NCSE is expanding its presence on the social networking website Facebook with a new page that will eventually replace the existing NCSE group. The new page enables NCSE to showcase its work and interact with its fans to a greater degree than ever before. To become a fan of NCSE's page, visit the…
NCSE congratulates the winners of Alliance for Science's third annual essay contest, announced (PDF) on April 30, 2009. Alliance for Science — a non-profit organization which seeks "to heighten public understanding and support for science and to preserve the distinctions between science and…
Ken Ham of AiG and Carl Wieland of CMIAnswers in Genesis and Creation Ministries International have agreed to settle their legal dispute, issuing a joint statement reading, "Each ministry is now focused on its respective mission, having put this dispute behind them." As the…
The appeal of Association of Christian Schools International et al. v. Roman Stearns et al. is wending its way through the appeals process, with the University of California system submitting its responsive brief, and a number of organizations submitting amicus curiae briefs, in April 2009. The…
The Institute for Creation Research Graduate School filed suit over the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's decision to deny the ICR's request for a state certificate of authority to offer a master's degree in science education. The complaint, filed on April 16, 2009, in the United States…
Eugenie C. Scott NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott appeared as a guest on the first hour of NPR's Science Friday show on April 10, 2009. Science Friday's description of the segment: In late March, the Texas State Board of Education held several days of debate over new…
Two projects to celebrate the Darwin anniversaries — the bicentennial of Darwin's birth and the sesquicentennial of the publication of On the Origin of Species — are soliciting video contributions. For its Darwin Aloud project, the Center for Inquiry West is asking people to videotape themselves…
Florida Citizens for Science, a grassroots organization defending and promoting the integrity of science education in Florida, is sponsoring a cartoon contest! At the FCFS blog (April 1, 2009), Brandon Haught explains, "The basic concept here is to draw a cartoon that educates the public about…
A few seats remain aboard NCSE's next excursion to the Grand Canyon — as featured in The New York Times (October 6, 2005). From July 3 to 10, 2009, NCSE will again explore the wonders of creation and evolution on a Grand Canyon river run conducted by NCSE's Genie Scott and Alan ("Gish")…