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. Can bacteria be used to treat cancer? Can bacteria be used to treat cancer? Qualia August 22, 2012 In a previous post I discussed the recent news report about 2 neurosurgeons from the University of California who conducted research on 3 patients with an experimental procedure, allegedly, without the university’s knowledge. The procedure involved using bacteria to treat brain cancer by introducing them into surgical wounds -- thereby causing an infection at the site. Whether there was miscommunication between the researchers and university authorities or not, the researchers have been banned from conducting human research for the meantime. In this post I would like to explore the logic behind this experimental procedure. Are you sure those are the right cells? Qualia August 2, 2012 Imagine this: you or someone you know is a graduate student, who has been working many hours in the lab on trying to find a cure for cancer. And one morning, you have a breakthrough. Finally all these years of hard work have paid off and you can see yourself authoring the next big paper in a top journal and giving talks in conferences. So far, so good. But what if you were working with the wrong cells? Answering the cancer question Qualia June 12, 2012 I am frequently asked, "What is cancer?" and quite frankly, it concerns me considerably. It does not bother me to take the time to try and answer the question, nor is it those who inquire that bother me, but instead it concerns me that despite the vast expenditure on cancer research and health care throughout North America, most people are still quite unaware of what cancer actually is.
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