Received: from nobody by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.85) (envelope-from ) id 1Zy5no-0002qA-JD for lojban-newreal@lojban.org; Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:29:40 -0800 Received: from send1.mmsend84.com ([209.18.93.136]:45490) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.85) (envelope-from ) id 1Zy5nj-0002oc-9A for lojban@lojban.org; Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:29:39 -0800 Received: from RMPMTA04 (172.17.136.4) by send1.mmsend84.com id h943ku15hl8t for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:29:09 -0500 (envelope-from ) Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:29:07 -0500 From: "ACS Office of International Activities" To: Subject: Global Chemistry Newsletter November 2015 X-TokenInfo-NoToken: Feedback-ID: 8957:8957_894594:8957_30876368:realmagnet x-jobid: 30876368 X-Bps1: 28280734741 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_11469535_20151115_17296970" Message-ID: <0.0.1.E.1D11FF50B9917D0.3D40B@send1.mmsend84.com> X-Spam-Score: -0.2 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.2 X-Spam_score_int: -1 X-Spam_bar: / --_NextPart_000_11469535_20151115_17296970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please copy and paste the link into your web browser: https://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=3D= 1053365232&message_id=3D11469535&user_id=3DACS1&VERSION=3DTEXT&group_= id=3D894594&jobid=3D30876368=0A=0D IN THIS ISSUE =20 Webinar en=A0Espa=F1ol Fellowship Opportunity for Scientists from Africa GI Grant=A0Application Open - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR =20 Shubh Diwali! 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If so, don't worry! You can check out highlights, images, a report of activ= ities and key takeaways, program materials, and much more on the summit web= page http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/career-services/resourcecent= er/events/2015-acs-entrepreneurial-summit.html.=A0At this year's event, sta= keholders of chemistry innovation hailed from a diverse array of background= s, including the research, corporate, entrepreneurial, investment, governme= nt, and nonprofit communities. They gained a greater understanding of how t= o translate chemistry ideas into successful technologies, products, and ser= vices.=A0More information about the ERC and the summit at www.acs.org/erc h= ttp://www.acs.org/erc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 SCIENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS =20 Zafra Lerman Wins=A0Sakharov Prize http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prize= s/sakharov.cfm Zafra Lerman, President of the Malta Conference Foundation, is the recipien= t of the 2016=A0Andrei Sakharov Prize from the American Physical Society. 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