft assessment of the chemical’s toxicity
(pp. 18-19)
Science & Technology
Biomedical thriller gets the science right, but at the expense of making a good movie
(p.28)
ACS Meeting News: Special symposium celebrates a century of seminal chemists
(pp. 22-23)
Soluble hydrocarbons dissolved in ocean, but researchers continue to debate worker safety and the fate of less soluble compounds
(p.26)
ACS Meeting News: In spirited research, chemists use brand-name liquors as solvents for organic syntheses
(p.24)