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Volume 92, Issue 44
Volume 92, Issue 44
Uneven economic recovery limits hiring
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November 3, 2014 Issue
Volume 92, Issue 44
November 3, 2014 Issue, Vol. 92 | Iss. 44
Subdued Employment Growth Ahead For Chemists
Uneven economic recovery limits hiring
(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)
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
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)
- Top R&D Execs To Retire
- Cathode Materials Attract Investment
- Companies Look To China For TiO2
- BASF Invests In Slippery Start-up
- ICL Exits Water Treatment Chemicals
- BlueFire Renewables Gets China Backing …
- … As Enerkem Plans Projects In China
- Westlake Expands Again In Louisiana
- Amgen Ups The Ante On Job Cuts
- Novartis Sells Flu Business To CSL
- Sanofi Ousts CEO Viehbacher
- Bristol-Myers Eyes Antibody Start-up
- Sutro And Celgene Advance Drug Pact
- Business Roundup
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)
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)
- Tiny Particles Tested In Humans
- Misfolding Proteins Cut Off At The Pass
- Long-Range Charge Transport In DNA
- Polymerization Minus The Metal
- Scanning Probe Solving Water Dimers’ Surface Structure
- Enzymes And Metals Enable Regiodivergent Organic Reactions
- Coated Copper Self-Repairs
- 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
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)
Unemployment eases amid weaker than expected economic growth
(pp. 12-16)
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