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2004 AAAS Annual Report advancing science, serving society 2004 Annual Report The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science (www.sciencemag.org). AAAS was founded in 1848, and serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, reaching 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of one million. The non-profit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to “advance science and serve society” through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org, the premier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS. Table of Contents 4. Welcome Letter 6. Science Education and Careers 8. Science and Policy 10. AAAS Worldwide 12. Science Breakthroughs 13. A Look at the Golden Fund 14. A Voice for Science 16. Read Science Everywhere — Join AAAS 18. AAAS Awards 19. The Philip Hauge Abelson Legacy 20 AAAS Fellows 22. Acknowledgment of Contributors 26. Financial Statements 31. AAAS Board of Directors, Officers, and Information 3 Welcome From the Chair, Mary Ellen Avery, and the CEO, Alan I. Leshner In the early years of the 21st century, science and technology are confronted by a set of global challenges: Solving the riddles of disease, checking the proliferation of weapons, and addressing the threat of global warming. Even while engaged in these historic pursuits, we are called to assure that our schools and universities prepare young people for careers of innovation and leadership in science and engineering. These are critical demands, but at AAAS, we see this as a time of remarkable possibility. Throughout 2004, our staff and members rose to the challenges with energy and commitment, making a daily impact in the cause of advancing science and serving society. Our Annual Meeting in Seattle set the tone for the year. We saw the debut of a new format, mary ellen avery, chair adding the popular Family Science Days and a town hall meeting on ocean and marine issues. And we used the Presidential Address to call for better access to health care and a sustainable environment, urging the audience to imagine — and build — the kind of world that we want our children to inherit. We returned to such themes continually in 2004. Science published the world’s first papers detailing the discovery of evidence that water was long ago plentiful on Mars. Deputy News Editor Leslie Roberts produced a compelling feature on the effort to eradicate polio. After a rare visit to North Korea, European News Editor Richard Stone detailed how a country at the center of diplomatic conflict is reaching out to the world’s S&T community. Stone’s work characterized AAAS’s engagement of national security issues. The Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy opened its doors under the direction of Norman Neureiter, an accomplished scientist, businessman, and diplomat. Kei Koizumi continued to document how defense and security concerns are shaping the federal budget alan i. leshner, ceo for research and development. And as the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships program began its fourth decade, fellows Alex Dehgan and Krista Donaldson, along with recent fellow Peter Smallwood, were dispatched by the U.S. State Department to work with Iraqi scientists and engineers. Indeed, our international profile continues to grow. We had a strong presence at the first-ever EuroScience Open Forum in Stockholm and at the Science and Technology in Society World Forum in Kyoto. In November, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell named AAAS to help represent S&T interests on the new U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. 4 Throughout the year, Science and AAAS continued to provide a stage for some of the nation’s leading scientists and policy experts. Our forum on climate change generated extensive news coverage. A forum on voting technology produced a framework for future research and reform. And people are still talking about our spirited 2004 election debate between proxies for President George W. Bush and U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Education, of course, remains one of our chief concerns, and the year was marked by important progress. We opened the Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity and, under the direction of Project 2061, the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science. We assumed management of the Graduate Scholars Program, a vital effort to identify and support the brightest young scientists and engineers to emerge from historically black colleges and universities. We were profoundly saddened in 2004 by the passing of Philip Hauge Abelson, the iconic scientist and former editor of Science. Phil was a friend and mentor to many of us. In his life and work, he embodied the AAAS ideal of advancing science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people. We will miss him, and as we confront challenges and pursue progress in the years ahead, we will be inspired by his legacy. Mary Ellen Avery Alan I. Leshner 5 Science Education and Careers Increasing science literacy and After-School Science Clubs Go Kinetic public understanding of the impor- Kinetic City, the Association’s popular online science-learning game for children, turned up in another 49 after-school clubs in 2004, thanks to an agreement with the U.S. Air Force Service tance of science and technology in Agency. Nationwide, the AAAS game — a fun, interactive way for students in kindergarten everyday life are keys to improving through sixth grade to learn basic scientific principles — is being played in some 130 clubs. human welfare. AAAS strives to It also recently won a prestigious Codie Award, presented by the Software and Information advance science education through Industry Association. Go to www.kineticcity.com. two program areas: Education and Human Resources, and Project 2061. Inquiry Methods Engage More Students During 2004, AAAS education Engineering enrollment at Itasca Community College has jumped from four to 130 students since 1983. First-generation students, many from blue-collar Minnesota families, are programs made strong strides in benefiting from one of many innovative, inquiry-based efforts showcased in a new report promoting the highest possible from the National Science Foundation and AAAS, Invention and Impact: Building Excellence science standards in schools, while in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education. The book, based on a 2004 conference on NSF’s Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement also working to boost the science (CCLI) program, “is the first truly comprehensive volume on undergraduate educational reform and technology workforce. efforts across all the STEM fields,” said Yolanda George, deputy director of Education and Human Resources at AAAS. See www.aaas.org/publications/books_reports/CCLI. Standing Our Ground for Diversity In 2004, more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the value of diversity in higher education but struck down points-based approaches to undergraduate admissions, a new report helped clear up confusion created by the dual rulings. Standing Our Ground: A Guidebook for STEM Educators in the Post-Michigan Era, released by AAAS and NACME, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, clarifies legally defensible options for protecting diversity in science and engineering programs. The report emerged from a conference sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. See www.aaas.org/standingourground. Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity The new Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity, headed by Daryl Chubin, works to boost the ranks of U.S. scientists and engineers. Established in 2004 with a $400,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Center consults with colleges and universities to increase science and engineering participation by all students — especially women and minorities. Chubin’s group also works with the Center for Careers in Science and Technology (CCST), where Director Shirley Malcom emphasizes training, mentoring, and resources. She helps support the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), too. The NPA was launched under a Sloan grant with support from AAAS and Science’s Next Wave career site. Read more at www.aaas.org/programs/centers. 6 Fixing U.S. Voter Technology Top election-technology experts — convened by AAAS for a high-level conference — warned that the U.S. voting system is broadly vulnerable to error and abuse. They called for reforms to make results more reliable and to promote better access by voters, especially those who have experienced roadblocks to exercising their right to vote. “Within the roots of the system, there may be a connection to disempowerment and disenfranchisement,” said Shirley Malcom, AAAS’s director of Education and Human Resources, who co-organized the panel, with AAAS Science and Policy colleagues Mark Frankel and Stephen Nelson. See www.aaas.org/news/press_room/election. Improving Science Curriculum Helping all K-12 students achieve science literacy — regardless of culture, language, gender, interests, or learning styles — is a core mission of the “It’s all back. The fact that [learning Center for Curriculum Materials in Science (CCMS), part of AAAS’s Project 2061. benchmarks on evolution] are in the With collaborating institutions such as Northwestern University,
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