News Releases

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2002

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31 December 2002
AAAS Archives: Searching Online

24 December 2002
Improving S&T Policy in Post-Socialist World

20 December 2002
AAAS Board Member Heads Carnegie Institute

18 December 2002
Book Focuses on Human Rights

12 December 2002
Shirley Malcom Receives Medal

9 December 2002
Atlas of Environment to Expand Online

9 December 2002
AAAS Radio Program Wins Award

6 December 2002
Award Promotes Global Cooperation

5 December 2002
Role of 'Location' in World Poverty

3 December 2002
For Imparting Joy of Science

3 December 2002
Fellow Explores Safety of Food

2 December 2002
Program Expands Beyond US Borders

26 November 2002
AAAS Analysis of Security R&D

26 November 2002
With AAAS Help, Maine Awards Grants

22 November 2002
Abelson Prize Awarded to Ehlers

21 November 2002
Studies in Science on Dog Origins

20 November 2002
Amersham Biosciences, Science Announce Young Scientist Prizes

19 November 2002
Seminar at AAAS on R&D Legislation

18 November 2002
Role Models for Beating the Odds

18 November 2002
AAAS Award for University Head

15 November 2002
Women Scientists Funded for International Research

15 November 2002
Meeting on Research to Improve Integrity

13 November 2002
2002 AAAS Science Journalism Awards Announced

7 November 2002
Switzerland Hosts Visit from Former Fellows

6 November 2002
AAAS Board on "Intelligent Design"

1 November 2002
Meeting Considers Impact of Aging

31 October 2002
AAAS Election Nears Deadline

30 October 2002
No Final Word on R&D Funds

24 October 2002
New Center for Science Curriculum

22 October 2002
International Program to Improve Science Policy

18 October 2002
AAAS Members New Laureates

16 October 2002
Key Scientists Review Human Health Research

15 October 2002
Neanderthals—A Breed Apart

11 October 2002
U.K. Science Adviser Speaks at AAAS

8 October 2002
Seminar Focuses on Science Education

4 October 2002
AAAS R&D Analysis Focuses on DOE

2 October 2002
New Front in Battling Malaria

27 September 2002
Radio Called Ideal for Disseminating Science

26 September 2002
World Bank Scientist Addresses S&T Fellows

20 September 2002
ABC Airs Science Report on New Cancer Therapy

19 September 2002
AAAS Art Exhibit: Order out of Chaos

11 September 2002
AAAS Delegate Observes Trial

11 September 2002
Sleepless in Washington

11 September 2002
Gift of Art From Fellows

9 September 2002
Polar Science Presented at UK Science Meeting

5 September 2002
World of Journalism Inspires Scientists

3 September 2002
Record R&D, If Senate Prevails

30 August 2002
AAAS at International Science Meeting

28 August 2002
US Women Scientists Speak in Costa Rica

27 August 2002
AAAS Board Member To Lead Ohio State

26 August 2002
AAAS Among NGOs Represented at Summit

20 August 2002
Initiative Targets HIV Prevention

15 August 2002
Joycelyn Elders Speaks at AAAS

8 August 2002
Innovative Program Makes Researchers of Teachers

6 August 2002
Science Journalism for S. African Fellows

31 July 2002
Program in National Parks to Expand Internationally

31 July 2002
International Program to Improve Science Policy

25 July 2002
Submit Entries to the AAAS Science Journalism Awards Program

22 July 2002
Nevada Gets Help From AAAS Team

18 July 2002
$2 billion in R&D For New Agency?

15 July 2002
Epidemic Threatens European Seals

12 July 2002
Electronic Publishing Subject of Report

9 July 2002
Science Training for U.S. Diplomats

8 July 2002
Ethnobotany Papers Published in Journal

8 July 2002
Leadership Proposed for Anti-Terror R&D

3 July 2002
Ancient Skull Raises Questions

3 July 2002
Training Teachers in HIV Prevention

2 July 2002
International Award for AAAS Radio Spots

1 July 2002
Environmental Fellow Describes Experiences

28 June 2002
Gene Therapy Offers New Hope

27 June 2002
Deadline Looms for Grant Program

24 June 2002
Scientists Consider Role in Addressing Terrorism

24 June 2002
Libraries Target Health Disparities

20 June 2002
Initiative to Increase Math, Science Learning

19 June 2002
Congressional Testimony Urges US-Cuban Ties

17 June 2002
Francis Fukuyama Speaker at AAAS

17 June 2002
Inside AAAS/Science Operations in Europe

17 June 2002
Website Aids Search for Funds

10 June 2002
Former AAAS Fellow Heads EPA Science

10 June 2002
Science News Editor Speaks on C-SPAN

6 June 2002
Adding Ecology to Education Website

5 June 2002
Science to Award Prizes for Essays

3 June 2002
International Collaboration for US Women Scientists

30 May 2002
Education Conference Addresses Standards

28 May 2002
Human Rights Work Endangers Scientists

24 May 2002
Were Nut-Crackers the First Stone Tools?

23 May 2002
Babies Excel at Recognizing Faces

23 May 2002
AAAS Board Honors Gould

22 May 2002
AAAS CEO Urges Balanced Funding

20 May 2002
AIDS Books Target African Curricula

15 May 2002
AAAS Mission, Goals Re-Stated for New Era

10 May 2002
European Official Speaks on S&T

8 May 2002
Protecting Rights To Traditional Knowledge

2 May 2002
First Fellows Chosen To Combat Terrorism

1 May 2002
Research Accountability Subject of Conference

April 2002
In Brevia, Science Is Short, Intriguing

April 2002
AAAS Researcher Testifies on Pay Disparities

April 2002
Bush Bioethics Advisor To Consider 'All Views'

April 2002
New Software for Children with Disabilities

April 2002
Sustaining the Plata Basin

April 2002
S&T Colloquium Opens in DC

April 2002
Science Education Thrives in Rochester

April 2002
Sequences of Rice Genome Published in Science

April 2002
Career Workshop On Science Policy

April 2002
Changing the Way Teachers Teach

April 2002
More Than One Hour of TV a Day May Lead to Violence Among Teens

April 2002
Rising Consumption Killing Biodiversity

March 2002
AAAS Statistician Testifies for Prosecution in Milosevic Trial

March 2002
Researchers Cautious in Bioterrorism Session

March 2002
AAAS to Create Interactive Online Atlas

March 2002
AAAS Addressing AIDS in East Africa

March 2002
AAAS Statement on Human Cloning

March 2002
Young Scientists with Disabilities Tell Their Stories

March 2002
Award Recipients Honored at AAAS Meeting

March 2002
Seminar Explores Ethical Implications of Genome Research

March 2002
Obesity, El Niño Garner Coverage

March 2002
Website Expands Options for Minority Scientists

March 2002
Online Effort to Diversify Ranks of Top Scientists

March 2002
New Voices in Science

February 2002
Agricultural Research to Feed the Hungry

February 2002
Science in a Connected World

February 2002
Physicists in Search For New Dimensions

February 2002
Researchers Say Primates Naturally Cooperative

February 2002
AAAS's Kinetic City Super Crew Launches National Online Program

February 2002
New AAAS President Opens 2002 Meeting

February 2002
Study of Ice Cream Serious Business

February 2002
Role for Science In Battling Poverty

February 2002
Promise of Nanotechnology In Tiny, Powerful Computers

February 2002
Experiences of Science authors

February 2002
Pig-to-Human Transplants

February 2002
Fishing Threatens Edible Fish Stock

February 2002
Public Science Day Draws 250 Children

February 2002
Threats to Scientists Galvanize AAAS

February 2002
Defense Scientists Study New Trade

February 2002
Dinosaur News: Duck Crocs and Fern Mowers

January 2002
Lean, Mean Nanomachine

January 2002
Researchers on Frontier of Genomic Discoveries

January 2002
AAAS Urges Assessment of Approved Stem Cell Lines

January 2002
Adamkus Proposes Options to Speed Lithuania's Economic and Environmental Recovery

January 2002
Antarctic Lake Warming

January 2002
SIV Very Rare in Wild Chimps

January 2002
Experts Propose Solutions to Worldwide Damage of Coral Reefs

January 2002
Getting Published in Science: First-Time Authors Share Their Stories

January 2002
Congressional Action Boosts Federal Support of R&D to Record $104 Billion

January 2002
Researchers March On in War on Cancer

January 2002
Health Research, Terrorism Concerns Boost Agencies' Funding

January 2002
These Little Pigs Cry "Transplant"?

January 2002
The Sexy Glow of Parrot Plumage

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