Two AAAS members awarded Kavli Prize Friday, June 1, 2012 Every two years the Kavli Prize is awarded to scientists who work in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. In 2012 seven scientists were awarded the prize, including two members of AAAS: Ann M. Graybiel (neuroscience prize) and Mildred S. Dresselhaus (nanoscience prize) of M.I.T. AAAS Fellow Alan P. Boss: Kepler failure a sad day 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. The wheels help the telescope point to a place in the sky. Kepler has four wheels and needs three to work optimally. In 2012 it lost one 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. 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. Rittenhouse influenced early America in numerous ways Rittenhouse influenced early America in numerous ways Scientia April 8, 2013 David Rittenhouse may not be a household name like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, yet as a scientific and political figure, not only was he admired by these great men, he also had a hand in shaping the early United States as well as the scientific knowledge of the day. 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: Dark matter in direct, indirect and collider experiments Video February 20, 2013 Neil Weiner of New York University explains how the search for dark matter is going, and why he is confident we will find it, or at least know what we are looking for, in the near future. The properties of dark matter may be influenced by new forces that effect how dark matter interacts with itself and with ordinary matter. Such forces can lead to new signals in direct or indirect dark matter searches, and might explain some of the anomalous results already reported by such searches. Interacting dark matter may also explain the mysterious properties of dwarf galaxies. VIDEO: Robert Kirshner and the beauty of our accelerating universe Video February 19, 2013 Astrophysicst and author of the book The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos takes us on a thrill ride through a universe dominated by dark energy but also containing several forms of dark matter. "We live in an extravagant universe with a surprising number of essential ingredients: the real universe we measure is not the simplest one we could imagine," says Kirshner. Learn more about this speaker 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.
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