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American Chemical Society Office of Public Affairs

Contact: Joan Coyle 202-872-6229 J_coyle@acs.org

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Students, faculty, public invited to ACS on Campus event on April 20 at Cornell University The American Chemical Society (ACS) invites students, faculty and interested members of the public to ACS on Campus at Cornell University on Friday, April 20, 2012 in Clark Hall. The event will debut new ACS on Campus content; seminars will explore communicating your science to the general public, how to successfully tackle National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, how to get a manuscript published and more. A flyer is attached for your information and use. The events are free, but registration is required. All morning attendees will receive a ticket for free lunch from 12:30-1:30 p.m. as part of the SciFinder Ninja training session. Students are encouraged to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions. MORNING SESSION: PUBLISHING & RESEARCH 9:00-9:30 Opening Remarks 9:30-11:00 Basics in Scholarly Publishing: From the Editors Themselves / Copyright and Ethics of Publishing 11:00-11:15 BREAK 11:15-12:30 Resume Writing 101 12:30-1:30 LUNCH / Becoming a SciFinder Ninja: Tips & Tricks to Master Search AFTERNOON SESSION: CAREERS AND IMPACT OF SCIENCE 1:30-2:30 There's life beyond the lab: Finding the Work/Life Balance 2:30- 3:45 What is it you do again? Why effectively communicating your science matters 3:45-4:00 BREAK 4:00-5:00 Broader Impacts: How to Approach the NSF Grant Proposal 5:00-6:00 Networking Reception

ACS on Campus is a Library Relations initiative begun in 2010 to raise the profile of the campus science/chemistry librarian through a series of campus events. Since then, it has become the Societys cross-divisional campus outreach program bringing resources from ACS Publications, Chemical Abstracts Service, Membership & Scientific Advancement and Education to over 20 campuses domestically and internationally. Students participate in seminars on the basics of peer review, ethics in scholarly communications, career building and development and effective use of ACS Web tools like SciFinder, the ACS Network and the Web Editions Platform. More details are available at the ACS on Campus website: http://pubs.acs.or/r/acsoc. (LINK wont open.)

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American Chemical Society 1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 T [202] 872 6229 F [202] 872 4370 www.acs.org #12-091 Released: 04/04/2012