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NCSE challenges creationist's "special" edition of Darwin's Origin Executive Director Eugenie Scott takes aim at creationist Ray Comfort's distorted views on evolution in a debate taking place on the U.S. News & World Report site. Genie Grants SciAm's Wishes
NCSE's Scott joins Scientific American's revamped Board of Advisers
Dr. Eugenie C. Scott has joined Scientific American's revamped and expanded Board of Advisers. In her new role, Dr. Scott will have a hand in shaping the course of the magazine, offering advice and feedback on upcoming editorial plans, manuscripts, article proposals, and more. Darwin Defender Takes Top Prize
California Academy of Sciences honors Dr. Eugenie C. Scott
Battle in the Classroom
Battle in the Classroom
State science standards under attack Are state science standards worthless? Are kids learning about evolution or being spoon-fed creationist pseudoscience? What's the proper role of state science standards in American public education, anyway? To get some answers, the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) conducted an in-depth survey of 50 states and the District of Columbia. Francis Collins Nomination: Expert Sources
Francis Collins Nomination: Expert Sources
With the recent nomination of Francis Collins to head the NIH, there's been a lot of talk about the potential conflict between the man's religious views and his work as a scientist...and his potential impact (positive or negative) on the NIH. Comprehensive Legal Resource
New "Creationism and the Law" resource section debuts
OAKLAND, CA June 10, 2009 Looking for the legal skinny on the court cases that shaped the evolution vs. creationism landscape? NCSE's new "Creationism and the Law" page has the details on 17 key cases, from Scopes to Selman, that made a difference. Click a case and you get a thorough summary; a list of source documents (typically PDFs, arranged in chronological order); links to relevant NCSE news stories, timelines, presentations; and links to third-party sources. Eugenie Scott Wins Stephen Jay Gould Prize
 The Society for the Study of Evolution has honored NCSE's executive director with its first Stephen Jay Gould Prize. Named in memory of paleontologist and popular science writer Stephen Jay Gould, this award recognizes outstanding work in communicating the insights, applications, and importance of evolutionary biology to the general public.
Eugenie Scott, Barack Obama, Bill Gates Honored!Scientific American names the 10 most important leaders in science and technology
Barack Obama and Bill Gates are in good company. The NCSE's Dr. Eugenie C. Scott joins Obama and Gates as members of the Scientific American 10 honor roll. This honor roll pays tribute to the ten people in the last year who have "demonstrated exceptional leadership and accomplishment in guaranteeing that future technologies will be applied to the benefit of humanity". NCSE Encourages Federal Scientific Integrity
NASA officials demand Big Bang be called a "theory"; national parks selling creationist books; teachers pressured to teach creationism
Scientists to Texas Board of Education: Teach Evolution Right!Oakland, March 25 Over 50 scientific societies representing hundreds of thousands of American scientists today publicly urged the Texas Board of Education to support accurate science education. The board—dominated by creationists—has been embroiled in a debate over changes to the Texas science standards that could compromise the teaching of evolution. Pages
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