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McCain’s VP Wants Creationism Taught in School
Submitted by skassel on August 30, 2008 – 9:40 pm | No Comment

Well as long as there’s a healthy debate, it must be OK…

In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be governor of Alaska said of evolution and creation education, “Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of …

Molecule of the Week (01)
Submitted by skassel on August 30, 2008 – 8:06 pm | No Comment
Molecule of the Week (01)

The first ‘Molecule of the Week’ (MotW) is a gold(I) catenane published in the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Goldup, S.M.; Leigh, D.A.; Lusby, P.J.; McBurney, R.T.; Slawin, A.M.Z. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. …

Back to School: 10 Great Web Apps for College Students
Submitted by skassel on August 30, 2008 – 6:39 pm | No Comment

Seems like a decent list of online web apps ‘for students,’ though I think it’s appropriate for anyone. No. 1, Evernote, looks the most interesting to me, but as I’ve been using some version of …

Welcome back!
Submitted by skassel on August 25, 2008 – 12:18 pm | No Comment
Welcome back!

I hope you all had a wonderful summer full of rest, relaxation, and other quality time away from good old VU! I know I’m well rested and absolutely ready to go! OK, maybe not, but …