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A Closer Look at Saturn and its Rings
Data from the Cassini spacecraft is bringing the planet Saturn and its extensive ring system into clearer focus than ever before, researchers say in Science.
Shifting Priorities in 2011 U.S. R&D Budget
President Obama’s proposed budget shifts R&D funds from security and defense to energy, health, education, and basic science, AAAS analyst Patrick Clemins said on Capitol Hill.
Taking Science Education to the Next Level
AAAS’s Project 2061 is offering workshops through 2010 for educators who want to use the Atlas of Science Literacy, the pioneering, standards-based science teaching tool.
Science Policy
The Role of Science in Nuclear Disarmament
Scientists should cooperate on arms control technology and build toward future creation of disarmament laboratories, the Royal Society and AAAS say in a new briefing paper.
Education
Geoscience Web Site Awarded Science Prize
Minnesota’s Carleton College hosts the winning site, highlighted in Science, which provides a forum for teachers of earth science to trade their best ideas.
International
Engaging North Korea—A Success Story
A new science and technology university in the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, founded by James Kim, shows the potential for a relationship with a nation often seen as isolated.
Public Engagement
Alice S. Huang: Passion, Freedom, and Science
The distinguished virologist and new AAAS president says it’s important to convey the passion and idealism of science to young students, voters—and even to foreign leaders.
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Highlight: AAAS R&D Budget Analysis
President Obama has sent his science and technology budget to Congress. What happens next?
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