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NCSE Board Elects New President, Adds Two New Members
At a recent meeting of NCSE's board of directors, Kenneth R. Miller was elected as president, replacing Francisco J. Ayala, whose term on the board expired. Miller is Professor of Biology and Royce Family Professor for Teaching Excellence at Brown University; his honors include the AAAS's Award…
Congratulations to Michael E. Mann
NCSE is delighted to congratulate Michael E. Mann on receiving the James Shea Award for 2017. Presented by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, the award honors "exceptional contributions in the form of writing and/or editing of Earth science materials (broadly construed) that are…
Help wanted: Director of Development
NCSE is seeking to hire a Director of Development. The full-time position involves ensuring that donors feel connected to NCSE and appreciated for their role in achieving its mission. The Director will work with NCSE's individual donor base, identify and cultivate major donors, research and…
Creationist kerfuffle over in South Korea
South Korea is not going to have a creationist heading a new ministry. Park Seong-jin, nominated to head the newly created ministry of small and medium venture business in South Korea, withdrew himself from consideration for the post, according to KBS World Radio (September 15, 2017), after the…
Congratulations to Eugenie C. Scott
Described as an "award-winning scholar and champion of science," NCSE's founding executive director Eugenie C. Scott received an honorary degree from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, at the university's Academic Convocation on  September 15, 2017. Scott delivered an address on…
SBC Voices: Navigating Religious Conflict
Booster Club activities involving evolution not infrequently attract people with questions about my views on the interplay between religion and science education, specifically with respect to what should be taught in the science classroom, and how. Some people experience a substantial inner…
A Science Teacher in the Grand Canyon: An Interview with Marie Story, Part 2
At the end of part 1, Marie Story had just refused to answer her students’ questions about why the Colorado River turns blue when it meets the Little Colorado. Here is how she plans to use that observation, or “phenomenon,”…
A Science Teacher in the Grand Canyon: An Interview with Marie Story, Part 1
Marie Story is one of three teachers who won an NCSE scholarship to raft the Grand Canyon with our own Steve Newton. She sent us a wonderful essay about her experience. I’m going to share some excerpts from her essay in a bit…
SBC Voices: Watchers
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that Science Booster Club volunteers rarely encounter open conflict even when we bring evolution and climate change activities to religiously and politically conservative areas.But the truth is, doing this work is hardly problem-free. As we’ve…

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