ACS Statement on the Killing of George Floyd

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/acs-statement-on-the-killing-of-george-floyd.html Hello, my name is Luis Echegoyen and I am the president of the American Chemical Society. I am speaking with you today during very sad days for the US and the world.  The horrific killing of George Floyd has shed additional light on hundreds of years of racism and injustice occurring in our country. …

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ACS Fall Meeting Goes Virtual

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Chemical Society will meet completely virtually WASHINGTON, June 9, 2020 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced today that it will hold the ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo completely virtually. The meeting will now be held Aug. 17-20, 2020, on the World Wide Web. Originally scheduled to be held…

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Black Lives Matter – an Opinion

Over the last week, people across the world are speaking out in outrage due to the murder of George Floyd. He is the latest death in a long string of violent acts against Black people like Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and recently, in our backyard, Steven Taylor. This violence is not new, and these outcomes…

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