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Chemistry and trust: The IMS squad will be relying on their strong returning squad to concoct the perfect mix on the volleyball court this fall.

Everyone is back on the court for the IMS girls volleyball squad this season and Coach Cindy Miller who joined the team as a head coach last season, is excited about their potential.

I think things are coming together and were very optimistic because were returning everyone, said Miller. That helps a lot because we already have that chemistry built up.

The right mix of volleyballers and experience leads to trust that can propel a team forward. Thats what Coach Miller and her IMS volleyball squad are hoping for this season.

Second-team All-Conference setter Casey Perez is back with the team and brings a whole other year of experience as a junior. She doled out 418 assists in her sophomore year and led the team with 262 digs as well.

Anya Slabaugh is back as a middle hitter and has improved her strength.

She got a lot of experience last year, said Miller. She wasnt very strong but shes worked on it a lot this summer and she looks a lot tougher and shes got some good skills down. Well see a lot from her.

Kristen Davis will be moving from a hitter position to the libero. Kristen Davis played libero last season and will be rotating in on the back row as a back-row specialist.

New on the squad this season, Hannah Miller saw some varsity time as a freshman and will be a vital substitute this season.

She backs up everybody, said Miller. Shell be on the JV, setting, shell be a hitter, and I think shell be a big part on varsity.

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EAST LANSING -- Mark Dantonio's preseason team chemistry assessments have served as performance prophesies over his years as Michigan State's coach.

He talked up the chemistry before the surprising nine-win season of 2008. He hinted several times at a leadership void before a 2009 season the ended with a 6-7 record and off-the-field troubles.

He gushed about the bond in the locker room before each of the past two seasons, and they yielded a combined record of 22-5 with a shared Big Ten title, a Big Ten Legends Division title and an Outback Bowl win over Georgia.

So the people who cover MSU for a living make sure to get Dantonio's chemistry read several times before a season starts. As of this week, he can best be described as cautiously optimistic.

"Comparatively speaking, you know, when you win close games, when you win 11 games, I'm gonna say the character's great. The chemistry's great," said Dantonio, whose sixth MSU season opens Aug. 31 against Boise State. "So there's a lot of things we have to prove yet. But the feeling among this team is that they work very well with each other, they like each other, they get along, they push each other, and they have fun doing it."

MSU coaches are fighting the positive press clippings battle right now, with offensive coordinator Dan Roushar reminding players last week that "this football team hasn't done anything yet."

The Spartans are ranked No. 13 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls and Sports Illustrated picked them No. 8. Expectations are high despite the fact that all-time passing leader and three-time captain Kirk Cousins -- the primary cultivator of all that great chemistry the past two seasons -- now plays for the Washington Redskins.

"It's not all the sudden a change for us in that respect," Dantonio said of the preseason attention. "We've been ranked in the top 25 before. We've been ranked coming in in 2009, and we fell out quick. So there's a message to our players, and there's some things to learn from that.

"We've been outside the top 25 and found ourselves in the top 10, in 2010. So I think it's just very important, I keep saying it over and over, that we take it one day at a time."

The players will vote for team captains Thursday, and it would be a surprise if junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell wasn't one of them. The first-year starter's embrace of a vocal role has been a bigger positive than his sharp passing in camp, Dantonio said.

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EAST LANSING -- Mark Dantonio's preseason team chemistry assessments have served as performance prophesies over his years as Michigan State's coach.

He talked up the chemistry before the surprising nine-win season of 2008. He hinted several times at a leadership void before a 2009 season the ended with a 6-7 record and off-the-field troubles.

He gushed about the bond in the locker room before each of the past two seasons, and they yielded a combined record of 22-5 with a shared Big Ten title, a Big Ten Legends Division title and an Outback Bowl win over Georgia.

So the people who cover MSU for a living make sure to get Dantonio's chemistry read several times before a season starts. As of this week, he can best be described as cautiously optimistic.

"Comparatively speaking, you know, when you win close games, when you win 11 games, I'm gonna say the character's great. The chemistry's great," said Dantonio, whose sixth MSU season opens Aug. 31 against Boise State. "So there's a lot of things we have to prove yet. But the feeling among this team is that they work very well with each other, they like each other, they get along, they push each other, and they have fun doing it."

MSU coaches are fighting the positive press clippings battle right now, with offensive coordinator Dan Roushar reminding players last week that "this football team hasn't done anything yet."

The Spartans are ranked No. 13 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls and Sports Illustrated picked them No. 8. Expectations are high despite the fact that all-time passing leader and three-time captain Kirk Cousins -- the primary cultivator of all that great chemistry the past two seasons -- now plays for the Washington Redskins.

"It's not all the sudden a change for us in that respect," Dantonio said of the preseason attention. "We've been ranked in the top 25 before. We've been ranked coming in in 2009, and we fell out quick. So there's a message to our players, and there's some things to learn from that.

"We've been outside the top 25 and found ourselves in the top 10, in 2010. So I think it's just very important, I keep saying it over and over, that we take it one day at a time."

The players will vote for team captains Thursday, and it would be a surprise if junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell wasn't one of them. The first-year starter's embrace of a vocal role has been a bigger positive than his sharp passing in camp, Dantonio said.

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Aug. 21, 2012

Dichtel honored for excellence in organic chemistry

William Dichtel, Cornell assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has won a 2013 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award.

Presented by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the award honors and encourages excellence in organic chemistry. Dichtel was recognized for pioneering the chemistry of covalent organic frameworks, which organize organic semiconductors into predictable two-dimensional layered networks ideal for photovoltaic performance.

He also uses synthetic and supramolecular chemistry to develop structurally precise organic materials. Projects in his laboratory involve organic and polymer chemistry, solution and solid-state characterization, nanofabrication and electronic testing of materials.

The award consists of $25,000, as well as an unrestricted $150,000 grant that the recipient can assign to any university or nonprofit institution for research in organic chemistry. Dichtel will give an address at the ACS national meeting in the fall, and the award will be presented at the ACS's national meeting in spring 2013.

ACS is the world's largest scientific society and represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry and sciences that involve chemistry.

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Part of what made "The Avengers" so much fun was the chemistry between the cast. So often, that important spark goes unnoticed between performers, but anyone who pays close attention to film knows that chemistry is just as important as story, direction, or nowadays, special effects. On-set chemistry and a light atmosphere often generate positive results, as is clearly the case with Joss Whedon's "The Avengers."

The gag reel (recently taken down by Disney), seen on Youtube (via MTV Geek) is loaded with great laughs, from Agent Coulson's goofy demise to Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo's lab-related gaffs (the two previously shared the screen in David Fincher's "Zodiac"), the clip includes a few favorites:

Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow's Awkward Goodbye Kiss - The two have starred in both "Iron Man" films, and are both notoriously funny and affable folks, so goofing around on-set is surely something that happens often with them around.

Jeremy Renner's "Trek" Moment - Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye on the film, during the pivotal battle for New York at the end, jokingly refers to feeling like he's on "Star Trek" with his communicating between heroes. He even goes so far as to potentially ask for the current stardate.

Costume Issues - Both Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans (playing Captain America) seem to struggle with their outfits at different points. Downey has issues with his Iron Man helmet, while Evans can't seem to get his parachute on, mid-flight.

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Mark Ruffalo - Mark Ruffalo has plenty of great moments in this clip, including knocking over props, having a tender moment with a stuntman in a motion capture suit and just generally joking around with cast mates. However; his funniest moment comes at the end of the clip, where he runs away from the final battle against the Chitauri invaders.

All in all, a funny gag reel that hopefully finds its way to the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the home release (due out on September 25, 2012).

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Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 215-418-2056 (Philadelphia Press Center, Aug. 17-23) 202-872-6293 American Chemical Society

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20, 2012 Nationally renowned author, speaker, TV personality and all-around "ambassador of chemistry" Shirley O. Corriher has been selected as recipient of the 2013 James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public.

The American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, sponsors the award, and announced the winner here this week at its 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the ACS. The meeting, which features about 8,600 reports with an anticipated attendance of 14,000 scientists and others, continues here through Thursday.

One of the oldest and most prestigious accolades in science communication, the award dates to 1955 and consists of $3,000, a gold medallion and a bronze replica of the medallion. ACS named the award for James T. Grady and James H. Stack, former managers of the ACS News Service. Publisher of the Weekly PressPac, the News Service was established in 1919, making ACS one of the first scientific societies with a dedicated function of communicating and explaining science to the public.

ACS selected Corriher for work in bringing home the power and pleasure of chemistry through her highly popular books, articles and dynamic presentations on the chemistry of cooking. For more than 30 years, Corriher has served as an unofficial "ambassador of chemistry," delighting readers and audiences across the country.

A biochemist by training, Corriher is the author of two highly respected books: CookWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Cooking, winner of a James Beard Foundation award, and BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking. Cookwise is a popular "go-to" book for chemistry classes, test kitchens and home cooks across the country. Also known as a "food sleuth," Corriher has been approached by chefs, food writers and even Julia Child to find solutions to difficult conundrums encountered in the kitchen.

She has written numerous articles for newspapers, magazines and technical journals, and has appeared many times on the television show Good Eats with Alton Brown on The Food Network. In 2001, Bon Appetit magazine named her Best Cooking Teacher of the Year. Corriher also serves on the ACS Committee on Public Relations and Communications.

"Corriher is renowned for her enthusiasm and down-home, engaging style," said Harold McGee, Ph.D., author and columnist at the New York Times. He nominated Corriher for the award. "The Grady-Stack Award was created to reward outstanding reporting directly to the public. Shirley Corriher's life work fits that definition perfectly and thoroughly."

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