Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established after the Civil War to provide African Americans with access to a full education. Cheyney University, the first HBCU, was founded in 1837 by Richard Humphreys to teach African Americans skills for employment. Thereafter, most were created by philanthropist and free blacks. […]
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ACS announced 45 new fellows, honored for their contributions to science. CSW Member Raychelle Burks was among 2022’s honorees. Congratulations Dr. Burks! https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/programs/Announcing-2022-ACS-fellows/100/i27?utm_source=mostread&utm_medium=mostread&utm_campaign=CEN Raychelle Burks Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry American University
The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities host a conference every year as National HBCU Week. The conference is scheduled for September 20-23rd 2022. The Committee of Minority Affairs would like to recognize all CSW members who attended an […]
Dr. Brandi Toliver Program ManagerOffice of Workforce Development for Teachers and ScientistsU.S. Department of Energy “Breaking up With Plastics” The recording is now available. View here – It requires a passcode to view: rBH1H+2+ ———- This will be a Zoom meeting. There is no charge to attend, but you must […]
The four passionate students participating in the 2022 CSW Project SEED Program have been conducting research under their dedicated mentors at three research institutions within the DMV. The program kicked off June 20th with a welcome and small networking session, and will culminated on August 20th with a poster session […]
The Watergate Youth Committee will be holding its sixth annual science event (Spooky Science Expo) for kids and teens at the terrace lounge ( 211 Yoakum PKWY, Alexandria, VA 22304) on Saturday October 15 (October 22 rain day) from 3 to 7 pm. The event celebrates science and Halloween. The science club […]
Saturday August 20th, between 10am and 1:00pm, please join CSW and the CSW Project SEED Committee in recognizing our four talented young Project SEED students as they present the research that they conducted under dedicated mentors from three different universities in the CSW region. Are you interested in hearing about research at […]
On June 20, 2022, the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) Project SEED Committee hosted the four 2022 CSW SEED Students and their mentors for a networking and summer research kickoff event. During this 2 hour in-person event the SEED students were able to network with members of the SEED committee, […]
Each year as part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week activities, the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten – 12th grades. CSW sponsors a local Illustrated Poem contest. This year’s contest theme was “The Buzz about Bugs: Insect Chemistry.” CSW is proud to announce […]
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdocs working in STEM departments, as well as for faculty and safety professionals interested in supporting the development of Laboratory Safety Teams (LST) and the strengthening of safety culture. Advanced undergraduate students have joined in as well! If your department has already established an LST, […]