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 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. Marcia McNutt appointed new Editor-in-Chief of Science 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. 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. National Medal of Science 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. VIDEO: Coverage of the 2013 Annual Meeting in Boston Video February 12, 2013 Here is AAASMC's video coverage of the 179th AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston. The program for 2013 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. a pacemaker Powering artificial pacemakers with heart contractions Qualia November 19, 2012 Have you ever asked yourself how the heart beats? You have probably heard that the heart has a pacemaker that regulates its rhythm, and this is indeed true. The chief pacemaker of the heart is the Sinoatrial node (SA node), located on the top right portion of the heart. It sends out a signal that descends down and to the left through nerve fibers that induce contraction of the heart in a coordinated fashion. The SA node has a natural rhythm but is also under the control of parasympathetic and sympathetic nerve fibers which can decrease and increase the heart rate, respectively. Our golem is talking back to us Our golem is talking back to us Scientia September 26, 2012 In 1964, the great mathematician and cybernetics pioneer Norbert Wiener published a small book titled God and Golem, Inc, in which he said that the relationship between the cybernetic machine and man is similar to the relationship between man and his creator. He draws from this analogy some cautionary principles, which are more relevant today as computers have become so much more powerful and robots more lifelike. Jellyfish from Palau, Micronesia Artificial jellyfish made from silicone and rat cells Qualia August 20, 2012 In a recent study in Nature Biotechnology, scientists used silicone and muscle cells from rats to construct an artificial jellyfish. This engineered jellyfish displays behavior such as propulsion and swimming when placed in the right environment. What does this mean for artificially engineered organs?
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