Archive for February, 2009

Bon Appétit (March 2009)

from Erica K. Jacobsen, JCE High School Editor
Hungry for Food Chemistry
I’m hungry. Can’t say that I remember the last time reading a magazine brought on an attack of the munchies, but the March issue of the Journal of Chemical Education got my mouth watering. A major reason for this was Miles and Bachman’s article (p […]

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Is America Subprime? (March 2009)

You might think it right up to date if this editorial began, “All the oratory and publicity aside, the American public and government remain unwilling to face up squarely to the energy problems that are upon us, and to the resulting constraints on living and productivity that they portend.” That’s too bad, because these words […]

Posted in Topics: General, Health, Mathematics

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Charting a Course for Chemistry Education

by Mary M. Kirchhoff and Richard N. Zare
What can a professional society with 160,000 members do that can have a special, transformative effect on education in the United States? That is the question posed by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Board of Directors to the newly created Board-Presidential Task Force on Education. The Task Force […]

Posted in Topics: Education, General

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No More Pencils, No More Books

My aim is to create a supportive learning community, one that empowers students to succeed at their own pace.

Posted in Topics: Award Address, Education, General, Science, Teaching

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