AAAS Fellow Lisa Lucero: Mayan pyramid now a road 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. Peter Peregrine unravels cultural mysteries Peter Peregrine unravels cultural mysteries Member Spotlight May 15, 2013 In a building that offers a dizzying view of the Fox River three stories below, Lawrence University anthropologist and AAAS Fellow Peter Neal Peregrine explores the mysteries of humanity; sometimes with his dog, Rowan, at his side. Although he is an archeologist, there are no artifacts displayed in his neatly organized office. Instead, on the windowsill there are small gifts that were given to him, some by his students, including an Indiana Jones figurine and a statue of St. Peregrine. 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. AAAS member Leslie Freeman dead at 77 Thursday, April 4, 2013 Anthropologist Leslie Freeman, a leading scholar of Paleolithic Spain, died on December 14 in Portland, Oregon. He was 77. Freeman, a member of AAAS and Section H (anthropology), was a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. Freeman made a number of important contributions to the study of the Paleolithic period. He increased scholars’ understanding of Neanderthal technology, subsistence, and other aspects of behavior, beginning with the work for his 1964 doctoral dissertation as a graduate student at UChicago. 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. Investigating the future of forensics Investigating the future of forensics In Depth February 26, 2013 Much has been made of television’s crime dramas such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Without a Trace and Cold Case, and their effect on the criminal justice system. The so-called ‘CSI effect,’ a theory that the fictional portrayal of forensics influences public perception, has raised vital questions for forensic scientists and the trials that depend on analyzed evidence. 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.
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