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COPUSCOPUS Network
The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) is a grassroots effort whose goal is to engage sectors of the public in science to increase their understanding of the nature of science and its value to society. A key objective of COPUS is to create new forums for communication and to develop new opportunities for engaging the public with science. We invite your organization to join this coalition and to work with others in your community to engage the general public in dynamic ways that will make science more accessible, personally meaningful, and locally relevant.
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Emc2 Election Multimedia Contest for Cash If you could send a message on a science, technology, or health issue to the next U.S. president and Congress, what would it be? Voice your vision for science and society to win cash and other prizes! GRAND PRIZE: $2,000 Second Prize: $1,000 Third Prize: $500 Pug Perks! Everyone who submits an eligible entry will receive a free Student Pugwash t-shirt or Frisbee just for participating! Pug Perks are limited to U.S. participants only, while supplies last. Visit http://www.spusa.org/2008vote to learn more! DESCRIPTION: Science and technology issues have enormous implications for society at large. The next U.S. president, Congress, and local leaders will confront topics that matter to young people, such as climate change, affordable health care, nuclear weapons buildup, and U.S. economic competitiveness in science and engineering. If you could send a message on a science, technology, or health issue to the next U.S. president and Congress, what would it be? The MIT student who started the SPUSA election guide in 2004 is not a U.S. citizen, but felt that input from young people everywhere could help guide the direction of U.S. science, technology, and health policy. Make your voice heard about these critical issues today! These issues impact not only your life and locality, but also the global community. International perspectives are welcome and encouraged. You are also encouraged to tell the next president and Congress what initiatives you think they should take to address your science, technology, or health issue. DEADLINE: July 15, 2008 Must be between the ages of 16 and 25 to qualify. This is an internet resource For more information click here Organization: Student Pugwash USA Contact: Sharlissa Moore, () Collaborating organizations: American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science  The 45th annual Florida Junior Science Engineering and Humanities Symposium (FJSEHS) will be held February 3, 2008 through February 5, 2008 at the University of Florida. JSEHS brings Florida science teachers, high school students and select middle school students to UF for three days to take part in research laboratory tours and judged speaker competition for 11th and 12th grade student researchers. Additionally, JSEHS offers 9th and 10th grade students the opoprtunity to give presentations as a practice for future competitions. Students are invited to bring posters to display throughout the symposium. Attendance is open to non-presenters, parents and friends. This year's scientific speakers will be Dr. Kevin Jones, Professor and Chair, Material Science Engineering and Dr. Glenn Morris, Director, Emerging Pathogens Institute. The top 11th-12th grade presenter will be invited to the National Junior Science and Engineering Symposium to compete for scholarship money and a trip to the two-week London International Youth Science Forum. Location: Gainesville, Florida, United States Date and time: For more information click here Organization: Center for Precollegiate Education and Training, University of Florida Contact: Deborah Paulin, () Science on Screen Presents SUPERMAN and the Physics of Superheroes The Coolidge Corner Theatre wraps up this season’s Science on Screen series with SUPERMAN, the original superhero blockbuster starring Christopher Reeve. Before the film, Max Tegmark, Associate Professor of Physics at MIT, will give a talk on the limits of physics as they apply to superheroes. Clark Kent (Reeve) is a reporter for the Daily Planet newspaper – at least part of the time. Born Kal-El of the planet Krypton, Kent has a secret identity: he’s Superman, a larger-than-life figure with great powers. He can fly, outrun a train, and lift a one-ton truck. His mission: “To fight for truth, justice, and the American Way.” But Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has other ideas -- to sabotage a pair of nuclear missiles and use them to create an earthquake that will wipe out the California coastline. Superman must race against time and stop Luthor’s sinister plan before millions of innocents are killed. Courses on "Shooting Laser-Beams from the Eyes 101" or "Advanced Leaping of Buildings in a Single-Bound" aren’t part of university curricula. But there’s real science behind these fantasies, as guest speaker Max Tegmark will discuss. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Prof. Tegmark's primary area of research is precision cosmology. He is the author of many articles and the recipient of numerous awards, including Science magazine's "Breakthrough of the Year: 2003." Location: Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States Date and time: May 12 2008 at 19:00 For more information click here Organization: Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Contact: Cheryl White, ()
COPUS is sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Geological Society of America, the National Science Teachers Association, and the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
To see the full list of COPUS supporters, click here.
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