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I almost forgot. It’s National Chemistry Week here in the U.S., including the annual celebration of National Mole Day. (NPR had coverage too.)

Mole Day (October 23rd, or 10/23 as we write here in the States), celebrates a key concept in chemistry: Avogadro’s number, which defines a mole of particles. 6.02 x 1023

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From a Reuters article, the grad students most likely to cheat are…

Yes, that’s right. Business students, at 56% according to a recent survey. But around a half of all science and engineering graduate students also admitted to cheating in the survey.

I think the most compelling point is this quote:

The typical comment is that what’s important [...]

I don’t typically post about my personal life, but I thought for the few people who read my blog, I should spill the announcement. I recently got engaged (officially, now) to Angelina De Sanctis.

The engagement was a few days ago, but between work, life, and planning for a wedding, I haven’t had a whole lot [...]