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Volume 87, Number 1: January 5, 2009
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Table of Contents
- News of the Week
- Business
- Government & Policy
- Science & Technology
- Education
- Books
- The Departments
Cover Story
President's Message: We're All In This Together
Each of us has a personal stake in the advancement of chemistry and letting others know the value of our science.
Cover: Peter Cutts Photography
News of the Week
Obama Names Science Advisers
President-elect puts in place his science team.
Kuwait Cancels Deal With Dow
Observers wonder whether Dow can complete Rohm and Haas purchase.
Fertilizer Makers Cut Production
Farmers are postponing nutrient application until spring.
Long-Sought Benzenelike Molecule Created
Aromaticity of organic-inorganic hybrid resembles benzene's.
EPA Exemption Declared Unlawful
Court strikes down rules on toxic releases during start-ups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
Ever Greener Cleaners
Industry coalition aims to improve the environmental profile of cleaning and personal care products.
U Of Michigan Buys Pfizer Site
University hopes to re-create jobs lost after R&D center's closure.
Education
Quant Lab Revisited
Changing times and student profiles call for reexamination of quantitative analysis curricula.
Books
Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
Book delineates how profit motives and laws often stand in the way of preventing harm.
» Business
January 5, 2009
A Strategy For Survival
Arkema CEO Le Hénaff temporarily cuts production but keeps an eye on long-term opportunities.
Insights: Company Of The Year
Huntsman's struggle to get acquired puts it on top.
Business Concentrates
- More Firms Make Cuts To Cope With Economy
- Cabot Micro To Buy Taiwan's Epoch
- Lanxess Reins In New Projects
- AkzoNobel Bids For More Chlorine
- Chlorine, Mercury Plan Gets EU Nod
- K2 To Make Bleach At A Dow Site
- Eastman Enters Korean Acetate Tow Fiber Venture
- One More Boost For Succinic Acid
- Innocentive Vaccine Challenge
- Pierre Fabre, Forest Launch Collaboration
- AstraZeneca, MAP In Asthma Drug Pact
- GSK Signs Aptamer Deal With Archemix
- Business Roundup
» Government & Policy
January 5, 2009
Guarded Optimism
ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley is confident industry can navigate altered political landscape.
Steven Chu To Lead Energy Department
DOE lab director, Nobel Prize winner expected to put climate change at top of department agenda.
Government & Policy Concentrates
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» Science & Technology
January 5, 2009
A Science Academy Like No Other
Taiwan's Academia Sinica addresses challenges in an effort to attract best students, faculty.
A Forum In Taiwan
Academia Sinica's anniversary celebration and meeting of presidents from science academies around the world.
Concocting A Crystalline Lair
Artist conscripts chemical phenomenon to create a shimmering blue realm.
