Science Magazine Prize Goes to High School Engineering Course

A classroom approach that helps high school seniors analyze engineering disasters as though the students were professional investigators has been selected to win theScience Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction. . .

By AAAS, USA.

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AAAS Analysis Shows Uncertain Future for Federal R&D Spending

Spending cuts forced by the Budget Control Act, also known as sequestration, drove federal R&D spending for Fiscal Year 2013 down to 0.8 percent of GDP—the lowest level seen in 40 years. If sequestration continues, "it's quite likely that federal R&D as a share of GDP would drop below 0.8 percent for the first time in a very long time," said Matt Hourihan, director of the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program. . .

By AAAS, USA.

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Science Reporter in North Korea Investigates Efforts to Fight Tuberculosis

The rise of tuberculosis (TB) in North Korea has been swift. According to a 2012 report by the World Health Organization, reported cases went from fewer than 50 per 100,000 people in 1994 to 380 cases per 100,000 people in 2011. Today, the incidence of TB in North Korea is second only to that in sub-Saharan Africa. 

By AAAS, USA.

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Guiding Principles Aim to Assist Congress in Reauthorizing America COMPETES Act

The America COMPETES Act, which is due for reauthorization this year, should set funding targets that strongly support STEM education and all disciplines of basic scientific research, according to a letter from AAAS and other organizations that was delivered to key lawmakers on Friday.

By AAAS, USA.

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