Science confab at AMP this Tuesday (Saipan Tribune)
The CNMI public is invited to the upcoming annual general meeting of the Asia Pacific Academy of Science, Education and Environmental Management, formerly the Western Pacific Academy of Science and Environmental Management.

Bush Appointees Land Career Science Jobs With Seemingly Unrelated Backgrounds (Washington Post)
The president of the nation's largest general science organization yesterday sharply criticized recent cases of Bush administration political appointees gaining permanent federal jobs with responsibility for making or administering scientific policies, saying the result would be "to leave wreckage...

Students win science competition (The News & Observer)
Two students at the N.C. School of Science and Math will take their science project next month to a competition in New York City, for the chance to win $100,000 in scholarships.

Young Britons among least likely to study science (Guardian Unlimited)
Young Britons are among the least likely in Europe to consider studying science subjects, a European poll has found. The Young People and Science study for the European Commission surveyed nearly 25,000 15- to 25-year-olds across the 27 countries of Europe. When asked how they felt about studying science-based subjects, 86% of young Britons said they would probably or definitely not ...

Grand Canyon joins lineup of St. Louis Science Center programs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The St. Louis Science Center has added a visit to the Grand Canyon to next year's lineup of travel programs, with a week spent studying the canyon's geology, history, ecology and native cultures.

Q&A: Louise Lloyd, family and consumer science teacher at Shawnee Mission North High School (The Kansas City Star)
JOB DESCRIPTION: Family and consumer science teacher at Shawnee Mission North High School A lot of people say this will be an emotional Thanksgiving, in large part because of the economy.

Robot geeks unite - and what science these kids create (The Argus Leader)
Kindling a love for science and technology in the next generation of chemists, computer engineers and the like is the large goal of the FIRST Lego League robot competitions. But the road from here to there can take some interesting twists. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and The Lego Group, for instance, probably never imagined when they developed the ...

Team administers important health science program grant at San Jac (Deer Park Broadcaster & Progress)
A group of San Jacinto College allied health faculty and staff members are working together to coordinate and manage a grant that will fund resources to help keep the College’s health science programs in step with current trends and developments.

Educator Honey heads N.Y. Hall of Science (Queens Chronicle)
Hall of Science President Margaret Honey. Margaret Honey, an educator who specializes in technology, has been named president and CEO of the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Park.

English in Science and Mathematics can help increase proficiency (The Star)
I AM irked by the recent debate on the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English.