Emily L. Allen, associate professor of chemical and materials engineering, was one of 40 women engineers selected from over 200 applicants from universities nationwide, to attend the first Women's Engineering Leadership conference. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the conference was designed to familiarize participants with career paths and academic roles ranging from department chair to university president. See story . See story . This Week for a description.
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Sweeney Hall 413 Organization of SJSU staff members who organize a yearly arts and crafts show on campus. All staff members are welcome. Tables are still available for the upcoming two-day event on Dec 6 and 7. Admission is free. 109 Sixth Annual Lecture on Natural Products Drug Discovery features Koji Nakanishi, one of the world's leading bioorganic chemists, who will discuss the most recent results on the mechanism of vision.