NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2016/11/11
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2016-11-11 17:00.
National Center for Science Education
(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, Sad news of the death of Ralph J. Cicerone.
RALPH J. CICERONE DIES Ralph J. Cicerone, immediate past president of the National Academy of Sciences, died on November 5, 2016, at the age of 73, according to a memorial notice from the Academy. "The entire scientific community is mourning the sudden and untimely loss of this great leader who has been unexpectedly removed from the forefront of the scientific issues that matter most to the future well-being of society," Marcia McNutt, Cicerone's successor as president of the National Academy of Sciences, was quoted in the memorial notice as commenting. "Ralph Cicerone was a model for all of us of not only doing what counts, but doing it with honesty, integrity, and deep passion." During his time at the Academy Cicerone was a strong and effective voice for both climate education and evolution education. In the words of the Academy's memorial notice, "Cicerone was an atmospheric scientist whose research placed him at the forefront in shaping science and environmental policy, both nationally and internationally. In 2001, he led a key National Academy of Sciences study about climate change requested by President George W. Bush. Ten years later, under Cicerone's leadership, a comprehensive set of reports titled America's Climate Choices, which called for action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions while identifying strategies to help the nation and world adapt to a changing climate, were issued. Under Cicerone's guidance, the NAS and the Royal Society -- the science academy of the U.K. -- teamed up in 2014 to produce Climate Change: Evidence and Causes, a readable publication written for policymakers, educators, and members of the public." Cicerone also helped to develop the Academy's 2008 publication Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a book designed to give the public a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the current scientific understanding of evolution and its importance in the science classroom. Cicerone was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1943. He received his B.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1965 and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1967 and 1970. He was a researcher at the University of Michigan, the University of California, San Diego, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research before moving to the University of California, Irvine, in 1989, where he served as Chancellor from 1998 to 2005. He then served as the president of the National Academy of Sciences from 2005 to 2016. His honors included the Roger Revell Medal from the American Geophysical Union. For the memorial notice from the National Academy of Sciences, visit: http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/nov-5-2016-Ralph-J-Cicerone.html For America's Climate Choices, visit: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12781/americas-climate-choices For Climate Change: Evidence and Causes, visit: http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/events/a-discussion-on-climate-change-evidence-and-causes/ And for Science, Evolution, and Creationism, visit: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/11876/science-evolution-and-creationism WHAT'S NEW AT NCSE'S BLOG? Have you been visiting NCSE's blog recently? If not, then you've missed: * Emily Schoerning reporting a success for NCSE's Science Booster Clubs: https://ncse.com/blog/2016/11/evolution-children-getting-off-to-right-start-0018401 For NCSE's blog, visit: http://ncse.com/blog Thanks for reading. And don't forget to visit NCSE's website -- http://ncse.com -- where you can always find the latest news on evolution and climate education and threats to them. -- Sincerely, Glenn Branch Deputy Director National Center for Science Education, Inc. 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Oakland CA 94612-2922 510-601-7203 fax 510-788-7971 branch@ncse.com http://ncse.com Check out NCSE's blog, Science League of America: http://ncse.com/blog Read Reports of the NCSE on-line: http://reports.ncse.com Subscribe to NCSE's free weekly e-newsletter: http://groups.google.com/group/ncse-news NCSE is on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/evolution.ncse http://www.youtube.com/NatCen4ScienceEd http://twitter.com/ncse NCSE's work is supported by its members. Join today! http://ncse.com/join
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