Today in History - February 17, 1998 - Voyager 1 becomes the most distant human-made object from the Sun. Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 and it passed Saturn in November 1980. It continues a trajectory that takes it out of the solar system, […]
Archive for February, 2008
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Voyager 1 becomes most distant human-made object in space
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 5:45 pm
Written by: Alice Agogino
Apply to 2008 NSDL BEN Scholars Program
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 3:58 pm
Written by: shelia
2008 BEN Scholars Application is Now Available for Download
The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Biological Sciences Pathway invites undergraduate faculty in the biological sciences to apply to become BiosciEdNet (BEN) Scholars. The BEN Scholars Program is one of the grassroots outreach activities of the BEN Collaborative. The goal of the BEN Scholars Program is […]
Posted in Topics: General
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Rachael Carson publishes the Silent Spring
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 5:39 pm
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History – February 3, 1958 – Rachael Carson publishes the Silent Spring. Rachel Carson, a writer, scientist and ecologist, worked seventeen years for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, where she learned about the problems of pesticides on the environment. She is best known for her book called Silent Spring, […]
Posted in Topics: General, Health, Technology
Register for the AAAS Annual Meeting
Friday, February 1st, 2008 12:47 pm
Written by: shelia
Registration for the 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting is still open.
The 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting will be held February 14 – 18, 2008 in Boston, MA. The theme for AAAS 2008 Annual Meeting is ‘Science and Technology from a Global Perspective.’ Both online and on-site registration methods are available. Please visit the AAAS Meeting site at […]
Posted in Topics: General
Posted in Topics: Science, Technology
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