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...have the situation where some really good scientists are wondering whether they should be using the word ‘evolution’ in the titles of their papers,” says Marvalee H. Wake, president of the American Institute of Biological Sciences...
...institute, which represents more than 250,000 scientists, barely engaged in issues of public school education until about six years ago, Wake says. It has since embarked on several initiatives to help educators teach evolution effectively and to prepare schoolteachers for more challenges like the ones that have taken the stage in Pennsylvania and Kansas...
...Wake, a biology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, is also helping form a committee of scientists, lawyers, and media experts to respond to challenges to evolution...
...Frankly none of us, with a few exceptions, are very good” at public relations, Wake says. “We come across as ivory tower snobs...
...University of Virginia (UVA) student compiled a 600-signature petition to persuade her college to change its mind about sending students back to New Orleans, and a similar petition process is expected to occur at Harvard next week. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, colleges across the country opened their doors temporarily to New Orleans students whose schools were unable to open this fall. At Harvard, the original agreement between the administration and Tulane students stated that the students would return to Tulane for the spring 2006 term. Stephanie M. Swisher, a Tulane University freshman currently at UVA, organized...