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Award-Winning Science Books for Kids
Books on vanishing frogs and secretive seabirds were among the winners of the 2012 AAAS/Subaru Science Books & Film Prize for Excellence in Science Books.
Climate Science: Building Trust on Capitol Hill
About 30 U.S. scientists visited elected officials and congressional staff for an intensive day of talking, and listening, about the science and policy of climate change.
Climate Change and Indigenous Rights
As climate change disrupts environments, it threatens the traditional lifestyle of indigenous peoples. That raises a range of science and human rights issues, speakers said at AAAS.
Campaign 2012: S&T Issues in the U.S. Presidential Race
The new AAAS Web site, Science and Technology in the 2012 Presidential Election, is a one-stop source of information on U.S. presidential candidates and their stands on S&T issues.
Science Policy
AAAS Study: Ethiopian Policy Displaces Farmers
A study by the AAAS Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project confirms that local farmers are being moved, possibly to make way for large commercial farm projects.
Education
Physics Program Creates Student Experts
Undergraduates put rote learning aside and create their own scientific experiments in Explorations in Physics, winner of the new Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction.
International
A Crucial Step Toward Global Science
At the World Science Forum in Budapest, leaders from AAAS and around the world urged nations to align their science standards and practices to aid international cooperation.
Public Engagement
Beautiful New Ways to See Science
From posters to online games, the winners in the 2011 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge created compelling art from complex science problems.
AAAS to Convene in Vancouver, B.C.
Thousands of top scientists from some 50 nations will attend the AAAS Annual Meeting 16-20 February under the theme “Flattening the World: Building a Global Knowledge Society.”
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Highlight: Annual Meeting
Register online now for advance registration discounts. Join your peers in Vancouver from 16-20 February.
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Highlight: R&D Budget News
The AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program is tracking U.S. congressional
action on FY 2013 appropriations.
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Highlight: Science Policy Resources
AAAS offers a range of non-partisan briefing papers, multimedia, and news stories on key S&T topics.
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Highlight: Fellows Road Trip
Learn more about AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships at a conference near you in 2012.
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