The following joint Editorial was originally published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10979). We confront the terrible reality that systemic racism and discrimination impacts the daily personal and professional lives of many members of the scientific community and broader society. In the U.S., the brutal killing of George Floyd while in police custody is one of the most

I love reading new papers when they come out, but there are just so many great ones that I’m drowning! One way to stay current in chemical research without a huge time investment is to go to seminars and conferences (online, or someday again soon, in person) and another way is to read Accounts of Chemical Research. Each Account provides a critical summary of a research project, either from an individual

My University of Utah colleague and fellow ACS editor Peter Stang often recommends to assistant professors of chemistry that they “publish some good papers in JACS and then write an Account.” Sound advice, in my opinion! Though certainly not the only pathway to tenure and success, such a publication record would enhance anyone’s portfolio over a period of 5–8 years. Recognizing that early career scientists

The following joint Editorial was originally published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04253). The research community faces unprecedented disruption from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Some researchers are beginning to return to lab work after a hiatus, but others continue to work as best as they can from home, including ourselves. The global editorial, support,