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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.
Fedoroff Named AAAS President-Elect
Nina V. Fedoroff, S&T adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, has been elected to serve as AAAS president in 2011.
Science: The Great Arctic Gas Leak
Permafrost below the Arctic Ocean is releasing methane into the atmosphere at rates far higher than anticipated, possibly signaling dramatic climate consequences, researchers say.
Science Policy
Human Rights Coalition Yields Early Impact
Participants at a meeting of a pioneering AAAS coalition bridging science and human rights cited some of the program’s early successes putting science and scientists to work for society.
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
U.S., Europe Face a New World of Competition
Tobias Krantz, Sweden’s minister for higher education and research, called on the United States and Europe to increase S&T cooperation and strengthen financial support for innovation.
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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