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Call for Nominations for the OL 2015 Outstanding Author of the Year Award Lectureship

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Organic Letters (OL) and the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry are seeking nominations for the 2015 Outstanding Author of the Year Award Lectureship. One author will be recognized for an outstanding letter published in 2014 (either in an issue or ASAP) that demonstrates creativity and impact in the field of organic chemistry broadly based. Special …

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The 2014-15 DOC Graduate Fellowship Winners

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The Division of Organic Chemistry congratulates the following 5 graduate students who are the 2014-15 DOC Fellows. In addition to the five Fellowship Awardees listed, we have recognized 9 applicants for their achievements and granted each of them a travel award to the 2015 NOS. The Division also gratefully acknowledges Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., …

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Jin Quan Yu’s 2013 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We thank all of those who attended and contributed to the 2013 National Organic Symposium (NOS) at the University of Washington, which was a terrific hit. We are now able to release Prof. Jin Quan Yu’s lecture which was held until now to allow him to publish the results presented at that time. We thank Scott Sieburth of …

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Videos: Eminent Organic Chemists, The Human Side

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Who are Ron Breslow, Madeleine Joullie, K. C. Nicolaou, and Peter Stang? Of course, we know these as eminent organic chemists. But who are they as human beings? What do they have to say about such topics as: What’s the best advice they’ve ever received? What does “balance” and “excellence” mean to them? How do …

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NIH funding opportunity for organic chemists

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The NIH has just issued four RFAs to support research, including chemical research, relevant to glycobiology. The overall program is called the NIH Common Fund Effort in the Glycosciences, and information can be found here: http://commonfund.nih.gov/Glycoscience/index. Grants will be funded from the Common Fund administered by the NIH Office of the Director. There are four …

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Prof. Paul Knochel’s 2013 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We thank all of those who attended and contributed to the 2013 National Organic Symposium (NOS) at the University of Washington, which was a terrific hit. We are now able to release Prof. Paul Knochel’s lecture which was held until now to allow him to publish the results presented at that time. We thank Scott Sieburth of Temple …

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Limited Funding for Pacifichem 2015 Symposia Available

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The Division of Organic Chemistry has limited funding available to support approved organic chemistry symposia at Pacifichem 2015.  Please submit your requests to the Division Secretary-Treasurer Barry Snider by e-mail (snider@brandeis.edu) by October 15, 2014. Please include updated speaker/subject information that was originally submitted to Pacifichem for evaluation of your proposal. In addition to the …

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Prof. Richmond Sarpong’s 2013 NOS Lecture is Available On-Line

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We thank all of those who attended and contributed to the 2013 National Organic Symposium (NOS) at the University of Washington, which was a terrific hit. We are now able to release Prof. Richmond Sarpong‘s lecture which was held until now to allow his group at UC Irvine to publish the results presented at that …

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