6
Aug
2018
Help!!! I'm a professor...now what???
Submitted by Emily Sylvester, Wheeling Jesuit UniversityHas the end-of-summer, classes-start-in-less-than-a-month panic set in yet? I’ve started to feel it*, and I imagine we all have to a degree. Some of us VIPEr folks remember how especially anxious we were approaching our first year teaching general chemistry, having to start from scratch with lecture notes and course materials.
24
Jul
2018
Back by popular demand
Submitted by Chip Nataro, Lafayette CollegeAt the recent Organometallic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference there was a noticible fashion statement being made on Wednesday night. Four people were wearing identical shirts. And just to show how cool the shirts are, a fifth person wore their shirt on Thursday night during a special session. I would give more details, but what happens at a Gordo stays at a Gordo. What was this shirt you might ask?
24
Jul
2018
IONiC is off to BCCE
Submitted by Anne Bentley, Lewis & Clark CollegeAre you heading to South Bend, IN for the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE)? If so, keep in mind the following opportunities to learn more about VIPEr and swap inorganic stories with other members of the IONiC community.
11
Jul
2018
Stand back, I'm going to Science!
Submitted by Sheila Smith, University of Michigan- DearbornNot to be outdone by my colleagues at the Organometallic GRC, I was reminded of our fun Science T-shirt day at the Dearborn Summer workshop! Here are some of the entries. Which ones are your favorites? Got any more to add? Post your pictures in the replies on the IONiC VIPEr Facebook page.
11
Jul
2018
A Busman's holiday in Dearborn
Submitted by Sheila Smith, University of Michigan- Dearborn