Nancy B. Jackson, Chemical Security Leader, Wins 2012 AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy

Nancy B. Jackson, past president of the American Chemical Society (2011) and manager of the International Chemical Threat Reduction Department at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been chosen by AAAS to receive the 2012 Award for Science Diplomacy. .

By AAAS, USA.

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"Letter on STEM Education" Urges Parents to Demand Better Science Classes

With China training more English-speaking engineers than the United States and American school children continuing to lag behind their international peers in math and science, it is time for parents to demand that schools do better by their children, a blue-ribbon committee says. .

By AAAS, USA.

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The Clock Starts Now: Can You Explain Time to an 11-Year-Old?

Actor Alan Alda is challenging scientists once again to answer a basic science question in language that will engage and enlighten 11-year-olds. He and the Stony Brook University Center for Communicating Science have launched the second edition of the Flame Challenge. .

By AAAS, USA.

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AAAS, Partners Urge “Balanced” Fiscal Cliff Compromise that Avoids Harm to U.S. Research

AAAS and 126 partner organizations representing U.S. science, engineering, higher education and businesses today urged the White House and congressional leaders to strike a balanced compromise on the looming “fiscal cliff” that avoids harming critical research efforts. .

By AAAS, USA.

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