ACS has received a $30,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to support ACS Project SEED. The Society is among 12 nonprofits from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., selected to receive funds through the foundation’s annual Good Neighbor Grants program. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing […]
Daily Archives: May 4, 2018
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The Optical Society and the IEEE Photonics are participating sponsors of this event featuring NASA Goddard’s Dr. Jonathan Gardner presentation, “The James Webb Space Telescope.” Reservations are required by 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 18. Contact Jim Heaney – james.b.heaney@nasa.gov – 301-286-9133. Date/Time: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 – 5:30-9:00 p.m. Location: […]
The National Capital Area Chapter of the Society of Toxicology will be holding a Spring Symposium entitled “Consumer Products- Motivating and Promoting Toxicity Reduction. More information including a synopsis, agenda, and registration information can be found on the NCAC web site. The Symposium will take place on Thursday, May 24, […]
The May meeting of the SME DC Section will be held on May 16, 2018. Please note the date change! The Herbert Hoover Award will be presented at the meeting. This year’s awardee is James B. Hedrick, SME DC Section President for the last two years, who will speak on […]
Science Coaches is a joint American Chemical Society (ACS) and American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) educational outreach initiative dedicated to enhancing science skills in students across the United States. The program pairs chemists (coaches) with AACT teacher members in elementary, middle, and high schools. Coaches accepted into the program […]
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) needs STEM professionals to assist K-12 teachers in the DC metro area during the 2018-19 school year. The details of the collaboration are worked out between the teacher and the volunteer, and may involve giving demonstrations, assisting in lab experiments, lecturing […]