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High School Science p. 47

C&EN examines the impact of dedicated teachers and volunteers, as well as revisions to AP chemistry.

Inspiring Students To Achieve pp. 48-50

High school chemistry teachers show that the best way to teach is often by example.

Science Coaches pp. 51-53

Under the ACS pilot program, members partner with teachers to fortify their curriculum, inspire students.

Renewing Advanced Placement pp. 54-55

The College Board is overhauling the AP chemistry curriculum and exam to focus on conceptual understanding.

New Framework: Revised AP Curriculum Centers On Six 'Big Ideas' About Chemistry And Seven 'Science Practices' p. 55

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News Of The Week

Obama Retreats On Environment p. 7

Air Pollution: Citing fragile economy, White House shelves tougher ozone restrictions.

Sanofi Outlines New Objectives p. 8

Pharmaceuticals: Company plans further cost cutting as it nears a 2012 patent cliff.

ACS, Leadscope Square Off p. 8

Intellectual Property: Arguments before Ohio Supreme Court may finally put to rest ACS’s fight with Leadscope.

Cyclization Shortcut p. 9

Organic Synthesis: Combined route to complex cyclic products saves steps, improves yields.

Chemical Executives Bullish p. 9

With cash on their hands, many executives anticipate M&A increase, survey finds.

Bacterial Acid Trips p. 10

Chemical Biology: New technique reveals how pathogens endure our acidic stomachs.

High-Throughput Reaction Discovery p. 10

Organic Chemistry: Method lets chemists study thousands of transformations simultaneously.

Light Pulses Get Shorter p. 11

Dynamics: ‘Light transients’ will enable control of electrons on attosecond scale.

Asian Chemical Congress p. 11

Federation of Asian Chemical Societies meets in Bangkok.

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