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In recent years, the chemistry enterprise as a whole has experienced a monumental shift in the way that it understands and approaches safety, both within society and as part of the science of chemistry. The American Chemical Society (ACS) has embraced this change and has committed to modelling it by incorporating "safety" into its core values. In early 2018, a Safety Summit involving stakeholders from across the chemistry enterprise was convened to consider strategies for "accelerating the adoption of an ethos of safety across the chemical enterprise". The summit resulted in a better understanding of the factors influencing the implementation of safe chemical practices, programs in progress to effect change in this area, and gaps where additional effort is needed. Opportunities were identified where the ACS could make a meaningful impact on chemical safety and which aligned with the goals of the Society. In this paper, we will describe how the ACS strategic plan addresses the chemical safety challenges in relation to both historical influences and the current environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

General chemistry courses are often the foundation for the study of other science disciplines and upper-level chemistry concepts. Students who take introductory chemistry courses are more often from health and science-related fields than chemistry. As such, the content taught and assessed in general chemistry courses is envisioned as building blocks for concepts in other science courses and across many science disciplines. American Chemical Society (ACS) exams are developed by committees of expert chemists and serve as representative artifacts of content valued by the chemistry community. Before an exam is released, items developed by an examination committee undergo trial testing, and items deemed too easy, too hard, or not discriminating based on item statistics are removed. Analysis of content coverage from items on multiple released general chemistry ACS exams from the past decade and their associated unreleased trial tests revealed content areas where few exam items were written. Content coverage was analyzed by aligning exam items to the ACS Anchoring Concepts Content Map for General Chemistry. By comparing released and unreleased trial items, we found that many of the content coverage gaps on released exams are the result of a lack of items developed about these concepts. These conceptual holes warrant a discussion of whether what is being assessed is what is desired to be assessed and how curricular improvement and assessment reform efforts address content coverage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As you may be aware, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has adopted Safety into its Core Values. What does this mean to you? Are you prepared to lead the way in safety like you do the other aspects of your technical undertakings? It may mean thinking and acting differently as you go about your everyday activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of high-quality assessments can be an intensive process. At the American Chemical Society Examinations Institute (ACS-EI), this follows a general process of test design and content mapping, item construction, trial testing, item analysis, and final test setting. The item analysis portion of this procedure is an important step in using field-testing results to select the best items. This selection is based on validity analysis by experts, both field-test users and test writers, and by students in field testing. The traditional item analysis of the ACS-EI now includes a differential item functioning analysis with subgroups by gender when a sufficient data set is available. The results of this analysis from six trial tests were further evaluated by both content and format. Trends of specific content areas and by format of items reveal that classes of items favored one subgroup over another in at least four instances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information about the summer undergraduate research fellowships (SURF) program of the American Chemical Society's Division of Organic Chemistry. The fellowships are awarded to undergraduate organic chemistry students in the U.S. It is awarded on the merits of students' research proposals, academic records, faculty recommendation and the students' passion for laboratory science. The program provides financial support to the qualified recipients to visit an industrial campus.

The article examines the differences of the two versions of the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2002 standardized multiple-choice examination in first-semester general chemistry. According to the authors, both questions and answers were ordered differently in the blue and gray versions. They observe some version-dependent differences in student performance that seem to relate to the order of the answers. They add that performance on multiple-choice examination questions can depend strongly on the placement of questions and answers, with the answer order probably being the more important factor in the observations.

The article reports that the Committee on Professional Training (CPT) has approved the American Chemical Society (ACS) guidelines for the approval of undergraduate chemistry programs as a means for promoting excellence in chemistry education. The guidelines have been modified to reflect changes in chemistry and education. They highlight the curriculum for an ACS-certified degree, which consists of introductory course work, foundation work and in-depth course work to provide a deeper, specialized or multidisciplinary experience. Other details of the guidelines, including the goals, institutions, faculty and infrastructure requirements, are provided.

The article presents information on the American Chemical Society's (ACS) March 2007 National Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois. It is reported that the ACS Division of Chemical Education Executive Committee Meeting discussed several reports including one by Glenn Crosby on the endowment for high school teacher regional awards. ACS President Katie Hunt reviewed her work on sustainability at the ACS Council Meeting.

The article presents information on some of the activities of the American Chemical Society (ACS) division of chemical education. Richard Jones and Uni Susskind is appointed by the Executive Committee to the Board of Trustees of the Exams Institute. James Birk and Barbara Sitzman is appointed to the Board of Publication, which oversees the "Journal of Chemical Education" for the Division. The Executive Committee received a report on the activities of the CHED Task Force to produce a white paper on the hiring, promotion, and retention of chemical education faculty. The Task Force was established at the Spring 2005 ACS meeting. There will be presentations and discussions at the 2006 BCCE and Fall 2006 ACS meetings to address these issues. The Executive Committee also discussed the participation of its members in the larger conversation within ACS surrounding multidisciplinarity, which will become increasingly crucial for the ACS. The impact of multidisciplinarity in the training and employment of chemists has led to discussions about coursework.

Highlights several program and activities for the Division of Chemical Education (CHED) at the American Chemical Society 2001 National Meeting in San Diego, California. Venue of the CHED dinner; Schedules of various technical sessions and symposiums; General information about the city.

Reports the proceedings of a marathon of plenary sessions held during the 219th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Details on the lectures regarding innovations in biotechnology; Discussion on the challenges of chemical education in the 21st century; Format of the plenary sessions marathon.

The article offers information on the American Chemical Society-Examinations Institute (ACS-EI) Anchoring Concepts Content. Map (ACCM) for general chemistry. It mentions the processes involved in the construction of the ACCM. Moreover, it presents the four levels of ACCM, its philosophy and its uses.

The article reports on the guidelines issued by the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Committee on Professional Training (CPT) for the approval of undergraduate chemistry programs. It highlights the features of undergraduate research and the rigorous and excellent practices of the CPT. It details how the ACS Guidelines and CPT supplements support the important role played by a research-supportive curriculum in the development and training of chemistry students.

The article focuses on the methods to adopt the microscale and green chemistry in the U.S. The development of new experiments; the use of catalysts; and organizing talks, workshops and demonstrations are some of the methods to promote and adopt the green chemistry. The participation of students, the mass media, and the American Chemical Society (ACS) are encouraged for the success in disseminating knowledge on Chemistry.

The article focuses on the flame tests demonstrations using household materials by the American Chemical Society (ACS) local student group at Spring Arbor University in Michigan. It states that the activity aims to find out which ion causes the color using dilute muriatic acid, household ionic salts, and isopropyl alcohol. It talks about large-scale flame tests with household materials dissolved in water and alcohol mixtures, the chemistry of flame colors, and the birthday candles that produce colored flames. It also notes some insights regarding the elements that may have caused flame color.

The article offers new briefs related to the "Journal of Chemical Education (JCS)" and chemical societies. The February 2010 issue of JCS will feature the coverage of the Earth Day 2010. The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced the recipients for its 2010 national awards including Ron Seely. The Chemical Principles through Integrated Multiple Exemplars (ChemPRIME) gives a chance to scholars in chemistry fields and related sciences to work on the creation of an online chemistry textbook.

The article offers information on the presentations and designs in the creation of a periodic table on the 2009 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Chemistry Week. It mentions that the theme of the celebration titled "Chemistry-It's Elemental" celebrates the periodic table as an orderly as well as inspirational symbol of chemistry. Several ways on how to present information on the elements along with their properties are discussed.

The article offers updates related to the news and activities in the chemical education in the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, including small business award to Virent Energy Systems Inc., Greener Reaction Conditions Award to CEM Corp. as well as Academic Award to Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. American Chemical Society's (ACS) Division of Organic Chemistry hosted the Centennial Symposium during the 237th ACS National Meeting and Exposition to be held on August 18, 2008 in Philadelphia. ACS is pushing the Commemorative Stamp Petition to the Postal Service which urge to adopt chemistry as a theme for the 2011 commemorative stamp.

The article discusses the preparations made by educational institutions in the U.S. to prepare graduate school students for a life after school. According to the article, the American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Graduate Education has launched the "Preparing a Life After Graduate School" (PfLAGS) program in order to provide career guidance to all doctoral students who still have no idea about industrial research. In addition, it states that the project wishes to uphold their aims of finding employment opportunities to students, defining careers for them as well as setting non-technical knowledge and skills to define one's career.

This article briefly reports various news items, events, and announcements concerning the field of chemical research and education. The Journal of Chemical Education will, reportedly, join with the American Chemical Society (ACS) in celebrating Earth Day 2005 in the February issue of the journal. The theme of the 2005 issue is "Air--Here, There, Everywhere!," which will be reflected in articles and laboratory data that will be contained in the journal. It is further reported that Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teachers Association will provide seven awards, each valued at $3000, for educators who demonstrate innovative used of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld device in the science classroom.

The article offers news briefs related to chemical society in the U.S. in 2011. It mentions the launch of the American Chemical Society's (ACS) 241st meeting in Anaheim, California on March 27, 2011. It cites the recipients of the Pittcon Heritage Award including Arvin Smith, John Hatsopoulos, and George Hatsopoulos. It also notes the opening of applications for the ACS Scholars Program.

The article offers information on the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC) 201, wherein, chemists and chemical enthusiasts worldwide will collaborate to promote interest in chemistry, as well as its contributions to mankind. It states that the IYC 2011 was designed by the United Nations to encourage appreciation to the achievements of chemistry. It offers details on the activities such as by the American Chemical Society (ACS) designed to engage students, volunteers and the public.