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See the latest piece about Chemists Without Borders in Chemistry World, a news magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry – http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/02/humanitarian-chemists-without-borders
Chemistry Notes From the Field: A New Blog!
Hi! My name is Josh Kearns, and I am excited to be a guest blogger for Chemists Without Borders! I am a chemist by training – I hold a BS in chemistry with a minor in environmental engineering from Clemson University in South Carolina, and an MS in environmental biogeochemistry from the University of California-Berkeley. …
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This is so cool!
A group of researchers has found a way to utilize mainstream technology to analyze a public health concern. They are using a Smartphone camera with a special attachment and some pretty neat chemistry concepts to detect Hg2+ in water samples. It is portable and relatively inexpensive compared to spectroscopic methods from what the article says. …
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Over the last two years, I realized that our most successful endeavors are the ones that are essential, in some way, to the members involved in a project or initiative. Whether we are talking about creating a chapter, organizing a membership meeting, leading a new project, answering a question, organizing a fund raising initiative, or …
A fun fundraising activity
I read about this in a recent American Chemical Society (ACS) newsletter. It is a neat idea that Chemists Without Borders might be inspired by or may want to team up with this student group. The ACS Student Chapter at Missouri State University came up with a way to raise funds, spread their cause, and have some …
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My words “We can value our membership even more” got me into the position that I am in today. As the new Vice President of Chemists Without Borders, I am determined to make good on your passion for giving back.We are Chemists who Care. Our most successful endeavors are the ones that are essential, in …
Arsenic Crisis Newsletter & Discussion Group
Our friend recommends this Arsenic Crisis Newsletter & Discussion. He said of it, “… this site has a boatload of contributions, I think some of them may actually be good research. FYI in case you want to scan the overall chatter about the As problem. Regards, David” The formal group description is: “Newsletter & discussion …
From Belgium via US to Cameroon
Denis (right) with teachers in computer room. Chemists Without Borders president Bego Gerber believes that “The Power is in the Network”. A case in point: In January this year he sent me a quick e-mail telling me about Marijke De Vos from Belgium. She had participated in Chemists Without Borders bi-monthly call-ins and had mentioned …
Cadmium contaminated rice
As some of you may have heard last month, Cadmium was found to have contaminated rice in China. There was an interesting article about it in the Bloomberg News: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/china-to-survey-level-of-soil-pollution-nationwide-xinhua-says.html Human pollution is believed to be the cause. This has understandably caused public outrage and spurred a nationwide project to determine the level of 78 elements …