News Releases

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27 December 2006
Using Technology to Protect Human Rights

26 December 2006
Leading Vietnamese S&T Official Visits AAAS

22 December 2006
Giant Sauropod Fossil Found in Spain

21 December 2006
Science Breakthrough of the Year: Poincaré's Solution

20 December 2006
AAAS Urges Congress to Act on Budget

19 December 2006
The Threat of the "Backyard Bomb"

13 December 2006
Stardust Surprise—Comet Dust Is Mixed and Varied

13 December 2006
AAAS Publishes MESSENGER Book

12 December 2006
Intelligence and Policymaking in a New Nuclear Age

11 December 2006
Irene Chen Wins GE & Science Grand Prize

8 December 2006
The Evolution of Cooperation

7 December 2006
Science: Ebola Outbreak Killed 5000 Gorillas

6 December 2006
Arctic Warming Threatens an Ancient Culture

6 December 2006
New Grant for AAAS Media Fellows

29 November 2006
Living on the Planet of the Microbes

28 November 2006
Committee Reports on Stem Cell Fraud

27 November 2006
The Library of the Future is Here Today

27 November 2006
Marburger Concerned Over Underlying S&T Challenges

21 November 2006
Hopeful Signs for U.S. Science Policy?

20 November 2006
Study Guide for The Evolution Dialogues

17 November 2006
Expert Compares War in Iraq to Algeria

16 November 2006
Researchers Combat Polio in India

15 November 2006
Neanderthal DNA Analyzed

13 November 2006
Winners Named in 2006 Science Journalism Awards

9 November 2006
Purple Sea Urchin Genome Decoded

8 November 2006
Decoding the Dead Sea Scrolls

3 November 2006
Survey: Salary Only One Factor to Satisfaction

2 November 2006
Marine Species Loss Accelerating

1 November 2006
Experts Say University Policies Hinder Minorities

31 October 2006
Science Update Wins Radio Award

30 October 2006
Boosting the Impact of Programs for Women

27 October 2006
Russian Scientist Details Nuclear Fuel Plan

27 October 2006
AAAS Lauds Wisconsin Innovation Efforts

26 October 2006
"The New Backlash on Campus"

25 October 2006
New Insights on Bees and Their Behavior

24 October 2006
ScienceNOW Celebrates 10th Anniversary

23 October 2006
AAAS Council Meeting—A Reminder

19 October 2006
2006 Canon Scholars Named

19 October 2006
Is Earth Headed to Irreversible Climate Change?

18 October 2006
Science and the Battle for Public Opinion

16 October 2006
Iran Struggling for S&T Rebirth, Scholar Says

12 October 2006
"Science and Public Engagement"

11 October 2006
"The Cosmic Highway" Opens at AAAS

11 October 2006
Experts Review Role of Advocacy in Science

10 October 2006
AAAS Directory for Scientists with Disabilities

05 October 2006
Tsao Wins Eppendorf/Science Prize

03 October 2006
S&E Capacity Center Gets Strong Reviews

02 October 2006
Business-as-Usual is Not an Option

29 September 2006
Montessori Education Promotes Valuable Skills

28 September 2006
Earth's Hot Past Had High CO² Levels

25 September 2006
AAAS Awarded NSF Grant to Organize Conferences

21 September 2006
Science/NSF Announce 2006 Visualization Winners

20 September 2006
AAAS Aids Vietnam in S&T Development

18 September 2006
The Power of Science Diplomacy

15 September 2006
Oldest Writing in the New World

14 September 2006
Look Back in Time with Science Classic

13 September 2006
“Critical Analysis”—or Critical Deception?

08 September 2006
The Unusual Mollusks of Oceanic Cold Seeps

07 September 2006
AAAS Backs Bill on Animal Rights Extremists

07 September 2006
Potential Brain Activity in Vegetative Patient

05 September 2006
CFC: Contribute to Innovation

01 September 2006
STKE’s Elizabeth Adler Wins Book Award

31 August 2006
Researchers Turn Cells into Tumor Fighters

31 August 2006
Writing May Close Racial Achievement Gap

30 August 2006
Scientists in the Newsroom

24 August 2006
Science Special Issue: Global Freshwater Resources

18 August 2006
Science Writer Wins Public Service Award

17 August 2006
Aging Stars Reveal Secrets of the Universe

14 August 2006
Innovative Entry Point! Interns Visit U.S. Capitol

11 August 2006
Glaciers Important Factor in Sea Level Rise

09 August 2006
AAAS Releases “The Evolution Dialogues”

09 August 2006
Communicating Science ‘Glocally’

03 August 2006
Teich Urges Congress to Upgrade S&T Advice Resources

02 August 2006
Minority Scholars Find Mentoring Crucial

01 August 2006
“Time to Get Serious About Climate Change”

31 July 2006
“No Conflict Between Science and Religion”

27 July 2006
Science Special Issue: HIV/AIDS in Latin America

27 July 2006
Gingrich: U.S. Unprepared for Dramatic S&T Change

26 July 2006
New Sustainability Website Draws Global Interest

21 July 2006
Bee and Flowering-Plant Diversity Dropping

18 July 2006
What News Reporters Want from Science

18 July 2006
Balancing Values in the Stem Cell Debate

17 July 2006
Pollard Receives Gairdner International Award

14 July 2006
AAAS Urges Comprehensive Effort on Stem Cells

12 July 2006
Judges Grapple with Neuroscience Issues

11 July 2006
AAAS Urges Senate to Fund Broad Research Portfolio

10 July 2006
AAAS Awards: The Deadline is Approaching!

06 July 2006
Climate Change Fueling Wildfire Season

06 July 2006
NAS, AAAS Offer Online Integrity Resource

03 July 2006
AAAS, Project 2061 Remember Andrew “Chick” Ahlgren

30 June 2006
Science and Society: Renewing the Bond

30 June 2006
Australia: A Bold Investment in Innovation

29 June 2006
“Full Range” of Stem Cell Research Is Needed

29 June 2006
AAAS Art Exhibit Blends Science and Art

27 June 2006
Walking the Line Between Science and Advocacy

23 June 2006
New Interns Start Work at Science

22 June 2006
Science: Spiders’ Web May Have Evolved Just Once

22 June 2006
Science Reports Discovery of Oldest Known Beads

21 June 2006
Panel Urges Surveillance Oversight

19 June 2006
“Science Magazine’s State of the Planet 2006–2007”

15 June 2006
Science, Researchers Catch an Early Bird

13 June 2006
Robots with a Delicate Sense of Touch

09 June 2006
Scientists, Ethicists Mull Human Enhancement

09 June 2006
U.S.-India Nuclear Deal: Where Will it Lead?

08 June 2006
Zinni Offers Cautiously Hopeful View of Iraq

07 June 2006
Young Scientists Begin Media Training

06 June 2006
A Landmark in Engagement with Japan

02 June 2006
Malcom Named Co-Chair of Education Panel

01 June 2006
Seeing Diversity as a Key Component in Innovation

31 May 2006
Even a Hurricane Can't Stop Science Fun

30 May 2006
Satellite Images Show Zimbabwe Repression

26 May 2006
AAAS Condemns Proposed Academic Boycott of Israel

26 May 2006
The Science of Invisibility Cloaks

19 May 2006
A New Tool for Supporting Diversity

18 May 2006
AAAS Expresses Concern Over U.S. Senate Bill

16 May 2006
Kinetic City Director Wins Teaching Award

16 May 2006
Vietnamese Delegation Visits AAAS

12 May 2006
A Fuel Sensor in the Brain

10 May 2006
Japan's New Goal: Global Innovation Leader

9 May 2006
A Gift to the People of Iraq

8 May 2006
Building Better AP Science Courses

5 May 2006
NSF Budget Leaves Key Work Unfunded, Leshner Says

3 May 2006
Ethics and Integrity: Evaluating the Shades of Gray

3 May 2006
Overcoming Our "Turbocharged Paranoia"

2 May 2006
AAAS Seminar Explores U.S. Nuclear Waste Problems

2 May 2006
Innovation: Renewing the Sense of Urgency

1 May 2006
Guarded Optimism on U.S. Innovation

28 April 2006
Evolution: Making a Strong Argument Stronger

27 April 2006
The Relationship of Science and Society

26 April 2006
Assessing the Spread of Avian Flu in Birds, People

25 April 2006
Japanese S&T Minister to Lecture at AAAS

21 April 2006
Gloomy Forecasts for U.S. R&D

21 April 2006
Dramatic Documentary Premieres at AAAS

20 April 2006
Science's Influenza Special Issue

17 April 2006
Health Preparedness Measures Depend on Good Analysis

14 April 2006
The Worms Like It Hot

11 April 2006
Top S&T Officials to Speak at AAAS Forum

6 April 2006
Study Yields New Insight on Human Cooperation

5 April 2006
The Fourth Dimension and the Future of Art

4 April 2006
USC, Science Convene "Global Horizons" Forum

31 March 2006
The Power of Two

31 March 2006
Next-Generation Superconducting Wires

30 March 2006
Vatican Astronomer: The Harmony Between Science and Faith

24 March 2006
Future Sea Level Rise

22 March 2006
Understanding Pneumonia Caused by Avian Flu

22 March 2006
AAAS Urges Defeat of Oklahoma Measure

20 March 2006
Bird Flu — A Potential Pathway into Humans

16 March 2006
Debate Over Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

13 March 2006
Cassini: Mission to Enceladus

10 March 2006
Most U.S. Agencies Face Deep Long-Term R&D Cuts

8 March 2006
Protecting Science, Protecting Religion

8 March 2006
Understanding Nature, and Preserving It

3 March 2006
Rallying for Science Education in South Carolina

3 March 2006
Africa's Dry Future

2 March 2006
The Quest for Global Guidelines on Stem Cell Research

1 March 2006
Science Journalist Pallava Bagla Honored in India

27 February 2006
AAAS Council Approves Resolutions on Censorship, New Orleans Researchers

24 February 2006
Jurassic “Beaver” From China

23 February 2006
Ursula Goodenough: A Deeper, More Meaningful Story of Creation

20 February 2006
In Looking at the Cultured Ape, Researchers Learn Much About Humanity

20 February 2006
Science, Teachers and Clergy Strengthen Bonds at AAAS Evolution Event

20 February 2006
Experts on AAAS Panel Assess How to Prevent the Next New Orleans

19 February 2006
Marine Mammal Illness Linked to Human Activities, Experts Say at AAAS Briefing

19 February 2006
AAAS Denounces Anti-Evolution Laws as Hundreds of K-12 Teachers Convene for 'Front Line' Event

19 February 2006
Students and Scientists Hear a Hopeful Message at Women and Minorities Forum

19 February 2006
Laureate Peter Agre: Why the Nobels Are Important

19 February 2006
Kids and Parents Discover the Fun of Science at the AAAS Annual Meeting

18 February 2006
AAAS Celebrates 30 Years of Advancing Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities

18 February 2006
Experts at AAAS Briefing Mull the Outer Limits of the Human Lifespan

18 February 2006
Stem Cell Experts Assess the Impact of Hwang Fraud on Research, Public Trust

18 February 2006
Science Update: Ancient Amazonian Soils—A Boon for the Future?

18 February 2006
Astronomer Margaret Turnbull: A Short-List of Possible Life-Supporting Stars

18 February 2006
Mathematics in Fact and Fiction Considered at AAAS Annual Meeting

18 February 2006
Science Update: The Search for Life-Nurturing Stars

17 February 2006
In the 2006 Presidential Address, Omenn Urges Action on “Grand Challenges”

17 February 2006
Leshner, Omenn: “America Can’t Afford to Lose Its Edge”

17 February 2006
Panelists at AAAS Forum Urge More Aggressive Anti-Poverty Effort

16 February 2006
When Children Are Deprived of Love

16 February 2006
Modern Lessons from Ancient Greenhouse Emissions

16 February 2006
New Study in Science Warns of Greenland's Accelerating Glaciers

16 February 2006
Eleven Schools Win Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program Awards

15 February 2006
AAAS Award Winners Have Had a Positive Impact for Science and Humanity

15 February 2006
Augustine Wins Philip Hauge Abelson Prize for Exceptional Service to Science and Society

15 February 2006
Russian-U.S. Team Wins 2005 AAAS International Scientific Cooperation Award

15 February 2006
AAAS Honors Scientist for Commitment to Justice and Integrity

15 February 2006
First Winner of Science News Writing for Children Is Among 2005 AAAS SJA Honorees

15 February 2006
Chemistry, Engineering Professors Win Prestigious AAAS Mentor Awards

15 February 2006
Semiconductor Researcher Team Win Newcomb Cleveland Prize

15 February 2006
Authors, Illustrator Win AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize

15 February 2006
AAAS Public Understanding of S&T Award Goes to Ecology Champion Jane Lubchenco

14 February 2006
2006 AAAS Annual Meeting: “Grand Challenges, Great Opportunities”

13 February 2006
What Makes a Song a Hit?

9 February 2006
Biophysicist Ahmet Yildiz Wins GE/Science Young Scientist Award

8 February 2006
AAAS Preliminary Analysis Finds a Few Big R&D Gains, Many Cuts, in Proposed U.S. Budget

8 February 2006
NSF/AAAS Conference Explores How to Measure Minority STEM Gains

3 February 2006
Modeling Origins of Life — Chance or Necessity?

2 February 2006
Rats Smell... in Stereo

30 January 2006
AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner: Utah Evolution Bill “Divides Us and Distracts Us”

27 January 2006
New AAAS Project Will Explore Geospatial Technology and Human Rights

26 January 2006
Ethanol More Energy Efficient Than Thought

20 January 2006
Nobel Laureate David Baltimore To Serve As AAAS President-Elect

19 January 2006
Spontaneous Understanding of Geometry

18 January 2006
Argonne Chief Robert Rosner Sees National Labs As An Engine Of U.S. Innovation

17 January 2006
Physicist Richard Garwin: A Life In Labs And The Halls Of Power

12 January 2006
Cloud Climatology on Titan

10 January 2006
Science Editor-in-Chief Donald Kennedy’s Statement On Latest Hwang Findings

6 January 2006
Evolution Event at 2006 Annual Meeting Will Rally Support for U.S. Teachers

6 January 2006
Predator Allows Coral Reef Rebound

4 January 2006
Top 10 Numbers Show The Reach of EurekAlert! Science News Service

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