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A preview of the National Climate Assessment Capitol Connection May 22, 2013 The National Climate Assessment is required by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The Climate Assessment is the product of thirteen federal agencies and more than 240 authors. The senior science writer helping edit this report is AAAS Fellow Susan Hassol, and the forthcoming report (now available in draft form), is the third of three that she has helped prepare. She was kind enough to give AAAS MemberCentral some background on the most recent report.

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.

OSTP seeks nominations for presidential mentoring award Capitol Connection April 8, 2013 The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) are now accepting nominations for PAESMEM, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. OSTP/NSF seeks individuals and organizations that have demonstrated at least five years of excellence in mentoring students, trainees, and/or early career scientists and engineers from groups that are underrepresented in STEM.

Report: Dept. of Energy should consolidate, close labs Capitol Connection April 11, 2013 The Department of Energy should consider downsizing, consolidating, or closing national labs, according to testimony from the Department’s Inspector General to the House Science Subcommittee on Oversight.

Marcia McNutt appointed new Editor-in-Chief of Science Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Marcia McNutt, most recently Director of the US Geological Survey, has been appointed the new, full-time Editor-in-Chief of Science. She will begin her tenure at Science on June 1. McNutt will take over the position from Bruce Alberts who decided to step down at the end of his five-year term.

H. Keith Moo-Young empowers urban students Member Spotlight March 13, 2013 When you go to visit H. Keith Moo-Young, it's instantly clear why the dean of the engineering department at this working-class campus has been recognized not just for the science he has done, but for the education of scientists as well.

VIDEO: 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting reception Video February 15, 2013 Find out what attendees are looking forward to at this year's meeting in Boston. Related Links: AAASMC's complete video coverage from the 2013 Annual Meeting in Boston

VIDEO: 2013 Annual Meeting: The president's address Video February 15, 2013 AAAS President William Press, researcher in computer science, genomics, statistical methods, astrophysics, and international security, welcomes attendees to Boston. This year's AAAS Annual Meeting highlights the rich and complicated connections between basic and applied research, and how they bring about both practical benefits and the beauty of pure understanding. Read more about Press's keynote.

Fuel from green algae: A talk with Richard Sayre Member Spotlight February 14, 2013 Can pond scum save the planet from its greenhouse gas-induced fever? Green algae consume carbon dioxide and convert it to triglycerides, which can be chemically converted to fuel for our cars, trucks, trains, and planes.

AAAS members awarded medal at White House ceremony Monday, February 4, 2013 Fifteen AAAS fellows and members were awarded the U.S's top prize for scientists, engineers, and inventors, the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation, at a White House ceremony on February 1. President Barack Obama handed out the medals to the nearly two dozen researchers and innovators honored in 2012. Twelve researchers received the National Medal of Science and eleven inventors received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

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