Scientists are studying a substance in Korean mistletoe as a possible candidate for treating obesity-related liver disease.

How is the shiny tinsel that decorates many Christmas trees made? Today it's mostly made of plastic. But did you know tinsel used to contain chemical elements like lead, aluminum, or copper? Find out all about tinsel's chemistry history in this very special holiday episode of Speaking of Chemistry.

In this presentation, we will show the development of a workflow using a very generic extraction procedure and full scan MS/MS and high resolution MS and MS/MS data acquisition to confidently identify and accurately quantify targeted and non-targeted chemicals based on retention time, accurate mass, isotope pattern, sample-control comparisons, MS/MS library searching, empirical formula finding, ChemSpider searching, and automatic MS/MS fragment ion interpretation.

Princeton University Press, in partnership with Tizra, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and California Institute of Technology, announces the launch of THE DIGITAL EINSTEIN PAPERS . This unique, authoritative resource provides full public access to the translated and annotated writings of the most influential scientist of the twentieth century: Albert Einstein.

Graduate students might seem to live in some sort of parallel existence, immersed in esoteric research that the person on the street can’t understand.

In this webinar you will learn that SPME is a fast, solvent-less alternative to conventional sample extraction techniques. It’s ideal for the challenging sample matrices commonly encountered in many food laboratories. 

In an era of reduced funding, it’s not enough for a young researcher to be a good scientist. He or she also needs "street smarts" to, for example, find an influential mentor, dress professionally, network during scientific meetings and be able to describe a research project in the time it takes to ride an elevator.

The need to foster current and emerging leaders in higher education is soaring considering rapid advances in technology and the expansion of higher education as an enterprise. To cultivate a leader who can harness innovative collaborations and new approaches to help realize the ideal of a New American University, Arizona State University has launched the Leadership Academy.

Early registration deadline is Oct. 15th.

College students’ views on evolution are shaped significantly more by religiosity than education, according to a survey of Southern students by University of Alabama researchers.

New research from North Carolina State University finds that young people who have had mentors are more likely to find work early in their careers that gives them more responsibility and autonomy – ultimately putting them on a path to more financially and personally rewarding careers.

EAS has opened up a limited number of spots for last-minute high quality poster abstracts to be included in the technical program. If you missed our April deadline, submit now to join us November 17-19^th and present your research. EAS seeks contributions from scientists in many areas of analysis. See the list of topics on the right.