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[Resources for teaching evolution]

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From: Holly Menninger <hmenninger at aibs.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:46 am
Subject: [AIBS-Evolution-l]Evolution News and Resources from AIBS
To: evolution-l at aibs.org

> *EVOLUTION NEWS AND RESOURCES FROM AIBS*
> - Invitation to join the Coalition on the Public Understanding
> of
> Science (COPUS)
> - Evolution education related items from the pages of /BioScience/
> - Important evolution items in recent AIBS Public Policy Reports
> - Coming soon: Plenary lectures from "Evolutionary Biology and
> Human Health"
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>
> As you know, the American Institute of Biological Sciences works
> with
> the National Center for Science Education to maintain a state
> evolution
> list-serve network.
>
>  In addition, AIBS provides a number of web resources to
> help educators,
> students, scientists, and policymakers keep tabs on the latest
> developments in evolutionary biology research and related
> education
> policy.
>
> http://www.aibs.org/public-policy/teaching_evolution.html
>
>  We routinely update our website and encourage you to check
> out the
> latest news and developments below:
> *
> **INVITATION TO JOIN THE COALITION ON THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING
> OF
> SCIENCE (COPUS)*
>
> * *COPUS is a grassroots effort linking universities, scientific
> societies, science advocacy groups, science media, science
> educators,
> businesses, and industry in a consortium having as its goal a
> greater
> public understanding of the nature of science and its value to
> society.
>
>  Join the growing network of organizations and individuals -
> - including
> small local organizations, scientific and educational societies,
> universities and museums --  who are engaging sectors of
> the public in
> science and increasing their appreciation and understanding of
> the
> scientific enterprise.
>
> Advantages of joining COPUS include: having your organization's
> activities highlighted on the COPUS website, access to COPUS
> communication resources and network, and an opportunity to
> support a
> national effort to promote the public understanding of science
> in a
> year-long celebration, Year of Science 2009*.*
>
> Additional information and instructions for how your
> organization can
> participate can be found at: http://www.copusproject.org
> <http://www.copusproject.org/>*
> *
>
> *EVOLUTION EDUCATION RELATED ITEMS FROM THE PAGES OF BIOSCIENCE//*
> http://www.aibs.org/public-
> policy/recent_evolution_education.html
>
> *Evolution's Next Move*
> In the June 2007 issue of /BioScience/, editor-in-chief Timothy
> Beardsley highlights the unpopularity of evolution, most
> recently
> evident by the public rejection of evolution by three Republican
> presidential candidates, and the urgent need for biologists to
> do
> something about it.* *
>
> *Spotlight on Books: Understanding Creationism after Kitzmiller*
> (/BioScience/ subscription required)
> In the Spring Spotlight on Books in the March 2007 issue of
> /BioScience/
> (Volume 57 Number 3 pp. 278-284) Glenn Branch highlights the
> many books
> released between 2005 and the first quarter of 2007 that provide
> insiders' accounts of the landmark /Kitzmiller/ /v. Dover/
> trial,
> historical background and scientific critiques of the
> creationism/intelligent design movement, and explorations of
> theological
> alternatives to creationism.
>  
>
> *EVOLUTION EDUCATION ITEMS IN RECENT AIBS PUBLIC POLICY REPORTS*
> http://www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports/* *
>
> *From 11 June 2007: *
> - A Museum for Creationists
> The doors of the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum, located in
> northern
> Kentucky, just minutes from Cincinnati, OH, opened to the public
> on 28
> May 2007.  Over 4000 people visited the museum on its first
> day, with
> reports of many waiting up to two and a half hours to see the
> exhibits...
>
> *From 11 May 2007: *
> - Republican Candidates on Evolution
> Voters received an early glimpse of Republican presidential
> candidates'
> viewpoints on evolution during the Republican debate in
> California on 3
> May 2007. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was asked directly if he
> believed
> in evolution... 
>
> -Intellectual Diversity Legislation in Missouri
> On 11 April 2007, the Missouri House of Representatives passed
> H.B. 213,
> the "Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act." The bill, if
> passed by
> the state Senate and signed into law by the governor, would
> require
> public colleges and universities to annually report the steps
> that they
> are taking to ensure "intellectual diversity" ...
> * *
>
> *COMING SOON IN JULY: PLENARY LECTURES FROM 2007 AIBS ANNUAL MTG
> --
> EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH*
> http://www.aibs.org/media-library/
>
> Watch lectures by some of the world's most eminent biologists
> and
> physicians, recorded at the 2007 AIBS Annual Meeting:
> Evolutionary
> Biology and Human Health.  Lecture topics include
> understanding the
> human genome, the normal functions and malfunctions of human
> genes, the
> origin and evolution of infectious disease, and the emerging
> field of
> evolutionary medicine.  When posted in July, you will be
> able to view
> synchronized audio and video, plus slides and transcripts of
> most
> presentations.
>
> The American Institute of Biological Sciences is a nonprofit
> 501(c)(3) scientific association dedicated to advancing
> biological
> research and education for the welfare of society. Founded in
> 1947 as
> a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an
> independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s. Today,
> with
> headquarters in Washington, DC, and a staff of approximately 50,
> AIBS
> is sustained by a robust membership of some 5,000 biologists and
> 200
> professional societies and scientific organizations; the
> combined
> individual membership of the latter exceeds 250,000. AIBS
> advances
> its mission through coalition activities in research, education,
> and
> public policy; publishing the peer-reviewed journal BioScience
> and
> the education website ActionBioscience.org; providing scientific
> peer
> review and advisory services to government agencies and other
> clients; convening meetings; and managing scientific programs.
> Website: www.aibs.org.
>
>
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