Ed Fenlon

50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

Good NPR story on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.

www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n....

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My quote of the day

As I reflect on my life, I recognize that our greatest achievements often arise from our most profound struggles. Embrace challenges and view failures as opportunities for growth. It is through these trials that we learn, adapt, and ultimately succeed.

Marie Curie

My quote of the day

How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.

Abraham Lincoln

Mole day nerd confession...

Years ago, I was lying relaxing on a beach and letting my mind wander.

I wondered how moles of sand grains there are on a beach.

My best estimate was that there are about 0.001 moles of sand grains on beaches on Earth.

Avogadro's number is huge and molecules are small

Your book talk last night was informative and interesting. Thank you for coming.

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

Who said the science part of Nobel week is over!? In my new analysis for Nature, over 30% of science laureates from this century have immigrated, and two thirds came to the US.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.

@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

My quote of the day

I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.

Molly Ivins

Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.

New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.

[Gift Link]

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

mRNA vaccines are, without exaggeration, one of the greatest inventions in human history.

We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.

And the US is throwing it away. For what?

Another semester, another moment to thank that guy from Rice University who made that syllabus maker thing. I love you

wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...

Lovely evening at the fabulous @nationalgalleries.bsky.social in Edinburgh for the unveiling of portraits of recent Scottish chemistry Nobel laureates Sir Fraser Stoddart, Richard Henderson & Sir Dave MacMillan😃. Sir Fraser captured looking like he wanted to get back to work!😆

Headed to #ACSFall2025, the ORGN division is honored to present the Cope and Cope Scholar awards - congrats to all the awardees! @SwagerGroup @thewoolab @MPWatsonLab @swkrska @EngleLab Liz Jarvo Neal Devaraj Masayuki Inoue Patrick Walsh @andrei_yudin @MaulideLab.

Headed to #ACSFall2025, the @organicdivision.org division is honored to present the Cope and Cope Scholar awards - congrats to all the awardees!

Say hi to Kim. I hope it was a good match.

Flyer for the July 16 virtual symposium. Wednesday July 16, 2025 12-1:30 PM EST ACS Division of Organic chemistry Virtual Symposium. Join us for the DOC Virtual Symposium Series! Each session we bring you insightful presentations from top organic chemistry researchers across academia and industry. Free presentations, no registration needed Abby Doyle UCLA Nickel and Photocatalysis Nat Kadunce Gilead Sciences Process Development of Lenacapavir and a Challenging Starting Material

🚨Only 2 weeks away! July 16 @ 12 noon ET 🚨
The next DOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium featuring Abby Doyle @uclacb.bsky.social and Nat Kadunce #GileadChemistry
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The last day to register for the 100-year anniversary and 49th National Organic Symposium (NOS) is June 18th, so there is still time to register for this event. Register below

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Attention attendees for #NOS2025:

There is still room for the Captain JP Riverboat cruise. You can add this to your registration at any time. At least, five of our plenary speakers and ~80 other attendees are taking the cruise. Join us! Link below.

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A still from The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Register now for the National Organic Symposium (NOS). Registration is open until June 18, however, there is a price increase after May 23. Join us and hear from our amazing speakers from June 22 - 26 at RPI in Troy, NY.

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Registration is open until June 18, however, there is a price increase after May 23 so REGISTER NOW!

Our next Virtual Symposium features Tom Rovis @RovisGroup & Ohyun Kwon @uclachem
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Registration for the National Organic Symposium (NOS) ends 05/22. The NOS features an impressive lineup of 17 speakers including the 2025 Roger Adams Awardee, Professor Eric Jacobsen, and the 2022 Nobel Laureate Professor Morten Meldal.

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The ACS Division of Organic Chemistry welcomes you to the Spring ACS 2025 meeting in San Diego! We have fantastic sessions (see below) and events this week. Stay tuned!