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Classroom Innovations: Chemistry and Biochemistry
With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, AAAS’s Project 2061 will work to develop cutting-edge materials in a critical area: middle-school chemistry and biochemistry.
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Deadlines Approaching for AAAS Awards
Entry deadlines are 1 September for several prestigious AAAS awards. For the Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology, the deadline is just days away—15 August.
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Science: Regulating Iron in Breast Cancer
New research in Science Translational Medicine shows that manipulating levels of ferroportin, a protein that affects iron regulation, could be a new way to treat breast cancer.
Science Policy
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Medications as a Human Right
Experts at a meeting of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition describe how the right to the benefits of science is leading to efforts that expand access to life-saving medicines.
Education
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Assessing Strategies to Boost Diversity in Science
AAAS is testing an array of classroom, after-school, and summer science-learning activities for teachers and students at predominantly underrepresented, low-income schools.
International
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The Importance of Listening
At the Euroscience Open Forum, AAAS and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre said scientists must do more to engage the public in order to have an impact on policy.
Public Engagement
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New Award to Recognize Public Engagement
AAAS invites nominations for the Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science to reward public engagement with science and technology.
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AAAS Arctic Division Annual Meeting
13-15 September 2010 · Anchorage, AK
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