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Don’t Trust Charlatans: Earth is Heating Up

Posted on August 12, 2009 by alan

This title introduced an op-ed piece in last Friday’s Oregonian (Aug 7, 2009) by professors Arthur Glasfeld and Julie Fry. The two chemists explained in straightforward terms how the vast weight of scientific evidence and scientific opinion supports global warming … finish reading Don’t Trust Charlatans: Earth is Heating Up

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Constance Bailey ’10 reports from Germany

Posted on July 23, 2009 by alan

Connie is spending her summer as a research assistant at the Hans-Knoll Institute in Jena, Germany where she is working in the lab of Prof. Christian Hertweck. The opportunity came about in an unusual way. Connie, motivated by some articles … finish reading Constance Bailey ’10 reports from Germany

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Stefan Minasian ’03 & Molly Dodge ’04 to wed in August

Posted on July 21, 2009 by alan

Stefan and I have been exchanging emails this week in order to arrange the details concerning his upcoming Reed chemistry seminar (Oct 1 – title to be announced, but it concerns “isolating and characterizing metal-metal bonded complexes of the actinides”) … finish reading Stefan Minasian ’03 & Molly Dodge ’04 to wed in August

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Happy Birthday, Reed Aleksander Hicks

Posted on July 21, 2009 by alan

Randy Hicks, a longtime fixture in the Chem 101/102 labs, the Chem 102 end-of-year fireworks display, and one of two discoverers of the Periodic Table of the Cupcakes, wrote to me last summer (yikes!) from his (then) new location in … finish reading Happy Birthday, Reed Aleksander Hicks

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Allison Stelling ’04 in JACS ’07

Posted on July 21, 2009 by alan

Just before the news pages went into hibernation, I received notice of a paper published by Allison in the November 22, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Allison is a graduate student in the Tonge lab … finish reading Allison Stelling ’04 in JACS ’07

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Alumni News for Winter ’09 Reed Magazine

Posted on May 28, 2009 by alan

Bits and pieces gathered from different parts of the Winter ’09 issue of the Reed magazine: In December Ron Sato ’68 coordinated the Feeding Frenzy on campus, where alumni bring and served nourishment to exam-crazed students on the Sunday night … finish reading Alumni News for Winter ’09 Reed Magazine

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Oliver Laeyendecker ’90

Posted on May 19, 2009 by alan

The graduation ceremony for the class of 2009 was held yesterday on the front lawn. It was, as always, a pleasure to share in the happiness of our graduates and their families and to offer our congratulations. Its also a … finish reading Oliver Laeyendecker ’90

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Jodi O’Donnell takes root at Siena

Posted on May 19, 2009 by alan

Another “news” story from 2007 that nearly got lost in the changeover from the old computer system to the current one was the transplant of our visiting professor Jodi O’Donnell to Siena College. She spent two lovely years with us, … finish reading Jodi O’Donnell takes root at Siena

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Kate Aubrecht ’92 moves to Saint Anselm

Posted on May 19, 2009 by alan

Kate Aubrecht, one of my very first thesis students, sent me some photos and news back in July 2007. Little did I know that our news blog would stop publication that same summer until a new computer system could be … finish reading Kate Aubrecht ’92 moves to Saint Anselm

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Kevan Shokat ’86 Elected to NAS

Posted on May 8, 2009 by alan

72 new members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Among them is Kevan Shokat, Reed ’86, currently a professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UC San Francisco. Since this is the … finish reading Kevan Shokat ’86 Elected to NAS

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