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Glenn Branch
02.17.2009

Major biology conference shuns Louisiana

The executive committee of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology decided not to hold any future meetings in New Orleans owing to "the official position of the state in weakening science education and specifically attacking evolution in science curricula," according to a February 5, 2009, letter (PDF) from SICB's president, Richard Satterlie, to Louisiana's governor Bobby Jindal.

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Glenn Branch
02.17.2009

Oklahoma antievolution bill dead

Oklahoma's Senate Bill 320, the so-called Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act, died in committee on February 16, 2009, according to a report in the Tulsa World (February 17, 2009).

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Glenn Branch
02.14.2009

Steve Darwin is Steve #1000

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A kilosteve attained!

A new Darwin inaugurates the third century of evolution.

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Robert Luhn
02.14.2009

Steve Darwin is Steve #1000

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A kilosteve attained!

A new Darwin inaugurates the third century of evolution.

Steven P. Darwin — Steve #1000

 

CHICAGO -- It was nip and tuck, but when the dust settled, Dr. Steve Darwin was named the 1000th Steve in NCSE's Project Steve.

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Glenn Branch
02.13.2009

Kenneth R. Miller honored by AAAS

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Kenneth R. Miller was named as the winner of the 2008 Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of "his sustained efforts and excellence in communicating evolutionary science," according to a February 11, 2009, press release.

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