30th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy

Respecting Faith, Defending Fact
[27 April 2005]
Speakers at the AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy consider strategies for addressing the campaign mounted by faith-based opponents of evolution science.

Science and Policy: A Rocky Relationship
[25 April 2005]
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt told a AAAS audience that scientists must do more to help political leaders and the public see that science is crucial to the economy—and spirit—of the nation.

Stem Cell Advocate Sees Hopeful Future
[22 April 2005]
Robert Klein, who guided California's landmark stem cell measure to a win in November, says therapies derived from the research may someday save untold suffering—and billions of dollars.

Building Grassroots Support for Science
[22 April 2005]
Science education experts tell the AAAS S&T Policy Forum that it's crucial to sow a love for science as broadly as possible—even among students who show a limited aptitude.

New NSF Director Speaks at AAAS Forum
[21 April 2005]
Read the text of a speech Dr. Arden L. Bement Jr., director of the National Science Foundation, gave Thursday afternoon at the 30th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C.

Marburger Defends U.S. R&D Investment
[21 April 2005]
Read the text of a speech John Marburger, director of the Office of S&T Policy, Executive Office of the President, gave Thursday morning at the 30th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C.

Challenges to the U.S. S&T Workforce
[20 April 2005]
The 30th annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, beginning Thursday, will explore new education and recruitment strategies to address the coming labor shortage.

AAAS Forum to Discuss Pentagon R&D, Other Issues
[11 April 2005]
Beginning 21 April, the famed S&T Policy Forum will focus on issues ranging from the U.S. budget and the continuing impact of Chernobyl to conflict over stem cells and evolution.