The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute® was thrilled to host the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards ceremony in Washington, DC this week! ACS GCI coordinated this year’s nomination and review process in selecting the 2018 recipients: Tom Connelly, Jr. gives Prof. Frank Gupton his award. Photo credit: Peter
One of the insidious features of cancer is that it has the ability to prevent the immune system from recognizing the diseased cells as ‘non-self.’ Immune checkpoint inhibitors, as chemotherapeutics, act to eliminate this feature of cancer and enable the immune system to attack it. Recently, researchers from Harvard Medical School,
By Mr. Philip Krook, Communications Officer, ChemSec Last week I heard a word that I had never heard before. It was a term explaining a phenomenon that has skyrocketed in the last years. The word was uberization. At the time, I could already guess the meaning behind the expression seeing as I knew about the company from which the
The majority of today's 23 miles were along the glorious NCR Trail, where I was given a respite from both the sun and the cars. While the high humidity, epic battles with gnats, and flatness of the trail presented their own challenges, I was grateful to get to run in such a beautiful location. I stopped for a smoothie at the Rail Trail Cafe just
By Hawthorne R. Ripley & Rebecca A. Horwitz A small label on the front of Mattel’s Barbie STEM kit box reads, “You Can Be Anything.” Toys have the power to influence how children perceive their potential and form goals, and STEM kits, specifically, could even inspire or encourage future career
