The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program is now accepting applications from African-American, Hispanic/Latino and Native American students who are pursuing, or intend to pursue, bachelor’s degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical technology or related majors.

Renewable awards from $1,000 to $5,000 per year are given to qualified high school seniors, community college students and college freshmen, sophomores or juniors. The awards are based upon academic standing and financial need. 

Applications will be accepted through March 1, 2011, for academic year 2011-2012. An online application form can be found on the ACS Scholars Program website (www.acs.org/scholars...

I know it is not even Thanksgiving but its not to early to start preparing for next summer.  NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is seeking student applicants for its summer internship program in biomedical research.  Information about this opportunity can be found at the NIAID website.

This is really a sad story.  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/education/09gap.html?src=twt&twt=nytimesnational What do you think?

The American Chemical Society (ACS) today launched a new resource that gives students, journalists, scientists, libraries and others instant access to more than eight decades of content from its popular weekly newsmagazine, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). Called C&EN Archives, it includes more than 500,000 pages of content from 85+ years of C&EN. It is available at

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C&EN Archives constitutes an unparalled chronicle of the chemical enterprise — and the multiple other scientific disciplines that involve chemistry. At its initial launch, C&EN Archives includes content from 1923 through 2009. In early 2011, content from 2010 will also be added. C&EN Archives is fully searchable and accessible via the same user-friendly platform that enables readers to peruse their current electronic editions of ACS’ suite of 38 peer-reviewed scientific journals.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research.  Applications will soon be accepted.  To learn more about this opportunity go here.

As surprising as it sounds, the National Nanotechnology Initiative is ten years old.  To celebrate this achievement there will be a National Nanotechnology Innovation Summit on December 8-10, 2010 in Washington, DC.  The Nation’s top nanotech leaders will be there showcasing their successes and discussing strategic insights into Nanotechnology challenges and opportunities. 

 

For additional information click here

This is a great video about Mt. Saint Helens 30 years later.  Check it out below.

 

This week ACS President Joe Francisco sent a letter to Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, and Mitch McConnell, recommending FY2011 funding levels and emphasizing the need for Congress to appropriately invest in science and technology.

The ACS is grateful for Congress’s hard work in passing individual appropriations measures in the face of a challenging political and economic environment and urges Congress to invest in a sustained and predictable manner in basic federal scientific research and STEM education programs.

Recommendations include:

NSF – $7.42 billion – (doubling track by 2016)

DoE Office of Sci – $5.01 billion

NIST – $968 million

NIH – $32.0 billion
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