AAAS President James J. McCarthy: Scientists Should Share the "Wow" Factor in Their Work

AAAS President James J. McCarthy began his term on 18 February, at the end of an Annual Meeting in Boston that highlighted the need for science to transcend political boundaries and work for the global good. It was a fitting start for McCarthy, who has made a career out of traversing discipline boundaries in his field of oceanography and later breaking down the barriers between science and policy in his work on global climate change.

By AAAS USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

AAAS Briefing: U.N. Watchdog Must Bolster Civilian Nuclear Safeguards

The nuclear watchdog for the United Nations urgently needs to strengthen its tools and procedures for overseeing peaceful uses of the atom as many nations consider building commercial power reactors for the first time, two nonproliferation specialists told a 25 March AAAS briefing.

By AAAS USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

AAAS's Laureen Summers Honored as a "Tireless Advocate" for Students with Disabilities

Laureen Summers, a program associate in Education and Human Resources at AAAS, has been recognized by Science Education for Students with Disabilities (SESD) for her efforts to make science accessible for all children in school classrooms.Summers received the SESD Lifetime Achievement Award on 29 March during the Science-Abled Breakfast at the 2008 National Science Teachers Association's national conference in Boston. The award decision was unanimously voted on by the award committee.

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

AAAS Southwestern Meeting Explores Global Impact of Local Collaboration

The 2008 AAAS Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division Annual Meeting will convene in Albuquerque, N.M., on 9 April for four days of events focused on how regional scientific collaboration can address global issues

By AAAS USA.

Technology Resource.