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Philippine Science Letters a new science journal is launched - STAR SCIENCE By Gisela P. Padilla-Concepcion, PhD, and Eduardo A. Padlan, PhD

We have started Philippine Science Letters (PSL). PSL is a peer-reviewed, online journal that showcases science done in the

Marian Koshland Science Museum forms partnership with Science Center Singapore

WASHINGTON – In a new collaboration, the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences is licensing several components of its global warming and infectious diseases exhibits to the Science Centre Singapore. The partnership marks an expansion of the Koshland Science Museum's efforts to bring its work to international audiences by teaming up with other museums and science centers around the world.

National Research Council Aims to Improve Science Education

Anew publication from the National Research Council (NRC), Ready, Set, Science! is an educational tool that explains how the latest research on learning and teaching can be put into practice in K-8 science classes. The book provides teachers with summaries from the recent NRC report, "Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8." The summaries include results from the learning sciences and provide case studies to make the implications of research clear, accessible and stimulating for science educators. The book aims to use these real classroom experiences as examples teachers can use to help improve the learning process within their own classrooms. Teachers are shown how to select and design engaging instructional tasks and conduct productive discussions as well.

New Speak Up Report Shows Hands-on Activities Integral to Science Education

SAN ANTONIO, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- PASCO scientific and Project Tomorrow today announced a new report on science education that is based upon the authentic, unfiltered views and ideas of over 367,000 K-12 students, teachers, parents and school administrators collected through the annual Speak Up online surveys. This report documents for the first time the disconnection between how students in kindergarten through 12th grade want to learn science, what tools they want to use to explore science, and what is actually happening in their science classrooms.

South Africa: Science Week to Encourage Youth to Pursue Science

Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena will on Thursday officially open the National Science Week (NSW) aimed at persuading the youth to pursue careers in the science field.

Increasing Science Awareness and Application Among National Youth

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, SCIENCE EDUCATION, SCIENCE STUDENTS, BIOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, TECHNOLOGY, BENJAMIN CARSON, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Science Centre Inauguration Today

PATNA: The stage is set for launching the long-awaited Aryabhatt Centre for Creative Learning in Science at Patna Science College. Aimed at motivating the science teachers of Bihar colleges towards laboratory works, the centre is going to be formally inaugurated by science and technology minister Shahid Ali Khan on Monday.

BASF: BASF Plant Science and Academia Sinica (Taipei) to cooperate on gene discovery; Focus on yield increase and stress tolerance in crops such as rice and corn; Third plant biotech agreement by BASF Plant Science in Asia within eight months

BASF: BASF Plant Science and Academia Sinica (Taipei) to cooperate on gene discovery; Focus on yield increase and stress tolerance in crops such as rice and corn; Third plant biotech agreement by BASF Plant Science in Asia within eight months

Statement by Dr. Arden Bement, Acting Director, National Science Foundation, On Nobel Prizes in Science and NSF Connections

Arlington, Va.--I am pleased to congratulate this year's Nobel laureates in science for their much-deserved recognition. On behalf of the American public, the National Science Foundation (NSF) takes great pride in the remarkable achievements of this year's laureates who have been supported by NSF grants throughout their careers.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Open World Science Festival at Columbia University on May 28

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will open the first annual World Science Festival (www.worldsciencefestival.com), an unprecedented celebration of scientific discovery, with a speech - "World Class Science By and For the People of New York City" - at Columbia University's Low Memorial Library at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28.

More students attend science centres

Speaking during Science Week in Potchefstroom in the North West, Science and Technology Minister, Mosebudi Mangena, says the number of students attending science centres has increased over the last three years. However, he says they have not been able to increase the number of members of the public visiting the centres across the country.

Nanotechnology Made Simple: The Penn Science Caf Visits Washington, D.C.

The Penn Science Café lecture series, free and open to the public, takes science out of the laboratory and treats it to a night on the town. The Café is your chance to ask a leading expert your questions about science. Dr. Carpick will explain nanotechnology, give some examples of what it can be used for and talk about unique efforts to help university research in

Posse Makes Science Fun

These members of UW's Science Posse help junior high and high school students get excited about science. They visit students and teachers throughout Wyoming to help make them more aware of science and scientific research.

UP studes top 2008 BPI-DOST science tilt -

Carla Gisela Ysabel Concepcion, a graduating Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBB) student from UP Diliman, copped the top prize at this year’s Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)-Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Science Awards.

India to set up science innovation hubs

India will set up seven Regional Innovation Science Hubs for Inventors in areas like robotics, ocean science and bio-medical engineering, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.

India to set up science innovation hubs

India will set up seven Regional Innovation Science Hubs for Inventors in areas like robotics, ocean science and bio-medical engineering, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.

Closing The Achievement Gap In Math And Science

The latest results from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program show not only improved proficiency among all elementary and middle school students, but also a closing of the achievement gaps between both African-American and Hispanic students and white students in elementary school math, and between African-American and white students in elementary and middle-school science.

Science on climate change wrong: repor...

Politicians may have got the science on climate change wrong, a new report says.Politicians may have got the science on climate change wrong, a new report says.

Canada and China Announce New Joint Science and Technology Initiatives

The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, today announced the launch of 20 new Canada-China science and technology (S&T) joint initiatives. Minister Emerson made the announcement in Beijing with Wan Gang, China's Minister of Science and Technology.

Canada and China announce new joint science and technology initiatives

(Nanowerk News) The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, today announced the launch of 20 new Canada-China science and technology (S&T) joint initiatives. Minister Emerson made the announcement in Beijing with Wan Gang, China’s Minister of Science and Technology.

National Science Board Approves UCAR Proposal to Manage NCAR

The National Science Board has authorized the National Science Foundation to negotiate a new cooperative agreement with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to continue to manage and operate its flagship weather and climate center, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

The Joy of Discovery and beyond - STAR SCIENCE By Eduardo A. Padlan, PhD

One of the rewards of old age is the chance to take care of grandchildren. You see, grandchildren are pure delight. Someone had actually said (I don’t know whom to attribute this statement to) that: “If I had known how great grandchildren are, I wouldn’t have bothered to have children; I would have had grandchildren straightaway.� Of course, that is a biological impossibility, but it expresses the joy of grandparenthood.

National Science Board approves UCAR proposal to manage NCAR

BOULDER--The National Science Board has authorized the National Science Foundation to negotiate a new cooperative agreement with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to continue to manage and operate its flagship weather and climate center, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

Science of Synthesis Version 3.5

Science of Synthesis Version 3.5 is now available. Science of Synthesis, from Thieme, is an in-depth information resource available on synthetic methodology in organic chemistry.

A Meeting of the Minds at the World Science Festival

Great science minds from around the world are converging on New York City this week for the five-day World Science Festival.

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