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NCSE's Scott honored by Chapman University

  • May 18th, 2013
Eugenie C. ScottEugenie C. Scott

NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Chapman University in recognition of her "work ... in advancing the public understanding and acceptance of evolution."

Quantifying the consensus on climate

  • May 17th, 2013
Figure 3 from Cook et al.

A new study of the scientific literature confirms that there is a robust consensus that humans are causing global warming.

Nature's tribute to NCSE

  • May 16th, 2013
Cover of Nature 497:7449

Prompted by the announced impending retirement of NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott, the journal Nature devoted its May 15, 2013, editorial column to applauding NCSE's work.

Louisiana to repeal 1981 creationist law?

  • May 13th, 2013

Louisiana's Senate Bill 205 would, if enacted, repeal the state's Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act, which was enacted in 1981 and declared to be unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in Edwards v. Aguillard in 1987.

Mark Perakh dies

  • May 13th, 2013
Mark PerakhMark Perakh

The physicist Mark Perakh, a notable critic of creationism, died on May 7, 2013, at the age of 88, according to The Panda's Thumb blog (May 12, 2013).

Polling Muslims on evolution

  • May 10th, 2013
Pew Research Center

A new report discussing a poll of Muslims around the globe suggests (PDF, p. 132) that "[m]any Muslims around the world believe in evolution."

A preview of Evolution vs. Creationism

  • May 10th, 2013
Evolution vs. Creationism, second edition

NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Eugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction, second edition (Greenwood Press/University of California Press, 2009) in honor of her impending retirement as NCSE's executive director.

"Intelligent design" legislation in Texas dies

  • May 7th, 2013

Texas's House Bill 285 died in the House Committee on Higher Education on May 6, 2013, when the deadline for House committees to pass House bills expired.

Christian de Duve dies

  • May 6th, 2013
Christian de DuveChristian de Duve

The eminent biologist Christian de Duve died on May 4, 2013, at the age of 95, according to the de Duve Institute.

Help wanted: executive director

  • May 6th, 2013

NCSE is seeking to hire a new executive director to replace Eugenie C. Scott, who is retiring after more than twenty-six years at NCSE's helm.

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