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| The latest news from the Academies
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May. 15 -- In a new collaboration, the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences is licensing several components of its global warming and infectious diseases exhibits to the Science Centre Singapore. The partnership marks an expansion of the museum's efforts to bring its work to international audiences by teaming up with other museums and science centers around the world.
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May. 15 -- The National Academy of Engineering has elected Irwin Jacobs as its ninth chair; he will work with the NAE president and Council to pursue the mission of the Academy to support the technological welfare of the nation. Thomas Budinger was elected as home secretary, and Alice Agogino, Wayne Clough, Paul Gray, Bradford Parkinson, and Julia Phillips were elected to the NAE governing Council. All terms begin July 1, 2008.
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May 13 -- A new report from the National Research Council provides advice and recommendations to improve an Army Corps of Engineers' draft report for Louisiana coastal protection and restoration. The Corps' report does not identify clear priorities for project implementation -- including ecosystem restoration, hurricane protection, and nonstructural measures such as buyouts -- nor does it provide evidence that sediment resources for all proposed restoration projects will be available.
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| Breaking stories in science
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May 13 -- The presidents of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine recently spoke with Dallas news anchor John McCaa about the need for investment in science and technology to solve pressing national and global problems.
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May 6 -- Once thought to be approaching their twilight years, new research at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggests that many globular star clusters may be earlier in their development than previously thought.
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Apr. 28 -- The Department of Defense has established the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM), a collaborative effort to develop new treatments for wounded soldiers. Using stem cell research, tissue and biomaterial engineering, and other methods, AFIRM scientists hope to repair battlefield injuries and restore lost function in the hundreds of injured who return from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Apr. 17 -- April 22 marks the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, a day of celebration and activism intended to raise awareness of environmental issues. In 1970 a nationwide "Environmental Teach-In," led by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes, helped organize around 20 million demonstrators to show support for a policy agenda focused on these concerns.
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