Recently, Fareed Zakaria provided a commentary on CNN about the future of U.S. innovation.  He is very concern and feels that the U.S. is slipping in its innovative ways.  What do you think?  Is the U.S. starting to lag behind other countries with regards to innovation?

You can see his commentary here.

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The American Chemical Society (ACS) today commended President Obama for announcing the establishment of National Lab Day, a major new science education initiative designed to increase community-based collaborations between scientists, engineers, teachers and students.   

 

"We are proud to respond to the President's call to elevate hands-on learning to an entirely new level in this country," said ACS President Thomas H. Lane. "Improving the ability of our young people to excel in science and technology is absolutely essential if we are to compete successfully in the global economy." ...

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Today, President Obama will launch the "Educate to Innovate" campaign, a nationwide effort to help reach the administration's goal of moving American students from the middle of the pack to the front in science and math achievement over the next decade. The President will announce a series of partnerships involving leading companies, universities, foundations, non-profits, and organizations representing millions of scientists, engineers and teachers that will motivate and inspire young people across the country to excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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News media and scientists interested in finance, entrepreneurships and the chemical sciences are invited to join a free American Chemical Society (ACS) Small & Medium Business Webinar for an opportunity to learn about beginning and growing a business in these difficult economic times.

The webinar will focus on how to protect intellectual assets when both time and money are at a premium, and will discuss early stage agreements that are critical to protecting company knowledge and goodwill.

Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2 - 3 p.m. Eastern Time, the webinar will feature Gianna Arnold, principal at Miles & Stockbridge P.C. The webinar's topic is "Navigating the IP landscape: Legal issues entrepreneurs and small business owners need to know."

As a scientist and a law professional, Arnold focuses her legal expertise on helping scientists, entrepreneurs and small/medium business executives learn about the policies, procedures and corresponding agreements needed to protect the intellectual assets of start-up, early stage and mid-sized companies

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Today, the ACS Office Of Public Affairs sent a call to action to more than 18,000 members of the ACS' Act4chemistry Network.  The call to action urges them to contact their U.S. senators regarding funding for the Department of Education's Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program.

MSP has been successful in helping teachers deepen content knowledge, gain inquiry experiences, strengthen pedagogical skills, and better evaluate student learning. MSP initiatives also foster professional learning communities and programs that link classroom teachers with researchers in STEM fields and in STEM pedagogy. This program is the only dedicated source of funding for teacher professional development in the STEM subjects at the Department of Education and must be an integral part of any plan to improve teacher quality and student performance.  

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In view of chemistry's many contributions to the American experience and the world's quality of life and on the occasion of the recently announced United Nations' 2011 International Year of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society is working to urge the United States Postal Service to adopt chemistry as a theme for a commemorative stamp in 2011.

Considering the fact that the USPS gets 50,000 subject requests per year and awards only 25 commemorative stamps per year, your efforts to contribute to this cause this year are very important and very much appreciated.

Sign the online petition now to indicate your support. If you have already signed the petition, no need to sign again. However, feel free to forward the link to colleagues and friends willing to support this effort.
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Calling all scientists. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Public Affairs is seeking a visiting scientist. The candidate will work as an ACS public affairs staff member from January to Labor Day 2010. Candidates will use their scientific and technical expertise and gain first-hand knowledge of science policy development, science communication, and science advocacy.

Send resume to Brad Smith, Office of Public Affairs, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 or via email to b_smith@acs.org.

Please feel free to contact Brad at (202) 872-4479 if you have any questions.

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The Ballou Senior High School in southeast Washington, D.C., will receive the first of more than 12,000 chemistry reference books being donated to teachers across the country, as part of this year's National Chemistry Week celebration. A ceremony marking the kick-off takes place Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m. at the school. The event is sponsored by the American Chemical Society, in partnership with Merck & Co., Inc., publishers of the internationally recognized handbook that is being donated, The Merck Index.

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High school chemistry teachers and students nationwide are receiving copies of The Merck Index this week, through a partnership between the American Chemical Society and Merck & Co, Inc., for the Society’s National Chemistry Week celebration, Oct. 18-24. 

 

More than 12,000 copies of The Merck Index, published and donated by Merck, are being distributed to teachers and students by local sections of the American Chemical Society.  The Merck Index is an internationally recognized handbook of chemical, pharmaceutical and biomedical information.  It contains essential data on more than 18,000 compounds we know as drugs, fragrances, cosmetics, food supplements, pesticides and standard laboratory reagents....

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