FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 31, 2015
Newsworthy highlights from 2015 spring American Chemical Society national meeting
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2015 — The American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) 249th National Meeting & Exposition was held last week in Denver. It included nearly 11,000 presentations and almost 14,000 participants. The meeting generated a wealth of newsworthy scientific information.
ACS Media Relations staff captured highlights from the presentations, which covered topics ranging from food and medicine to energy and the environment, in news releases distributed across the globe. Among those releases that received the most attention were:
- Vitamin D may keep low-grade prostate cancer from becoming aggressive
- Turning packing peanuts into energy-storing battery components (Video)
- More flavorful, healthful chocolate could be on its way
- New low-calorie rice could help cut rising obesity rates
- Legalizing marijuana and the new science of weed (Video)
- Sewage — yes, poop — could be a source of valuable metals and critical elements
All of the meeting news releases are available at: www.acs.org/denver2015releases.
The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 158,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.
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