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Science Career Magazine

Issue for June 09, 2006

Science Career Magazine
Diversity Remains Elusive for Flagship NSF Program
By  Jeffrey Mervis  -

The U.S. National Science Foundation has a long way to go in attracting more minority students and women into science and engineering doctoral programs, according to a new report on one of NSF's flagship training programs. (Courtesy of Science magazine)

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'P' Is for Petroleum
By  Grant Doctor  -

The American Chemical Society has narrowed the scope of the half-billion-dollar Petroleum Research Fund. Also: Funding for science curriculum development.

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Marketing Molecules
By  Jim Kling  -

Biology and nanotechnology start-ups may claim most of the headlines, but chemistry, too, offers plenty of entrepreneurial opportunities. The challenge is to find the right problem to solve.

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A Melting Pot for Postdocs
By  Anne Forde  -

Postdoc training that brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and pushes them to think creatively has some interesting career consequences.