Abstract
THE PUBLIC GOT a big dose of chemistry during National Chemistry Week (NCW), the American Chemical Society’s largest outreach event, which took place on Oct. 16–22. More than 10,000 volunteers from across the U.S. turned out at museums, shopping malls, libraries, and other public places to engage the public in hands-on activities that communicate the importance of chemistry in everyday life. This year’s theme of “Chemistry—Our Health, Our Future!” highlighted the role of chemistry in nutrition, hygiene, and medicine. “We tried to make sure that the NCW theme was global, something that would be important to every person in the world, no matter what country they were from,” says Lynn M. Hogue, chair of the ACS Committee on Community Activities (CCA), which coordinates NCW with assistance from the ACS Office of Volunteer Support. She adds that having a global theme was especially important this year because the NCW celebration coincided with the International Year of ...
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