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The working group prod= uced a White Paper http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/global/internation= al/resources/acs-division-international-white-paper.pdf that details the be= nefits, best practices and recommendations for international engagement. Fo= r more information or to get involved, please contact the OIA at intlacts@a= cs.org. mailto:intlacts@acs.org?subject=3DIAC%2FDAC%20Paper - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 Nominate the next Heroes of Chemistry =A0 http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en= /funding-and-awards/awards/industry/heroes.html Nominations are now open for the Heroes of Chemistry program, which recogni= zes chemical scientists whose work in various fields of chemistry and chemi= cal engineering has led to the successful development of commercial product= s. The Heroes program also highlights the vital role of industrial chemical= scientists and their companies in improving human welfare through successf= ul commercial innovations and products. =A0Each year, companies from around= the world are invited to nominate their employees to recognize their talen= t, creativity, and innovation. The deadline for submissions is February 29,= 2016. For more information, please visit www.acs.org/heroes http://www.acs= .org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/industry/heroes.html. =A0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 Green Chemistry Student Awards http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/greenchemi= stry.html The ACS Green Chemistry Institute=AE administers the Breen and Hancock awar= ds to sponsor a young international scholar, providing national recognition= for outstanding contributions to green chemistry through research and/or s= tudies. Applications for these awards are due February 19, 2016.=A0 The winners of these awards have the opportunity to participate in the 20th= Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference http://gcande.org/?cid=3De= m_gci_ACSint_11_10_15, June 14-16, 2016, in Portland, OR.=A0 Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-= and-awards/awards/gci/breen.html Applicants demonstrating interest in green chemistry are eligible to win up= to $2,000. 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Indeed, in = the globalized world today, we need to build friendships, collaborate in re= search, exchange and educational programs, organize and participate in meet= ings, involve in outreach and publicity, and grow our International Chapter= s in order to serve our international members and promote the global chemis= try enterprise.=A0 I am pleased to report that since the Boston national meeting our IAC colle= agues and OIA staff have continued to execute numerous relationship-buildin= g activities, including the Chemical Sciences and Society Summit in Germany= in September; the October launch of the new International Chapter in Taiwa= n; the BOOST Trainer Institute in Thailand in October; Chemistry Festivals = in Nigeria in September and Mexico in October; a Gii workshop on the Niger = River water issues in November; and a planned summit of ACS International C= hapters' representatives in December. =A0On the collaboration front, the jo= int IAC/DAC white paper was finalized and placed on the web. IAC, CPT, and = SOCED agreed to continue the joint Task Force on International Chemistry Ed= ucation in 2016. =A0The new ACS International Center was re-launched in Oct= ober on WordPress platform at https://global.acs.org. =A0 We should salute = our hardworking =0AACS staff and committee colleagues for their continuing = efforts on behalf of the global chemistry community. As I conclude my three years as IAC Chair, I would like to thank all of you= for your friendship, collaboration, support, and hard work. =A0We have had= quite a bit of fun together and also accomplished a lot. =A0Personally it = has been a privilege and pleasure to have met and worked with so many of yo= u. =A0 Best wishes for the future!=A0 H.N. Cheng IAC Chair, 2013-2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 ACS INTERNATIONAL CENTER NEWS =20 Apply Today for the ACS International Research Experience for Undergraduate= s Program (IREU) http://www.acs.org/ireu With generous support from the National Science Foundation, the ACS Office = of International Activities is pleased to announce the 2016 IREU applicatio= n. U.S. undergraduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering or materi= als sciences who are interested in an international research experience are= welcome to apply. Funded by NSF, the IREU program places rising sophomore = or junior students in top labs in Italy, Germany, Singapore or the United K= ingdom for ten weeks. The program includes round-trip international travel,= a housing and living stipend while abroad, an orientation at ACS headquart= ers in Washington and participation in the 2017 ACS spring meeting. Women a= nd underrepresented students in the sciences are encouraged to apply. Learn= more about the IREU program and apply at www.acs.org/ireu http://www.acs.o= rg/ireu. =A0Deadline for completed applications is January 25,2016.=A0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 INTERNATIONAL CURRENTS =20 2016 Global Innovation Grant: Application Now Open http://www.acs.org/conte= nt/acs/en/global/international/regional/eventsglobal/global-innovation-gran= t.html Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Global Innovation Grant ht= tp://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/international/regional/eventsglobal/= global-innovation-grant.html program, sponsored by the International Activi= ties Committee. Global Innovation Grants are available to assist ACS Techni= cal Divisions, Local Sections, Committees and International Chapters with t= ravel, projects and events that support IAC strategic interests and priorit= ies. Applications are due no later than January 10th, 2016. Apply now http:= //www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/international/regional/eventsglobal/glo= bal-innovation-grant.html! - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 International Students in the United States Up Ten Percent to Nearly One Mi= llion http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors?utm_source=3D= IIE+Global&utm_campaign=3Da40b05df6b-Press-Release-Open-Doors-2015-20151116= &utm_medium=3Demail&utm_term=3D0_aae91ae631-a40b05df6b-56730397=20 The 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange http://www= .iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors?utm_source=3DIIE+Global&utm_c= ampaign=3Da40b05df6b-Press-Release-Open-Doors-2015-20151116&utm_medium=3Dem= ail&utm_term=3D0_aae91ae631-a40b05df6b-56730397 was released last month and= =A0found=A0the number of international students at U.S. colleges and univer= sities had the highest rate of growth in 35 years, increasing by ten percen= t to a record high of 974,926 students in the 2014/15 academic year. The Un= ited States hosts more of the world's 4.5 million globally mobile college a= nd university students than any other country in the world, almost double t= he number hosted by the United Kingdom, the second leading host country.=A0= The report also found the number of U.S. students studying abroad increased= by five percent in 2013/14, the highest rate of growth since before the 20= 08 economic downturn. =0ATo read more, visit the IIE's website http://www.i= ie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors?utm_source=3DIIE+Global&utm_cam= paign=3Da40b05df6b-Press-Release-Open-Doors-2015-20151116&utm_medium=3Demai= l&utm_term=3D0_aae91ae631-a40b05df6b-56730397. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 Chemical & Engineering News Global Highlights=A0 http://cen.acs.org/index.h= tml Help For Refugee Researchers http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i47/Help-Refuge= e-Researchers.html Scientists Welcome Canada's New Government http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i= 46/Scientists-Welcome-Canadas-New-Government.html?type=3DpaidArticleContent Building Global Relationships http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i46/Building-G= lobal-Relationships.html?type=3DpaidArticleContent - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 Chemical & Engineering News en Espa=F1ol=A0 http://cen.acs.org/espanol.html C&EN pone a su disposici=F3n traducciones al espa=F1ol de sus art=EDculos m= =E1s populares: Una Nueva T=E9cnica Que Podr=EDa Ayudar A Personalizar La Nanomedicina http= ://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i46/Una-nueva-tecnica-que-podria-ayudar-a-person= alizar-la-nanomedicina.html Las Terapias Con Anticuerpos No Mejoran La Funci=F3n Neuronal En Ratones ht= tp://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i45/Las-terapias-con-anticuerpos-no-mejoran-la= -funcion-neuronal-en-ratones.html Un Nuevo Medicamento Le Echa El Guante A Estafilococos Ocultos http://cen.a= cs.org/articles/93/i44/Un-Nuevo-Medicamento-Le-Echa-El-Guante-A-Estafilococ= os-Ocultos.html Encontrados Pedazos Microsc=F3picos De Pl=E1stico En La Sal De Mesa China h= ttp://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i43/Encontrados-Pedazos-Microscopicos-De-Plas= tico-En-La-Sal-De-Mesa-China.html Acceda todas las traducciones al espa=F1ol de art=EDculos de C&EN aqu=ED ht= tp://cen.acs.org/espanol.html. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 SCIENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS =20 Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace's Hunger Strike - Day 250 http://salsa4.salsalab= s.com/o/50943/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=3D16532&okay=3Dtrue On November 25 Scholars at Risk released an alert regarding Dr. Abdul Jalil= Al-Singace's hunger strike, which has now passed 250 days. 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