Pendant base?
Dear Colleagues,
One of my organic colleagues asked me today if I knew what "pendant base" meant in terms of metals and ligands. Has anyone heard this before? Is this some sort of new nomenclature/concept?
Sibrina
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Etiquette with electronic equipment
Barbara Reisner / James Madison University
Sat, 06/25/2011 - 17:05
One of the issues I've had to come to terms with over the years is the proliferation of electronic devices in my classroom. Not only are there more of them, but students do not seem fully aware of etiqutte of using these devices in a learning environment.
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Feeling the love
A recent post by the Lafayette propaganda folks.
'...with dedicated labs for teaching analytical, biochemistry, general, organic, physical, and inorganic chemistry.'
Is it me, or does something seem unusual?
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rec letter drinking game
How do you encourage your students to only apply to an appropriate number of research programs or graduate schools? While the number that is appropriate is obviously going to be different for diffferent students and different programs, I heard about this plan today and thought it was a good, albeit tounge-in-cheek way to get the point across.
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support for conference travel
I'm interested in hearing from any faculty, but especially from those of us at PUIs. What kind of support do you get from your institutions to attend conferences, especially those that fall during the academic terms?
Sheila Smith / University of Michigan- Dearborn
Wed, 10/13/2010 - 18:01
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real-life ethics case study
A VIPEr user who wants to remain anonymous has the following real-life case study. Please provide any comments you feel that could help.
- Adam
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something deeply wrong with chemistry
anyone see this?
http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2010/06/22/something-deeply-wrong-with-ch…
I am going to do a group meeting on Friday with my students to discuss this blog and its associated articles. I want to alert them to the possibile realities of grad school, and traits to look for (and avoid) in potential advisors.
Any thoughts?
Adam
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summer work policy
does anyone out there in VIPEr land have a department policy on missed work during the summer? I am asking specifically about medical or family emergency (ie, excused absences) but it would be also good wo know whats out there regarding unexcused missed days.
Sadly, I ask because one of my student's family members is having a serious medical emergency and the student has missed a lot of work and I expect more over the next week or so.
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Opportunitites in the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry
Are you interested in becoming more involved with the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry? Would you like to develop a symposium for a meeting? Are you interested in running for office? The DIC is always looking for volunteers.
Contact reisneba at jmu dot edu for more information.
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Advice Needed: Renovating general chemistry laboratories
We have gotten the funds to renovate our general chemistry laboratories that were originally built in 1974. We are overwelmed at the possibilities. Do you keep the original layout or do we get creative? Do we keep the hoods against the walls or do we get two-sided hoods? I would welcome any advice, horror stories, success stories, or wish we had done this instead?
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