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NANOTECHNOLOGY R&D

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SURVEY RESULTS

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AAAS in Action:
NEWS TO NOTE

Cast Your Vote for AAAS Officers
An excellent slate of candidates for the 2003 general election has been provided and ballots will be mailed to members by 12 September. All members will receive a ballot for election of the president-elect, members of the Board of Directors, and members of the Committee on Nominations. Members registered in one to three sections will also receive ballots for election of section officers. Your reply envelope (for use solely for this election) must be postmarked on or before 14 November to be counted. Read more about the election and the list of candidates: http://www.aaas.org/news/newsandnotes/inside97.shtml.

Free Online Access to Promising Advances on "Lou Gehrig's Disease"
On 8 August 2003, Science published a preliminary but promising animal study that marks one step toward a potential therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the devastating neuromuscular condition also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Because of widespread public interest in this disease and its treatment, the full text of this study is available without registration and free of charge to all visitors to Science Online at http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/als/. You may also view the "Today" show's coverage of this study at http://www.msnbc.com/m/c/ctv_emailthis.asp?id=tdy_bazell_als_030808&subid=&sk=msnbc&sl=&0mw=x92

Broadcasting Science in South Africa
Recently, five radio journalists from the South African Broadcasting Corporation completed a four-week program as AAAS Science Radio Journalism Fellows. The AAAS collaboration with South Africa's Department of Science and Technology was launched in 2001 to further science journalism in South Africa. This year's fellows will form a public radio science desk that will broadcast in 11 languages and be heard by 18 million people. Read more about how this initiative is boosting understanding of science: http://www.aaas.org/news/newsandnotes/inside98.shtml.

Advancing Science in U.S. Foreign Policy
HIV/AIDS, greenhouse warming, sustainable development–today's diplomats must be conversant in science to successfully conduct foreign policy. To that end, for the second year the Foreign Service Institute selected AAAS to plan and implement a crash course on "Environment, Science, Technology, Health, and U.S. Foreign Policy" for employees of the U.S. State Department. Read about the week-long workshop: http://www.aaas.org/news/newsandnotes/inside98.shtml.

Making Science Converts of School Kids
For the past 17 years, kids in Philadelphia, PA, have happily spent part of their summer holiday delving into science, from hypothermic principles to paleontology. Read how the AAAS-sponsored program, Science in the Summer, promotes interest in science studies and careers with a fascinating hands-on program through neighborhood libraries: http://www.aaas.org/news/newsandnotes/inside98.shtml.

AAAS Announcements:
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Celebrate DNA in Medicine
On 14-15 November in La Jolla, CA, the UC San Diego School of Medicine Gene Therapy Program and Science will host "A Celebration of 50 Years of DNA in Medicine." The molecular medicine symposium offers AAAS members a 15 percent registration discount: http://cme.ucsd.edu/dna/.

Advance Your Career in Singapore
In the 3 October issue of Science, a special careers feature explores Singapore's continuing efforts to position itself as East Asia's biomedical center. Find out about the job opportunities being created. For continuing career advice and international job listings, visit the recruitment site of Science: http://www.sciencecareers.org. For information on placing recruitment advertising in the 3 October issue, contact Tracy Holmes: tholmes@science-int.co.uk.

Meet Up at Upcoming Events
Stop by the AAAS/Science booth at these major September meetings and receive your free AAAS member pin.
American Chemical Society, New York City, 8-10 September. Visit us in booth 536 at the 226th ACS National Meeting. Information: http://www.chemistry.org.
European Life Sciences Organization, Dresden, Germany, 20-24 September. Science is a major sponsor of this high profile international forum, expected to attract 2,500 life scientists from around the world. Visit us in booth 34. Information: http://www.elso.org.

AAAS at Work:
PROGRAMS AT THE FOREFRONT

Making Science Learning Child's Play
AAAS's popular web-based after-school science program, Kinetic City, is receiving kudos from 8-11-year-olds, including "Cool," "Fun," and "Wow." Kinetic City: Mission to Vearth is the world's first Internet-based after school science club. Through a series of on-line adventures, kids work together on a quest to stop a science-destroying computer virus. As they perform hands-on experiments, play science-themed board games and do creative writing and art projects, kids explore a complete science curriculum. There are now over 80 licensed Kinetic City Clubs operating in the United States. Children participate in schools, Boys and Girls Clubs, Air Force Bases, YMCAs, churches and community centers. The program was also a finalist for a 2003 Codie Award and a past recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award. For information on forming a Kinetic City Club, including educational materials and on-site training, go to: http://www.kcmtv.com.

READ ON, ONLINE
AAAS News & Notes appears in Science in the last issue of each month. Or access http://www.aaas.org or http://www.scienceonline.org/.

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