Recently, Fareed Zakaria provided a commentary on CNN about the future of U.S. innovation.  He is very concern and feels that the U.S. is slipping in its innovative ways.  What do you think?  Is the U.S. starting to lag behind other countries with regards to innovation?

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Today, President Obama will launch the "Educate to Innovate" campaign, a nationwide effort to help reach the administration's goal of moving American students from the middle of the pack to the front in science and math achievement over the next decade. The President will announce a series of partnerships involving leading companies, universities, foundations, non-profits, and organizations representing millions of scientists, engineers and teachers that will motivate and inspire young people across the country to excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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News media and scientists interested in finance, entrepreneurships and the chemical sciences are invited to join a free American Chemical Society (ACS) Small & Medium Business Webinar for an opportunity to learn about beginning and growing a business in these difficult economic times.

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Today, the ACS Office Of Public Affairs sent a call to action to more than 18,000 members of the ACS' Act4chemistry Network.  The call to action urges them to contact their U.S. senators regarding funding for the Department of Education's Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program.

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In view of chemistry's many contributions to the American experience and the world's quality of life and on the occasion of the recently announced United Nations' 2011 International Year of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society is working to urge the United States Postal Service to adopt chemistry as a theme for a commemorative stamp in 2011.
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Calling all scientists. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Public Affairs is seeking a visiting scientist. The candidate will work as an ACS public affairs staff member from January to Labor Day 2010. Candidates will use their scientific and technical expertise and gain first-hand knowledge of science policy development, science communication, and science advocacy.

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The Ballou Senior High School in southeast Washington, D.C., will receive the first of more than 12,000 chemistry reference books being donated to teachers across the country, as part of this year's National Chemistry Week celebration. A ceremony marking the kick-off takes place Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m. at the school. The event is sponsored by the American Chemical Society, in partnership with Merck & Co., Inc., publishers of the internationally recognized handbook that is being donated, The Merck Index.

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High school chemistry teachers and students nationwide are receiving copies of The Merck Index this week, through a partnership between the American Chemical Society and Merck & Co, Inc., for the Society’s National Chemistry Week celebration, Oct. 18-24.  ...

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