According to the Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com Web site, "biologist" was rated the nation's single best job this year (1). Being a biologist ranked high for autonomy, good compensation, strong hiring demand, and low stress. It is not surprising that lots of studients are interested in biomedical sciences, and most of them are required to take chemistry. With such large numbers of biology students in our undergraduate courses, one might expect that the myriad connections between chemistry and biology would be emphasized, but often they are not. A recent report from the National Research Council (NRC) indicates that these connections are not emphasized in biology courses either (2). To ameliorate this situation, chemistry teachers and biology teachers will need to communicate and collaborate. (This issue provides a lot of support for chemists who want to participate in such an endeavor. See pp 1311-1313, 1331-1339, and 1345-1354.)
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