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Congratulations to Jalin Wood - Miss Mississippi 2004!  Jalin graduated with a B.S. in chemistry in December 2003.  She was an active member and officer in the MC-SAACS chapter.   We're proud of you!

 

NEED MONEY? Work in the Chemical Industry next summer! Gain Experience, Earn $$$, and Learn Chemistry! Deadlines approaching! Summer positions available @ :  Bayer, Colgate-Palmolive, FBI, Kodak, Ciba Chemical, DuPont, Eastman Chemical, FDA, Oak Ridge National Labs, Proctor & Gamble, Merck, Sigma Chemical, USDA, SmithKline Beecham, Union Carbide, Wyeth-Ayerst and many more! Click here for more details!

    Information on Student Affiliate membership through the American Chemical Society (ACS) is now available.  Students joining the Student Affiliates nationally will have their local chapter dues waived.  Contact Mrs. Reeves (MCC415) or Dr. Bishop (H407) for more information.

Molecule of the Month: May 2005: British anti-Lewisite (BAL) -  has been in use in the medical community for over 60 years. It is most commonly used as a chelator (remove a heavy metal from the body) in the treatment of poisoning from arsenic, mercury, lead, and gold.  It is also well-known for its role in World War II (WWII) as an antidote to the chemical warfare agent Lewisite (2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine). Although other chelators have now been developed with less toxicity, British anti-Lewisite maintains a prominent role in the treatment of various medical conditions.  Check this link to read more about it!  Last month:  Serotonin

Critter Chemistry! Chemistry isn't confined to laboratories and classrooms. Nature is full of chemistry, too. “Critter Chemistry” demonstrates the active role chemistry takes in the animal kingdom. Some of the articles listed have previously run in Chemical & Engineering News, while other articles are exclusive to C&EN Online.  This site is updated frequently, so be sure to check back often!

What is that stuff? Chocolate.  Cheez-Whiz.  Spandex.  Ink.  Baseballs.  Light sticks.  Asphalt.  Lipstick.  Self-tanning creams and lotions.  Silly Putty.  Airplane deicers. Cement.  Toothpaste. Fireworks.  Pencil-lead.  Pasteurization.  Erasers.  "New Car Smell".  Bug sprays.  Opal.  Jello.  Soap bubbles. Artificial Snow.  Sticky notes.  Kitty litter.  Artificial sweeteners.  Margarine.  Plastic bags. Ever wondered "what is that stuff?"  Check out this link to see the chemistry behind the things that make life interesting.  This month:  Ice cream

2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry presented to Aaron Ciechanover Avram Hershko Irwin Rose "for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation" Also see:  2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Important Links: American Chemistry Society ACS Mississippi Section Online MC Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

    MC-SAACS is the local student chapter of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society.

    The goals of the Mississippi College local section of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society are:

• to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among students in the chemical sciences;
• to allow local students in the chemical sciences to have a voice in the national community of chemists;
• to encourage and assist students in the area who are considering careers in the chemical sciences.

Why join MC-SAACS?

     Advantages of SAACS membership include:

•     exposure to professional aspects of chemistry, including community involvement;
•     establishing a support structure of friends and faculty in the chemistry department;
•     the opportunity to gain leadership experience by becoming a SAACS officer or committee member.

    Eligible members are any students attending the Mississippi College, enrolled in or considering enrollment in degree programs offered by the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Any undergraduate with an interest in chemistry can become a part of MC-SAACS.