Undergrad Plant Biology Course Wins Science Magazine Prize

Freshmen taking a required plant biology course at New Jersey’s Rider University often become attached to the plants they grow for the class, even getting upset when they realize some of the seedlings must die so that their dry biomass can be measured. Throughout this process, the students go beyond common perceptions of plants as “green rocks” that are barely alive and not very interesting except to botanists intent on categorizing them. They get closer to realizing the importance of plants to food supply, atmospheric carbon balance, and even energy sources. They also experience the scientific process in a way that becomes very meaningful to them. .

By AAAS, USA.

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Federal and State Research Could Be Crippled by Looming Cuts, Says New AAAS Report

Key areas of U.S. science could be crippled over the next five years and states such as California, Texas, and Virginia could lose billions of dollars in federal research and development funds unless Congress acts in its post-election lame duck session to prevent automatic budget cuts in January, according to a new AAAS analysis released yesterday. .

By AAAS, USA.

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Alan I. Leshner: Science Budgets Fuel Economic Growth in Europe, U.S.

Governments must continue robust funding for basic research if they are to reap the economic benefits of science and technology innovation, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner writes in a 27 September op-ed in the German newspaper Die Zeit. .

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

Alan I. Leshner: Science Budgets Fuel Economic Growth in Europe, U.S.

Governments must continue robust funding for basic research if they are to reap the economic benefits of science and technology innovation, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner writes in a 27 September op-ed in the German newspaper Die Zeit. .

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.