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The Year of Science 2009

On Jan 1st, COPUS embarks on a journey with you to share how science works, what it is like to be a scientist, and why science matters.

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David B. Richman

Update on YOS events at NMSU

The Year of Science at the Southern New Mexico State Fair (September 30-October 4, 2009) was very successful, with 437 people going through our exhibits during the three mornings that I was at the Fair. In the four days of the Fair we estimated at least 1000 visitors to the exhibits. Taking part in the displays were the Departments of Astronomy; Biology; Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science; Extension Plant Sciences; and Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology at NMSU and the Asombro Ins… Continue

Posted by David B. Richman on November 5, 2009 at 2:30pm

Pat Jewett

Unexpected Results

Perhaps the biggest surprise of 2009 is the explosion and adaptation of social media in the corporate world. HR and Training departments are now implementing this Web 2.0 technology breakthrough to educate staff on things as mundane as medical insurance/dental insurance/travel medical insurance to things as mission c… Continue

Posted by Pat Jewett on October 25, 2009 at 8:36pm

Kate

September 10



"Few birds more enliven the monotonous hues of the Australian forest than this beautiful species whose pink-coloured wings and flowing crest might have embellished the air of a more voluptuous region". ~ Major Sir Thomas Mitchell

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Posted by Kate on September 9, 2009 at 2:26pm

kunal tiwari

NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION-FUTURE OF SPACE TRAVEL

HI,
here i want toshare my views on the future of space travel.the basic idea behaind this is to search for a propulsion technology which can provide us the mean to explore the far reaches of space.i think the best way is to teduce the transit time that is the travel time by using propulsion system which can sustian for long time and is able to provide larger thrust. i went thrpugh the project promethus reports of nasa.it is started in the year 2002-2003.there i saw that the nuclear propulsion t… Continue

Posted by kunal tiwari on August 23, 2009 at 12:30pm

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WELCOME TO YEAR OF SCIENCE 2009!

The science community is on a celebratory journey -- to share how science works, what it is like to be a scientist, and why science matters! In nearly every state, participants in the celebration are demonstrating how we know about our natural world and why science continues to be so vitally important to our communities, our country, and the world.

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Science Cheerleader is rooting for citizen scientists!

Mark your calendars for the USA Science and Engineering Festival!

Come meet the Science Cheerleader team, see professional cheerleaders-turned-scientists and engineers as they dance and cheer on science, and get your hands dirty doing science with ScienceForCitizens.net activities! At the USA Science and Engineering Festival Festival Dates: 10/10/10 – 10/24/10 Expo on the National Mall: October 23 and 24, 2010 Larry Bock is THE reason this widely anticipated festival [...]

Wild about Wilderness

The longest-running, public international environmental forum will convene from November 6-13, in the city of Merida, Yucatan, to build awareness about pressing environmental issues and celebrate the importance and vitality of wild nature. The event, WILD9, was planned over a two-year period by the Wild Wilderness Congress to connect anyone from wilderness enthusiasts to top-ranked [...]

Things that make you go, Hmmmm.

What if the media covered baseball like it covers science? Larry Husten, founder of CardioBrief.org , poses this question and presents some interesting scenarios following this line of thought. For example, the World Series would receive one article in each major paper– after the series ended–set in no context at all (a la the Nobel Prize). Check [...]

“Growth of Citizen Science,” NY Academy of Sciences Magazine

In the current edition of the New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, you’ll find a piece co-authored by me and Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.  We hope that our op-ed, “The Growth of Citizen Science” helps articulate how “average people” are contributing to science. Here’s an excerpt: Not so long ago, “citizen scientist” would have seemed to be a [...]

Droid Does Citizen Science

While we most commonly associate Google with its ability to search the Intertubes for our favorite science FAILs, the tech giant is also opening new doors for citizen science. A recent article in the Public Library of Science (PloS) ONE highlights a new mobile phone application, powered by Google Maps and Google’s Android operating system, [...]

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