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Nineteen teams (38 students) from nine area high schools competed in the “Battle of Burets”. The event was hosted for the third year in a row at SIU–Edwardsville. A new order of battle pertained to this year’s “hostilities,” allowing students to compete with their partner. Each team completed six titrations which were scored on relative […]
The new ACS President, Allison Campbell, wrote an editorial in C&E News (2/27/17) called “Speaking up for Science”. She is promoting greater advocacy on the part of chemists and will organize a presidential symposium titled “Communicating with Elected Officials” at the August 2017 ACS meeting in Washington, DC. More information can be found on the
For the third year in a row, SIU–Edwardsville will host the Battle of Burets. The competition is open to high school teams (pairs of students) who will compete for accuracy. If you are interested in competing, please contact Kevin Tucker (kevtuck@siue.edu, 618-650-5868) for more information. The registration and information packet including all required form can
The 2016 ACS-St. Louis Section Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held Friday November 4th, 2:30-5:00 pm in the Science Laboratory West building at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. All undergraduate students participating in chemistry research are encouraged to present a poster. Being an ACS member is not required. Update: despite what the application form says, the
On April 2nd, 174 high school students from Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois attended the Washington University in St. Louis Chemistry Tournament (WUCT). WUCT aimed to expose students to creative thinking and intellectual flexibility, increase the number of STEM-based opportunities for high school students, and create a platform for college students to contribute to STEM education,
OK, enough. Enough of one voice for the entire Saint Louis Section ACS. With almost 1,500 members in 13 metro counties and one city-cum-county, surely this Section has other opinions … or information … or questions to share. This website — the blog in particular — is now an open (OK, for safety and deniability
