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Ethics and Chemistry

September 18, 2020 by duffion

Ethics education is important and paramount in becoming a professional. Ethics is not the same as moral reasoning. Good people can do bad things. Newspaper articles report on cases in which scientists “mess up” or make the wrong choice in regards to ethical research, publishing and lab safety.1 Ethics is…

ACS PROF Past-Subdivision Chair Publishes Call to Action in ACS Organic Letters

August 26, 2020 by duffion

The ongoing social debate on social justice and equity for underrepresented minority and diversity groups has continued to take hold across the globe including within the chemical community. This dialogue was further escalated within the hallowed halls of our chemical profession when a perspective written by Hudlicky was published in…

A New Resource: Growing Diverse STEM Communities: Methodology, Impact, and Evidence

August 10, 2020 by duffion

Congratulations to the entire team responsible for publication of the new ACS Book: Growing Diverse STEM Communities: Methodology, Impact, and Evidence. The book, which is edited by PROF members and leaders including Leyte Winfield, Gloria Thomas, Linette Watkins and Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy, has been published as a part of ACS Books…

Open Dialogue on Diversity, Inclusion, & Respect

June 10, 2020 by duffion

Our Divisional Mission is first, and foremost, to create inclusive communities. This is most often focused on chemical professionals but goes way beyond the bench and the chemical enterprise. It involves our families, our friends, and our local communities, because being a professional doesn’t stop when you leave the lab.…

Message from the Immediate Past Chair

June 8, 2020 by duffion

Hello, I hope and pray that all of you are safe, well and rested. We are in the final week of our school year and I must say that the year 2020 will not be a year that I will soon forget. It was an honor and a privilege to…

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