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Casey Trees – A Science Cheerleader Report

May 29, 2009

I’m proud to announce the first episode in an original video series that I’m producing for Science Cheerleader.com, a blog that promotes public involvement in science and builds awareness around important science policy issues. The project took shape this March when I met Science Cheerleader at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin. After [...]

Armed with Gene Guns!

May 27, 2009

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Infectious diseases, gene guns, and the military — all on this week’s Armed with Science! LISTEN to Dr. Connie Schmaljohn, senior scientist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, discuss research investigating vaccines against two types of hantaviruses, which are known health threats to U.S. troops stationed in Europe and Asia. The [...]

EnvironMentors Celebration!

May 22, 2009

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EnvironMented On Wednesday, students, mentors, and teachers from across the nation met at the Deptartment of Agriculture to celebrate their work in the 2008-09 EnvironMentors program. Students presented their research projects and competed for a number of scholarships that recognized achievement in creativity, scientific rigor, and relevance to the environment. The event was highlighted by [...]

Spring DC Bocce League: Week 4 Recap

May 14, 2009

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A Teal of Two Schwettys Fact: The only thing better than eating salmon for breakfast is eating salmon-flavored Schwetty Bocce Balls for dinner. In Week 4 of the Spring DC Bocce League, Change You Can Bocce feasted on their salmon-colored opponent in a 14-9 shellacking for the ages. Though The Beast, The Captain, and Mr. [...]

Armed with Social Science!

May 13, 2009

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Listen to the first Armed with Science show covering the Defense Department’s efforts to leverage social science. Drs. Ivy Estabrook, program officer for the Human, Social, Cultural and Behavioral Science program at the Office of Naval Research, and Elisa Bienenstock, Chief Human Science Officer at NSI, Inc., will discuss the Defense Department’s efforts to understand [...]

Servathon 2009 at Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School

May 12, 2009

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Best People Ever On May 2, 31 current and former AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows, AAAS staff members, and friends spent their mornings cleaning and painting Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School in Washington, DC, as part of Servathon 2009 hosted by Greater DC Cares. Our team, “AAAS You Can Believe In”, raised $2980, ranking 5th among [...]

Job advice from MG!

May 10, 2009

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Thought it’s unclear if the anxious job seeker is either still anxious or seeking a job, Marygrace’s insight is transferable to anyone looking for work. Check out this article in the Arizona Business Gazette. Anxious job seeker needs to persevereNov. 27, 2008 I have applied for 150 jobs since May. I had planned to stay [...]

Casey Trees

May 6, 2009

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McClean Garden’s Tree Planting Event Bigfoots and cherry blossoms aren’t the only highlights of springtime in our nation’s capitol. Spring also marks another year of Casey Trees community tree planting events, part of the organization’s larger effort to restore, enhance, and protect the District’s tree canopy. As Citizen Forester’s, Jenny and I are trained in [...]

Spring DC Bocce League: Week 2 Recap

May 1, 2009

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Change You Can Bocce The 2009 spring bocce season has already offered its share of adversity. A 10-minute torrential downpour postponed Week 1, and DC Metro construction left Change You Can Bocce without two of its stars, Mr. Awesome and Dr. Clutch, for its Week 2 match against Bocce Ballers. Even worse, our Week 2 [...]