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CIFAR's call for research proposals Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The Canadian Institute For Advanced Research, or CIFAR, is currently sending out a global call for researchers to submit research proposals. This new approach is aimed at encouraging the scientific community to bring forth a question worth exploring, and not just any question, CIFAR asks “Do you have a question with the potential to change the world?”
AAAS Fellow Lisa Lucero: Mayan pyramid now a road Monday, May 20, 2013 The archeology world was shocked and saddend earlier this month to learn of the destruction of one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids by construction crews looking for rock to build a road in the northern part of the country. The 2,300-year-old Nohmul pyramid stood over 60 feet tall and was the center of a settlement of about 40,000 people in 250 B.C.
AAAS member Tee L. Guidotti receives Knudsen Award Thursday, May 16, 2013 On April 28, 2013, longtime AAAS member Tee L. Guidotti received the William S. Knudsen Award for Lifetime Career Achievement in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
AAAS Fellow Alan P. Boss: Kepler breakdown a sad day Thursday, May 16, 2013 In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, NASA managers for the Kepler Space Telescope announced that their exoplanet hunter had suffered a major blow -- a loss of a second stabilizing (or reaction) wheel.
Winners of 2013 AAAS Student Poster Competition Tuesday, April 30, 2013 The 2013 Student Poster Competition took place at the AAAS Annual Meeting In Boston February 14-18. The student winners' work displayed originality and understanding that set them apart from their peers. The AAAS Poster Sessions provide individuals with an opportunity to present their research, offering an excellent venue for extended informal discussion with meeting attendees. All posters are peer-reviewed, and accepted posters are listed in the AAAS Annual Meeting Poster Book. Abstracts appear on the Annual Meeting Abstract CD, within the Program Book.
Nominations for the 2013 AAAS Mentor Awards Thursday, April 25, 2013 The two categories of the AAAS Mentor Awards, the Lifetime Mentor Award and the Mentor Award, honor individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the science and engineering PhD workforce. These groups include: women of all racial or ethnic groups; African American, Native American, and Hispanic men; and people with disabilities. All nominations are due by July 31, 2013.
2013 AAAS Mass Media Fellows awarded Friday, April 19, 2013 The 2013 AAAS Science and Engineering Mass Media Fellows have been announced.
Six AAAS members win American Society for Microbiology award Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Six AAAS members received awards at the 2013 ASM (American Society for Microbiology) General Meeting. The awards honor those who have greatly contributed to the field of microbiology.
Accepting applications for Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Monday, April 15, 2013 The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology acknowledges the increasingly active and important role of neurobiology in advancing our understanding of the functioning of the brain and the nervous system -- a quest that seems destined for dramatic expansion in the coming decades. Deadline for 2013 entries is June 15, 2013.
Questionnaire: Responsibilities of scientists and engineers Monday, April 8, 2013 Your chance to have your say! Fill out this short questionnaire from the Ethics and Human Rights Working Group of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition and the AAAS Program on Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law.

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