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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 [...]

MIT and a stellar, world-wide collection of scientists (including 7 Nobel Prize winners) in molecular/chemical sciences have founded a group called Molecular Frontiers.

Molecular Frontiers will create synergism between different fields of molecular science and inspire young people allover the world to participate in scientific discovery.

The program involves a cross-disciplinary forum, a website for children, and [...]

Continuing my previous post, much like the “foundation” meeting at the Spring 2005 ACS National Meeting, many of us met over food and drinks to talk about chemistry, informatics, project development, and other things.

Starting at last year’s American Chemical Society national meeting in spring 2005 in San Diego, CA, the Blue Obelisk movement of open chemistry was started.

I’ve been so busy lately with so many things on my plate, that I’d be upset with myself if I was spending much time blogging. On the other hand, there’s a lot to mention, so I’ll emphasize some interesting links with quick blurbs.

There are a lot of new resources for science on the web, including [...]