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A team of researchers is exploring a new approach to COVID vaccines: using mRNA to let the body assemble its own viruslike particles. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
mRNA vaccine builds viruslike nanoparticles inside the body
The self-assembling system produces higher antibody levels in mice than conventional COVID-19 vaccines
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October 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Amazing @calacs.bsky.social
If you’re in SF on Saturday (October 25th, 2025), come see us at the Bay Area Science Festival at the Mission Bay Campus of UCSF! There will be hands-on chemistry and National Chemistry Week souvenirs for all.
www.bayareasciencefestival.org
www.bayareasciencefestival.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
If you’re in SF on Saturday (October 25th, 2025), come see us at the Bay Area Science Festival at the Mission Bay Campus of UCSF! There will be hands-on chemistry and National Chemistry Week souvenirs for all.
www.bayareasciencefestival.org
www.bayareasciencefestival.org
Fewer Steps, Greater Strides: Celebrating Breakthroughs in Sustainable Manufacturing - FREE ACS webinar - Register here: www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
This year’s 2025 Peter J Dunn Award for Green Chemistry & Engineering Impact in the Pharmaceutical Industry shines a spotlight on two innovative teams.
This year’s 2025 Peter J Dunn Award for Green Chemistry & Engineering Impact in the Pharmaceutical Industry shines a spotlight on two innovative teams.
September 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fewer Steps, Greater Strides: Celebrating Breakthroughs in Sustainable Manufacturing - FREE ACS webinar - Register here: www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
This year’s 2025 Peter J Dunn Award for Green Chemistry & Engineering Impact in the Pharmaceutical Industry shines a spotlight on two innovative teams.
This year’s 2025 Peter J Dunn Award for Green Chemistry & Engineering Impact in the Pharmaceutical Industry shines a spotlight on two innovative teams.
ACS Virtual Office Hours: Academia vs Industry
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 9 AM to 10:30 AM PDT
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ACS Career Consultant Lori Spangler will help identify your career “sweet spot”
- overall market outlook
- key responsibilities of the Industry and Academia sectors
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 9 AM to 10:30 AM PDT
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ACS Career Consultant Lori Spangler will help identify your career “sweet spot”
- overall market outlook
- key responsibilities of the Industry and Academia sectors
ACS Careers
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July 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
ACS Virtual Office Hours: Academia vs Industry
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 9 AM to 10:30 AM PDT
events.zoom.us/e/view/9ocMU...
ACS Career Consultant Lori Spangler will help identify your career “sweet spot”
- overall market outlook
- key responsibilities of the Industry and Academia sectors
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 9 AM to 10:30 AM PDT
events.zoom.us/e/view/9ocMU...
ACS Career Consultant Lori Spangler will help identify your career “sweet spot”
- overall market outlook
- key responsibilities of the Industry and Academia sectors
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RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA 'Very, Very Quickly'
gizmodo.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I want to invite you to a lecture by Dr. Arlene Blum on Wednesday night, May 7, at 7 PM at the Berkeley City Club entitled "From Mountains to Molecules: Tackling Toxics to Protect People and Our Planet." You can register for a cost of $10 at this link:
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May 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I want to invite you to a lecture by Dr. Arlene Blum on Wednesday night, May 7, at 7 PM at the Berkeley City Club entitled "From Mountains to Molecules: Tackling Toxics to Protect People and Our Planet." You can register for a cost of $10 at this link:
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The Power to Edit DNA: CRISPR-Cas9 and Sickle Cell Disease
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Register for this FREE webinar:
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The Power to Edit DNA: CRISPR-Cas9 and Sickle Cell Disease - American Chemical Society
Dr. Jennifer Domm will offer audience members a grounding in the history of CRSPR Cas 9 and explain how that has led to new therapies for Sickle Cell Disease that can eventually be commercialized and...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Power to Edit DNA: CRISPR-Cas9 and Sickle Cell Disease
Register for this FREE webinar:
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Register for this FREE webinar:
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Conservative group has sued ACS over the ACS Scholars program: www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3337653... #chemsky
Nation’s top chemistry group sued over race-based scholarship - Washington Examiner
The American Chemical Society faces a lawsuit alleging its scholarship program illegally excludes white and Asian students based on race, violating federal law.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Conservative group has sued ACS over the ACS Scholars program: www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3337653... #chemsky
The Career Growth Formula: Plan, Pivot, and Prosper
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We’ve all heard “Hard work leads to success,” and “Self-made.” But the truth is, building a thriving career in the chemical sciences requires strategy, resilience, and intentional growth.
Register for this FREE webinar:
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We’ve all heard “Hard work leads to success,” and “Self-made.” But the truth is, building a thriving career in the chemical sciences requires strategy, resilience, and intentional growth.
www.acs.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The Career Growth Formula: Plan, Pivot, and Prosper
Register for this FREE webinar:
www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
We’ve all heard “Hard work leads to success,” and “Self-made.” But the truth is, building a thriving career in the chemical sciences requires strategy, resilience, and intentional growth.
Register for this FREE webinar:
www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
We’ve all heard “Hard work leads to success,” and “Self-made.” But the truth is, building a thriving career in the chemical sciences requires strategy, resilience, and intentional growth.
The California Section is proud to join in celebrating Women's History Month.
For #WomensHistoryMonth this March, the American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee (WCC) will celebrate ACS president Dorothy Phillips and her impressive career in chemistry and leadership. cen.acs.org/acs-news/com...
Making history with the Women Chemists Committee
Serving the chemical, life science, and laboratory worlds
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March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The California Section is proud to join in celebrating Women's History Month.
Join Cal ACS and close to 100 other community organizations, labs, and schools for some hands-on science at this FREE event on Saturday, March 8th, 10 AM to 4 PM at the Sonoma County Fair Grounds in Santa Rosa www.northbayscience.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Join Cal ACS and close to 100 other community organizations, labs, and schools for some hands-on science at this FREE event on Saturday, March 8th, 10 AM to 4 PM at the Sonoma County Fair Grounds in Santa Rosa www.northbayscience.org
Disrupt & Destroy: Starving Tuberculosis with Smarter Science - FREE ACS webinar, Wednesday March 6th at 8 AM PST
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Disrupt & Destroy: Starving Tuberculosis with Smarter Science - American Chemical Society
Learn about the research at the forefront of drug discovery and gain critical insights into cutting-edge TB research and the fight against drug-resistant strains.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Disrupt & Destroy: Starving Tuberculosis with Smarter Science - FREE ACS webinar, Wednesday March 6th at 8 AM PST
www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
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Surely, H. pylori is just the first of many possible metabolic profiles @calacs.bsky.social
Researchers have harnessed mid-infrared (MIR) light to create a breath sensor for H. pylori that is small enough to eventually attach to a cell phone: cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky🧪
A mini breath sensor can detect ulcer-causing bacteria
The mid-IR diagnostic is one step toward a cell phone attachment
cen.acs.org
March 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Surely, H. pylori is just the first of many possible metabolic profiles @calacs.bsky.social
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Likely to affect companies in northern California @calacs.bsky.social
Chemistry start-ups are scrambling to adjust their plans after layoffs at US government agencies and delays in federal funding have thrown obstacles into their paths. cen.acs.org/business/sta...
US government layoffs rattle chemistry start-ups
Companies report problems with grants and fear lingering consequences
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March 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Likely to affect companies in northern California @calacs.bsky.social
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Exciting work right here in here in Berkeley @calacs.bsky.social, where the first actinide sandwich compound was made by Andrew Streitwieser in 1968 calacs.org/2022/03/in-m...
March 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Exciting work right here in here in Berkeley @calacs.bsky.social, where the first actinide sandwich compound was made by Andrew Streitwieser in 1968 calacs.org/2022/03/in-m...
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Great history for members of the ACS California Section @calacs.bsky.social
Trailblazers share their career journeys and valuable advice in #BlackHistoryMonth celebration: The first ACS-hosted event of its kind connected students with chemistry professionals and community resources. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Tra...
Trailblazers share their career journeys and valuable advice in Black History Month celebration
The first ACS-hosted event of its kind connected students with chemistry professionals and community resources
cen.acs.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Great history for members of the ACS California Section @calacs.bsky.social
Announcing the Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair -- acsef.org -- you can be a judge at our upcoming 14th annual science and engineering fair on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Chabot College in Hayward.
Kind regards,
Patti Carothers
Kind regards,
Patti Carothers
February 19, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Announcing the Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair -- acsef.org -- you can be a judge at our upcoming 14th annual science and engineering fair on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Chabot College in Hayward.
Kind regards,
Patti Carothers
Kind regards,
Patti Carothers
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Celebrating 100 years of the Pauli exclusion principle
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/cele...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/cele...
Celebrating 100 years of the Pauli exclusion principle
How a quantum view of electron states enabled us to understand the stability of matter
www.chemistryworld.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Insights for our colleagues @calacs.bsky.social
Change is often difficult, and you can’t always plan for it. But ensuring that you have a backup for the most important parts of your professional life will prepare you to handle change and allow you time to adjust and evaluate when change occurs. cen.acs.org/careers/care...
How to make changes like a rock climber or an astronaut
Serving the chemical, life science, and laboratory worlds
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January 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Insights for our colleagues @calacs.bsky.social
Thurs., Jan. 23rd | 11:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
Innovating Everyday Chemicals with Green Chemistry: More Sustainable Lubricants, Solvents, and Fertilizers
Co-produced with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute
Register for FREE: www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
January 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Thurs., Jan. 23rd | 11:00 PM – 12:30 PM PST
Innovating Everyday Chemicals with Green Chemistry: More Sustainable Lubricants, Solvents, and Fertilizers
Co-produced with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute
Register for FREE: www.acs.org/acs-webinars...