Copyright © 2011 American Chemical Society
 

September 12, 2011 Issue

Volume 89, Issue 37
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September 12, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 37

High School Science

C&EN examines the impact of dedicated teachers and volunteers, as well as revisions to AP chemistry
By Sophie L. Rovner
(p.47)
Features
Business

Peripheral Advances

Chemical companies are experimenting with cutting-edge add-ons to their information technology hubs (pp. 14-15)
ACS News

ACS Elections Candidates’ Election Statements And Backgrounds

 (pp. 30-42)
Back Issues
 

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)

Economy Despite tough times, chemical executives expect to invest

(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)

International Asian Chemical Congress meeting draws about 2,000 attendees in Bangkok

(p.11)

Light Pulses Get Shorter

Dynamics: ‘Light transients’ will enable control of electrons on attosecond scale
(p.11)
 

Departments

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Business

Hello, Chongqing

BASF holds initial meeting with representatives of communities near its southwest China polyurethane project
(p.16)

Peripheral Advances

Chemical companies are experimenting with cutting-edge add-ons to their information technology hubs
(pp. 14-15)

ACS News

ACS Elections Candidates’ Election Statements And Backgrounds

(pp. 30-42)

High School Science

C&EN examines the impact of dedicated teachers and volunteers, as well as revisions to AP chemistry
(p.47)

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)

Government & Policy

Acrylonitrile Acrimony

Industry blasts EPA’s draft assessment of the chemical’s toxicity
(pp. 18-19)
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Science & Technology

‘Contagion’

Biomedical thriller gets the science right, but at the expense of making a good movie
(p.28)

100 Years of Gibbs Medals

ACS Meeting News: Special symposium celebrates a century of seminal chemists
(pp. 22-23)

Hydrocarbons At Gulf Spill Surface

Soluble hydrocarbons dissolved in ocean, but researchers continue to debate worker safety and the fate of less soluble compounds
(p.26)

Intoxicating Chemistry

ACS Meeting News: In spirited research, chemists use brand-name liquors as solvents for organic syntheses
(p.24)

Newscripts

The Scoop On Airborne Bacteria, Reinventing The Toilet

(p.72)

Letters