Table of Contents - April 15, 2002

NEWS OF THE WEEK
			SECURITY AND ENERGY Chemists' role in national issues is discussed at ACS meeting in Orlando.
			PRIESTLEY MEDAL Polymer chemist Edwin Vandenberg is selected to receive 2003 honor.
			GENDER BIAS Four MIT schools report 'subtle' discrimination against women.
			LED DISPLAY SELF-ASSEMBLES Harvard team uses patterned assembly to fabricate cylindrical LED display.
			PARSONS AWARD Chemist, educator, human rights activist Zafra Lerman is chosen as 2003 recipient.
			END OF THE LINE Venerable consultancy Arthur D. Little is sold off in pieces.
			SMALL-MOLECULE MICROARRAYS Approach uncovers a new glucose-signaling pathway in yeast.
			GENENCOR TARGETS THERAPEUTIC PROTEINS Enzymes producer sees opportunity in manufacturing biopharmaceuticals.
			ACS IN ORLANDO Meeting highlights themes of energy technology and advancing women and minorities in chemistry.
			*SCHNOOR NAMED ES&T* EDITOR** University of Iowa environmental scientist will succeed William Glaze.

COVER STORY

DUPONT TURNS 200
Under the leadership of CEO Holliday and technology chief Connelly, company hopes recent restructuring and new focus on R&D will help it succeed for 200 more years.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES

MARKET UPDATE
Chemical stocks perform strongly in first quarter; drug and biotech stocks do not fare as well.

INDIAN BUSINESSES WANT TARIFFS
Industry needs better infrastructure and lower taxes to compete globally.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES

U.K. CHEMISTRY CRUNCH
With government funding tight, many university chemistry departments must either close or find new support sources.

HEADHUNTING
U.S. spearheads effort to oust director of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

INSIGHTS
Despite President Bush's hefty homeland defense budget, better scientific advice and communication are needed.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES

MERCURY PRECIPITATION
Depletions of tropospheric mercury may not be confined to the poles.

IMAGING NANOWIRES
Combination of near-field microscopy and nonlinear spectroscopy gives a clearer view of nanowires.

WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Shampoo products all have one thing in common: They contain a fusion of chemical ingredients to clean hair.

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LETTERS

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