NEWS OF THE WEEK
			LEFT UNDONE Need to pass funding bills will bring Congress back after election; other bills may benefit.
			DRUG R&D LAYOFFS Bristol-Myers is closing two facilities it acquired from DuPont.
			PCB SETTLEMENT REVISED EPA and Solutia agree on new terms for cleanups in Anniston, Ala.
			HAZMAT PLACARDS U.S. considers replacing warning signs to thwart their potential use by terrorists.
			THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS Chemical earnings show signs of improvement.
			SYNTHETIC SIGNALING System mimics one of nature's ways for passing message through cell membrane.
			SPINNING NANOTUBES INTO YARN When pulled, nanotubes assemble into long strands, glow like a lightbulb filament, and polarize light.
			GENERIC DRUGS Bush rule would close tactic used to delay market entry.
			TRACKING ELECTRONS Attosecond laser probes inner-shell electronic rearrangements in real time.

COVER STORY
			FACTS & FIGURES FOR CHEMICAL R&D C&EN's annual compilation tracks the health of the chemical research enterprise.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chemical producers push IT architecture into a Web-based world of business computing.
			SOLUTIA Despite persisting troubles, company hopes to endure and prosper under its new structure.
			WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY Kathleen Havelka at Lubrizol emphasizes tenacity, flexibility, and enthusiasm as keys to success.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			PLANT SECURITY Chemical companies feel their way through the little-known ground of terror-proofing their plants.
			NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION House Appropriations Committee wants a thorough management review of NSF, which already has its own study under way.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			PAUL WENNBERG C&EN talks with the latest chemist winner of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
			EDUCATION INITIATIVES Despite the slow spread of reform, NSF funds a palette of programs for the chemistry classroom.
			INSIGHTS Germans appear to live comfortably while integrating energy and resource conservation into their daily lives.

ACS NEWS
			OFFICIAL REPORTS Committee actions taken during the ACS national meeting in Boston.

EMPLOYMENT
			BEST WORKPLACES C&EN takes a look at the policies and practices of chemical companies rated great places to work.

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