National Center for Science Education
NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/12/21
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-12-21 16:59. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A school board in Louisiana votes to ban creationism from its schools. Plus two new polls on climate change, the recrudescence of a bill in Texas that ostensibly would shield proponents of "intelligent design" in higher education from persecution, and a reminder that spaces are still available for NCSE's next excursion to the Grand Canyon.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/12/14
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-12-14 18:45. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A creationist legislator in Kentucky says that he won't push for creationism there, there is a mixed result for climate change in Nebraska's new state social studies standards, and newspapers in Indiana denounce the antievolution bill expected in that state's legislature. Plus a new issue of RNCSE is available on-line, and NCSE's Minda Berbeco appears in California Classroom Science.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/12/07
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-12-07 15:42. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A new twist for the expected antievolution bill in Indiana. And in Louisiana a controversial voucher program was ruled to be unconstitutional, while in Britain private religious schools receiving government funding are being required to present evolution.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/11/30
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-11-30 14:03. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A new issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach is published -- with exciting news about the journal's future to boot. The issue of public funding of private schools that teach creationism is in the news again in Louisiana. And a bill requiring the teaching of "intelligent design" is expected in Montana.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/11/23
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-11-23 17:00. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A preview of Rudolf A. Raff's Once We All Had Gills. NCSE's Joshua Rosenau writes about science denial in Trends in Microbiology. And a creationist radio show is accused of trademark infringement and cybersquatting.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/11/16
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-11-16 15:55. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, Carl Zimmer wins a prestigious science journalism award. And antievolution legislation is likely to resurface in Indiana.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/11/09
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-11-09 16:02. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, Sad news of the death of Molleen Matsumura. And congratulations to J. William Schopf.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/11/02
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-11-02 15:23. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, The Freshwater case is discussed in detail in Church & State. Plus a preview of Storms of My Grandchildren, a new issue of Reports of the NCSE, and the webcast of the HHMI's Holiday Lectures on Science.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/10/26
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-10-26 14:20. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A brand-new documentary on climate change denial is now available on-line.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/10/19
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-10-19 18:21. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A new study of beliefs and attitudes about climate change in the United States. A milestone for NCSE's Facebook page. And a preview of a new textbook on evolution.
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