28
Jun
2019
“You have permission!” – Thoughts on the upcoming academic term…
Submitted by Jeffrey R. Raker, University of South FloridaI know it’s July and the upcoming academic term is the last thing you are thinking about. Nevertheless, in eight weeks, many of us will begin to see traffic build outside our offices as students descend upon campus. It sounds daunting, parking is going to get worse, ungraded exams will pile up, and the line at the coffee shop is going to be never ending. I get it… but there’s an opportunity to make a change coming, to do something different in our classes that only comes at the beginning of each term, a chance to experiment!
17
Jun
2019
In memoriam
Submitted by Joanne Stewart, Hope CollegeWith great sadness, I share the news of the passing of one of the most creative, inspiring, and vibrant inorganic chemists I ever knew: Richard A. Andersen. Dick was my graduate advisor at Berkeley in the 1980’s. He died on Sunday, June 16, 2019. I miss him already.
12
Jun
2019
Introducing VIPEr Fellows Reflections
Submitted by Shirley Lin, United States Naval Academy
7
Jun
2019
Summer workshop, had me a blast... Summer workshop, went by too fast...
Submitted by Anthony L. Fernandez, Merrimack CollegeBetsy and I are feeling chills (they’re multiplying and we’re losing control) that come along with the close of our summer 2019 content-building workshop at Smith College. We are amazed at how quickly the last few days passed. (It was like greased lightnin'!)
Tell me more, tell me more… (Channel Olivia Newton-John as you say this.)
30
May
2019
VIPEr Summer Workshop Season Begins!
Submitted by Joanne Stewart, Hope College“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had the familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby