NEWS OF THE WEEK
			SHUTTLE DISASTER Foam insulation is no longer lead suspect as culprit in Columbia crash.
			POLICY QUESTIONS ABOUND Loss of Columbia raises important questions about U.S. space programs.
			HAZARDOUS DEBRIS Some materials from Columbia may present hazards.
			2004 R&D BUDGET Increases are proposed for some agencies, but NIH's glory days may be over.
			EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS Government survey documents levels of environmental chemicals in blood, urine.
			PROTEIN CONJUGATE SEP drug is made by total chemical synthesis.
			LIGHT COLLECTORS Team develops novel design for photovoltaic cells.
			C&EN LAUNCHES JOBS WEBSITE Cen-chemjobs.org will aid chemists' job searches.

COVER STORY
			CLASS PORTRAIT C&EN examines statistics on the chemistry graduating class of 1999–2000 at all degree levels and compares them with previous years.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			E-COMMERCE Progress in adopting e-business varies from firm to firm across the chemical industry.
			U.K. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY A thriving industry's reputation suffers from a low profile.
			E-BUSINESS News Updates For The World Of Business Online.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			DETERMINING DATA QUALITY Workshop discusses EPA's draft criteria for using data from scientific literature.
			HINDSIGHTS Nuclear weapons breed instability and insecurity; eliminating them would solve many problems.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			PEPTIDE-POLYMER BIOCONJUGATES Chemists direct nanoscale synthesis with controlled living radical addition onto a solid peptide support.
			GIULIO NATTA'S CENTENNIAL A look at the life of the 1963 Chemistry Nobel Laureate, a pioneer in the field of stereoregular polymers.
			WHAT'S THAT STUFF? Chemistry gives a brighter smile through teeth whiteners.

BOOKS
			"BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" Despite his love of science, the "Newton of electricity" didn't consider science as important as public service.

ACS COMMENT
			THE BIG SOCIETY WITH LITTLE SOCIETIES INSIDE

ACS NEWS
			OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM THE DECEMBER ACS BOARD MEETING
			WCC ANNOUNCES TRAVEL GRANTS
			2003 ACS OFFICERS WELCOMED

ACS NATIONAL AWARDS
			2003 COPE WINNERS Overman, Chmielewski, Kende, Leighton, Mrksich, Pearson, Rawal, Seeberger, Seyferth, Silverman, and White.

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