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November 3, 2014 Issue

Volume 92, Issue 44
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November 3, 2014 Issue, Vol. 92 | Iss. 44

Subdued Employment Growth Ahead For Chemists

Uneven economic recovery limits hiring
By Sophie L. Rovner
(p.10)
Features
Business

Speedier Screening

GSK’s Discovery Fast Track program looks inside academia for promising but risky drug targets (pp. 24-27)
Science & Technology

Cleaning Indoor Air: Alternatives To Precious-Metal Catalysts

Researchers are working on low-cost alternatives that can efficiently scrub harmful molecules from the air (pp. 44-47)
Back Issues
 

Cover Story: Subdued Employment Growth Ahead For Chemists

Demand For Chemists Up, Somewhat
Unemployment eases amid weaker than expected economic growth
(pp. 12-16)
Pockets Of Opportunity
In a still-recovering job market, firms are poised to carefully step up hiring of chemists into select business niches
(pp. 16-19)
Interviewing Insights
Companies’ interviewing strategies reflect their growing desire for well-rounded hires
(pp. 20-21)
 

News of the Week

Oil Rose And Then Fell After Deepwater Horizon Disaster


Researchers reveal how oil landed on the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico
(p.5)

Compound Reverses The Anticlotting Effects Of Heparin


Translational Medicine: Antidote shuts down anticoagulation of all clinically available heparins
(p.6)

Federal Government Conducts Clinical Trials Of Ebola Vaccine And Approves More Diagnostics


Agencies push advances to fight, detect deadly disease
(p.6)

Big Chemical Firms See Strong Third Quarter


Earnings: Diversified chemical makers managed their way to profits despite lumpy markets
(p.7)

EPA Assesses Additional Chemicals For Regulation


Risk Assessment: BPA, flame retardants, and phthalates among substances added to EPA list for potential regulation
(p.7)

DNA-Based Fluorescent Probes Measure Forces That Cells Exert As They Move

Sensors: Two teams independently design similar systems for investigating cell mechanics
(p.8)

Reactive Lewis Pairs Hydrogenate Carbonyls

Catalysis: Metal-free reactions convert ketones to alcohols
(p.8)

Lab Death Legal Defense Cost University Of California Nearly $4.5 Million

Sum covered six years of legal bills for both UC and chemistry professor Patrick Harran
(p.9)

Sasol Moves Ahead On Louisiana Ethylene

Company says high labor costs are a big part of the $8.1 billion price tag
(p.9)
 

Departments

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Business

Cutting Carbon Dioxide Boosts Industry’s Image


Europe’s chemical industry finds rising public acceptance on the one hand but low sales growth and cost pressures on the other
(pp. 30-31)

Speedier Screening

GSK’s Discovery Fast Track program looks inside academia for promising but risky drug targets
(pp. 24-27)

The Chemical Valley’s New R&D Leader

In West Virginia, MATRIC has transformed former Union Carbide facilities into a modern chemical R&D center
(pp. 28-29)
Concentrates(pp. 22-23)
  1. Top R&D Execs To Retire
  2. Cathode Materials Attract Investment
  3. Companies Look To China For TiO2
  4. BASF Invests In Slippery Start-up
  5. ICL Exits Water Treatment Chemicals
  6. BlueFire Renewables Gets China Backing …
  7. … As Enerkem Plans Projects In China
  8. Westlake Expands Again In Louisiana
  9. Amgen Ups The Ante On Job Cuts
  10. Novartis Sells Flu Business To CSL
  11. Sanofi Ousts CEO Viehbacher
  12. Bristol-Myers Eyes Antibody Start-up
  13. Sutro And Celgene Advance Drug Pact
  14. Business Roundup
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Government & Policy

A Composite Material

The materials science community seeks a path toward inclusiveness
(pp. 38-39)

Toxicity Tools Coming Of Age

EPA eyes high-throughput assays for endocrine disruptor screening of commercial chemicals
(pp. 35-37)
Concentrates(p.33)
  1. EPA Acts On Pesticide Inert Ingredients
  2. Court Gives Go-Ahead To Air Pollution Rule
  3. China’s Hold On Rare Earths Loosens
  4. USDA To Collect More Data On Bees
  5. Government Roundup
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Science & Technology

Cleaning Indoor Air: Alternatives To Precious-Metal Catalysts

Researchers are working on low-cost alternatives that can efficiently scrub harmful molecules from the air
(pp. 44-47)
Concentrates(pp. 40-41)
  1. Tiny Particles Tested In Humans
  2. Misfolding Proteins Cut Off At The Pass
  3. Long-Range Charge Transport In DNA
  4. Polymerization Minus The Metal
  5. Scanning Probe Solving Water Dimers’ Surface Structure
  6. Enzymes And Metals Enable Regiodivergent Organic Reactions
  7. Coated Copper Self-Repairs
  8. Chemical Ligation Builds Synthetic Lipid Membranes

Career & Employment

Subdued Employment Growth Ahead For Chemists

Uneven economic recovery limits hiring
(p.10)

Finding Your Emotional Anchor

(p.48)

Interviewing Insights

Companies’ interviewing strategies reflect their growing desire for well-rounded hires
(pp. 20-21)

Pockets Of Opportunity

In a still-recovering job market, firms are poised to carefully step up hiring of chemists into select business niches
(pp. 16-19)

Demand For Chemists Up, Somewhat

Unemployment eases amid weaker than expected economic growth
(pp. 12-16)

Newscripts

Fireworks Fashion, Extraterrestrial Smells

(p.56)

Letters

Letters(p.4)
  1. A ChemDraw Flaw
  2. Those Darn Cell Phones
  3. Where Are The Chemists?