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| The latest news from the Academies
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Sep. 19 -- Measures to reduce litter and abandoned fishing gear in the oceans are inadequate, and the problem will likely worsen in the 21st century, says a new report from the National Research Council. The U.S. should adopt a goal of “zero discharge” of garbage by ships at sea and provide strong leadership and coordination at the international and national levels.
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Sep. 17 -- A new report from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine offers guidance to John McCain and Barack Obama on making key science and technology appointments in the federal government after the election. The report lists approximately 80 high-level S&T appointees who will be crucial in advising the new president on issues that range from energy to economic growth.
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Sep. 8 -- The National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society have received a substantial gift from the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation to endow a bilateral scientific forum that will hold conferences in both the United States and United Kingdom. Topics, participants, activities, and goals of the forum will be determined jointly.
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| Breaking stories in science
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Sep. 16 -- On Sept. 10 CERN -- the European Organization for Nuclear Research -- successfully steered a beam of particles around the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, which was built to help scientists resolve some key questions in particle physics and has the potential to revolutionize human understanding of the known universe.
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Sep. 9 -- Congress has ordered the implementation by the end of 2009 of a national consumer information program whose goal will be to produce ratings on passenger tire fuel-efficiency, although regulations will not require tires to be labeled with the ratings.
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Aug. 28 -- A study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that children of mothers who are obese or who gained excessive weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight. The findings in this study corroborate findings by Harvard Medical School published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in April 2007, which observed the same results in children at age 3.
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Aug. 26 -- President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the 2007 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honors for science and technology research. Many are members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or Institute of Medicine.
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