SLOC AL/S T ATEThe Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 13, 2000 - 5 .Gomberg award given to chemistry professor at lecture A Dy Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporter The mirror image was the subject of Prof. Edwin Vedejs' chemistry lecture held yesterday afternoon in Rackham Amphitheatre to a group of about 100 people. Preceding the lecture titled "Mirror Images in *'hemistry: Real and Almost Real," Vedejs recently was named the Moses Gomberg Colle- giate Professor of Chemistry. "It's a special privilege as a graduate of the University of Michigan to be holding the posi- tion of Moses Gomberg," Vedejs said. Chemistry Department Chairman Joseph Marino presented Vedejs with the official Moses Gomberg plaque. "As an organic chemist, I can't think of some- one better to receive this commemorative plaque than Vedejs," Marino said. LSA Dean Shirley Neuman spoke about Gomberg, who was a 1890 graduate with a bach- elor of science and a professor at the University until his retirement in 1936. From his study of hexaphenylethane, he was known as the "father of free, radical chemistry," she said. "He was a great teacher and scholar who inspired students." Vedejs earned his doctoral degree at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin and was a postdoctoral fel- low at Harvard University before joining the University of Michigan faculty as an organic chemistry professor last year. He has published 170 papers and in 1996 won the Upjohn Teach- ing Award from his colleagues. This semester, Vedejs teaches Chemistry 215. "He is one of the main reasons why the Uni- versity of Wisconsin has a wonderful reputation. His research is innovative;' Neuman said. Vedejs' lecture discussed the experiments of his Boron and Kinetic Resolution projects on which he has been working in cooperation with colleagues. His main focus is the importance of mirror image forms called isomers and the prob- lems that could arise from them. Vedejs referred to mathematician Charles Dodgson, who said that "perhaps looking-glass milk isn't good to drink." "The mirror image of lactose would be trou- blesome for the stomach," Vedejs said. The mirror image can be solved by "using two simultaneously. We can control properties to make reactants separate," he said. LSA freshman Manish Patel said, "I thought he incorporated the various aspects of geological and biological aspects well, not just chemistry." Many of the chemistry students in attendance said they found the lecture fundamental to their interests. "It was simple enough for Chem 215 students to understand," LSA freshman Paul Pagano said. Goodness Day seeks to bring smiles to student faces By Chares Chen Daily Staff Reporter DHL Worldwide Express FULL TIME Summer Employment WITH AN OPTION FOR PART-TIME SCHEDULE IN THE FALL SEMESTER Students walking to class may have found it easier to smile yesterday during the inaugural Goodness Day on campus. The idea for the day - dedicated to bringing out a smile in people - came about during Spring Break when mem- bers of Leadershape began the group Good Ideas for Eomorrow. "We felt the campus needed to promote happiness during this time of stress and anxiety," said GIFT coordinator Dora Vilensky, an LSA sophomore. To help promote happiness, more than 25 student organizations set up tables throughout Central and North campuses, handing out metal buttons and "Ran- dom Acts of Kindness" cards to students passing by. The cards contained simple tips on how to promote kindness. Listed were "thank your professors," "feed someone's parking meter" and "eat with someone you don't know at the cafeteria." "We want to create a friendlier campus and put a smile on everyone's face," Vilensky said. Tables set up on campus for the event were recognizable by orange balloons, which is the official color of Goodness Day. Of the 25 organizations participating, many did more than just hand out buttons and cards. Groups such as Stu- dents for Bush handed out free bluebooks promoting presi- dential candidate George W Bush to students in front of the Natural Science Building. "This is a great opportunity to have groups on campus eive back to the community," said LSA freshman John Carter, co-chair of Students for Bush. "This is a tense time on campus and this was a fun activity" The Pakistani Students Association's participation in Goodness Day involved painting people's names on their hands in the Pakistani language Urdu using Mehndi, a dye made from plants. "All you see during finals week are frowns on students' faces,"said Pakistani Students Association President Junaid Iqbal, an LSA junior. 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