Contents Spring/Summer 2009
From the NAE President
| Facing New and Not-So-New Issues |
Education & Social Issues
| Is the Gender Gap Narrowing? | |
| New data on female faculty in science and engineering |
| Science Learning Beyond the Classroom | |
| What do we really pick up in informal settings? |
Environment & Resources
| A Harbor in the Tempest | |
| Protecting the Crescent City |
| On the Horizon of Oceanography | |
| What will the future hold for the study of our oceans? |
Health & Safety
| Unbiased Care | |
| Report lays out path to end medical conflicts of interest |
| Pregnancy Weight Gain | |
| New guidelines balance benefits and risks |
Engineering & Technology
| Fuel of the Future | |
| Driving the U.S. toward alternative fuels |
| Plutonium, Part 2 | |
| The return of a long-defunct isotope program |
Meetings
| A National Response to Climate Change | |
| Summit kicks off new study |
Spotlight
| Obama Speaks to NAS, Announces Major Investments in Research and Education | |
| In a speech to members of the National Academy of Sciences, President Barack Obama declares to restore science to its rightful place |
Opinion
| How to Keep Science Moving | |
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Published in the April 24 issue of Science, an editorial by NAS President Ralph Cicerone discusses the importance of building on recent enthusiasm for science |
Brief Takes
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New Publications
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