CHF in the News

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Museum

• Huckabay, Carolyn. "First Friday Focus: Chemical Heritage Foundartion" City Paper, posted 4 March 2010.
  
  
• O'Driscoll, Cath. "Tables That Turn Heads" Chemistry & Industry, March 2010.
  
  
• Huckabay, Carolyn. "2ND SEASON ARTS: Gallery Watch" City Paper, posted 14 January 2010.
  
  
• Joy, Stacie. "Periodic Table of Cupcakes" Cupcakes Take the Cake blog, posted 14 October 2009.
  
  
• Kuznits, Hadas. "The Chemistry of Sparkling Wine" KYW Newsradio, posted 4 October 2009.
  
  
• Kuznits, Hadas. "CHF Museum Celebrates 1st Anniversary" KYW Newsradio, posted 4 October 2009.
  
  
• Lipton, Lauren. "A Phila. Museum Shows Off an Innovative 1947 Wedding Gown" KYW Newsradio, posted 3 October 2009.
  
  
• Irwin, Alex. "First Friday @ Philadelphia's Chemical Heritage Foundation" Uwishunu, posted 28 September 2009.
  
  
• Illuminati, Chris. "Things to do: CHF Museum Celebrates one year with wine and cake!" PhillyBurbs.com, posted 28 September 2009.
  
  
• Bellm, David. "Weird science – the vintage science-kit look"
  Packaging Digest, 24 September 2009.
  
  
• Petrucci, Joe. "Chemical Heritage Foundation museum features science for the uninitiated" Keystone Edge, 6 August 2009.
  
  
• Klein, Julia. "Philadelphia’s Chemical Heritage Foundation"
  Diversion, July 2009.
  
  
• Baldwin, Rosecrans. "The Insider | Dmitri Siegel" The New York Times, 9 July 2009.
  
  
• Myers, Amy. "I've Got a Baby and Ten Dollars...Now What?" Phillyist blog, 29 June 2009.
  
  
• Franks, Suzanne E. "Zuzka." "The Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia" Thus Spake Zuzka blog, 22 May 2009.
  
  
• Fleming, Lauren. "Hyperbolic Crochet: Needle, thread... chemistry?" Philadelphia City Paper, 30 April 2009.
  
  
• Bauers, Sandy. "Hey, I got your science right here!" Philadelphia Inquirer, 20 April 2009.
  
  
• Smith, Virginia A. "Discovered: Plants on the Move" Philadelphia Inquirer, 10 April 2009.
  
  
• Hill, Lori. "First Friday Focus" Philadelphia City Paper, 4 March 2009.
  
  
• Keyser, Tom. "Why a Tang exhibit, 'Molecules,' mattered" Albany Times Union, 4 January 2009.
  
  
• "Top 10 Things to Do in November: Chemical Heritage Foundation" gophila.com, November 2008.
  
  
• Klein, Julia. "Chemistry as Catalyst" The Wall Street Journal, 5 November 2008.
  
  
• "The Art of Science: Chemical Heritage Foundation takes a new approach to science museums" Chemical & Engineering News, 27 October 2008. (Note: a username and password are required to access the article.)
  
  
• "Traveling Exhibit: 'Molecules That Matter' explores the history and societal impact of 10 compounds" Chemical & Engineering News, 27 October 2008. (Note: a username and password are required.)
  
  
• DiOrio, Angela. "Chemical Heritage Foundation Adds New Museum to Philadelphia Historic District" Phillyist, posted 22 October 2008.
  
  
• Evans, Jennifer. "Molecules That Matter" The Scientist, 17 October 2008. (Note: free registration with the site is required to access the article.)
  
  
• Dukeman, Rachel. "Arts Agenda Picks: Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum" City Paper, 16 October 2008.
  
  
• Van Allen, Peter. "Chemical Heritage Foundation presents its ongoing exhibition" Philadelphia Business Journal, 10 October 2008.
  
  
• "Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Capital USA" Roadside America, posted 4 October 2008.
  
  
• Melwert, Jim. "Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum Opens in Old City" KYW Newsradio, posted 4 October 2008.
  
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• Schmidt, Alex. "New Museum hopes for some good chemistry" WHYY news, broadcast on 3 October 2008. (Link opens an MP3 audio file.)
  
  
• Saffron, Inga. "Changing Skyline: Bank Has Perfect Bones for Science Museum" Philadelphia Inquirer, 3 October 2008.
  
  
• Campello, Lenny. "First Friday Fun" Phillyist, posted 3 October 2008.
  
  
• Loviglio, JoAnn. "Philadelphia Museum Seeks Chemical Attraction" MSNBC, 7 September 2008.
  
  
• Smith, Eric. "Geekadelphia Tours the Chemical Heritage Foundation" Geekadelphia blog, posted 21 August 2008.
  
  
• Sanderson, Katharine. "ACS Philadelphia 2008: Escaping the Conference"  In the Field blog (Nature's reporter's blog), posted 20 August 2008.
  
  
• Grens, Kerry. "Chemical Celebrities" WHYY news, broadcast on 18 August 2008.
  
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• Arnaud, Celia. "Sneak Peek at Molecules That Matter"  CENtral & Science, posted 18 August 2008.
  
  
• Phillips, Brandon. "Making Modernity" Inventors Digest, September 2008. (Link is to a PDF.)
  
  
• Glovas, Kim. "New Chemical Heritage Foundation Bldg. to Open this Fall." Broadcast on KYW Newsradio 1060. Posted Saturday, 9 August 2008.  Read the transcript.
  
  
• ABC TV, Action News, Channel 6. "New Mural Honors Chemistry" Broadcast at 6:00 p.m., 4 August 2008.
  
  
• NBC TV Channel 10. "Shot of Kaleidoscope Image Being Installed at Chemical Heritage Foundation" Broadcast on Local News at 6:00 p.m., 4 August 2008.
  
  
• Lipton, Lauren.  "Chemistry Museum in Old City is More Than a Nerd's Paradise"  Broadcast on KYW Newsradio 1060's Positively Philadelphia series. Posted 12 July 2008.
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• Maule, R. Bradley.  "Chemical Substance" Phillyskyline, posted June 25, 2008. 
  
  

Conference Center

• Stone, Adam. "The Hub offers meeting rooms for just one purpose: meetings" Philadelphia Business Journal, 20 February 2009.
  
  
• Schimmel, Bruce. "Renegade Green Goddess" City Paper, 25 June 2008. 

Alchemy

• Wilford, John Noble. "Transforming the Alchemists" New York Times, 1 August 2006.
  
  
• Keck, Aries. "Alchemy's Renaissance" Marketplace, National Public Radio, broadcast 1 August 2006.
  
  

History

• "The Age of Wonder and Richard Holmes" Art in the Age blog, posted 10 March 2010.
  
  
• D'Ambrosio, Felicia. "SCIENCE ON TAP: Dr. Ernie Schuyler on "The Origin and Evolution of Beer" City Paper, posted 6 January 2010.
  
  
• Reisert, Sarah. "CHF plans for International Year of Chemistry"
  ICIS Chemical Business. 5 May 2009.
  
  
• Brewster, Haywood. 'A Star-Spangled Evening' at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania April 30 Philadelphia Center City Weekly Press, 29 April 2009.
  
  
• "The Invention of Air" Science Friday, National Public Radio, broadcast 2 January 2009.
  
  
• Hammond, Keith. "Great Balls of Fire!" Make: 16: Spy Tech, December 2008.
  
  
• "Lab Technician for Girls Set: Oldie but Goodie" Jezebel blog, posted 10 December 2008.
  
  
• "Lead" Modern Marvels, The History Channel, first aired 9:00 p.m. on 9 October 2008.
  
  
• Scudellari, Megan.  "Story Corps for Scientists" The Scientist NewsBlog, posted 17 July 2008. 
  • Note: you must register with the site to read the article. An exerpt: "Nobel prize-winning geneticist Joshua Lederberg, liposome pioneer and essayist Gerald Weissmann, Lasker Prize-winning microbiologist Carol Greider -- these are only a smattering of the scientists whose thoughts, reflections, and tribulations have been recorded in oral histories as part of the Pew Oral History Project, a recently-forged collaboration between the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Chemical Heritage Foundation." Read more >
    
    
• Mangravite, Andrew. "IUPAC History Preserved: Processing Addenda to the Records of IUPAC" Chemistry International, Vol. 27 No. 4, July-August 2005.
  
  
• Bowden, Mary Ellen. "Joseph Priestley: Radical Thinker" Chemistry International, Vol. 27 No. 3, May-June 2005.

Policy

• Ottinger, Gwen. "When the Clunker Is Greener" Washington Post, 3 August 2009.
  
  

Cover Stories

• "Ellen: Market-Driven Science Is Our Focus" DuPont News, posted 8 Feruary 2010.
  
  
• Reisch, Marc. "A Chemical Legacy" Chemical & Engineering News, posted 14 June 2009.
  
  
• "Expert Calls for Retooling Environmental Regulations for the Emerging Age of Nanotechnology," AllAmericanPatriots.com, posted 12 March 2009.
  
  
• Brock, David C. "Pittcon turns 60" Chemical & Engineering News, 23 February 2009.
  
  
• Bresnen, Margo. "Making Modernity at the Chemical Heritage Foundation" Chemistry International, November-December 2008.
  
  
• Rust, Susanee and Meg Kissinger. "Donation raises questions for head of FDA’s bisphenol A panel" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 October 2008.
  
  
• Motluck, Alison. "Plastic bottle chemical linked to heart disease" Newsfood.com, posted 20 September 2008.
  
  
• D'Amico, Esther. "Science Literacy" Chemical Week, 15 September 2008. (Link is to a PDF.)
  
  
• Joumel, Laure. "Before "Modern" Chemistry: A Stroll Inside the French Books from the Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library" Chemistry International, Vol. 29 No. 2, March-April 2007.
  
  
• Gussman, Neil.  "ACS Hosts Symposium Honoring Percy L. Julian" ACS Show Daily, Wednesday, 13 September 2006.
  
  
• Rourke, Bryan. "That Golden Touch: Even today, alchemy is getting our attention" Providence Journal, 15 August 2006.
  
  
• Fischman, Josh. "Shining a Light on the ‘Dark Lady of DNA’" US News and World Report, 6 August 2006.
  
  
• Wilford, John Noble. "Alchemy Recast:  Modern Science Sees a Gem" International Herald Tribune, 2 August 2006.
  
  
• Joumel, Laure. "New Science Education Assessment: The Challenge" Chemistry International, Vol. 28, No. 4, July-August 2006. (Link is to a PDF.)
  
  
• Stroh, Michael.  "Alchemy Gets New Respect in Science: Scholars Find Roots in Arcane Practices" Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2006.
  
  
• Bowden, Mary Ellen and Arthur Daemmrich. "A Rising Drug Industry" Chemical and Engineering News, Monday, 20 June 2005.
  
  
• Todd, Stuart. "The Alchemists: Science or Charlatanry?"  Chemistry & Industry, 20 December 2004.
  
  
• McIlvain, Josh. "Women in Chemistry: Her Lab in Your Life" Chemistry International, Vol. 26 No. 6, November-December 2004.

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