Category Archives: News

DARWIN DAY APPROACHES

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Bob

(from NCSE Evolution education update: January 29, 2010) Are you recovered from 2009’s celebrations of the bicentennial of Darwin’s birth and the sesquicentennial of the publication of On the Origin of Species? Good, because less than a month remains before Darwin Day 2010! … Continue reading →

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TEACH YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSERVATION UNDERTAKING OF OUR TIME

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Bob

An announcement from Save the Rainforest, Inc. www.saverfn.org: The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognized REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in Developing countries) in December 2009 in Copenhagen.  REDD will compensate tropical countries for protecting their forests.  Since 17% of … Continue reading →

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Almost Time for the 2010 ODWC Winter Bird Feeder Survey

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Bob

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Winter Bird Feeder Survey starts Jan. 7 and gives wildlife enthusiasts and their families an exciting way to kick off the New Year. Attracting birds and maintaining backyard feeders for wintering birds is popular … Continue reading →

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EVOLUTION IN A NEW HARRIS POLL

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Bob

(from NCSE’s Evolution education update: December 18, 2009)  A recent Harris poll included questions on evolution and creationism, with unsurprising results. According to Harris’s report, those surveyed were given a list of topics—including God, miracles, heaven, Jesus as God or … Continue reading →

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An Origin Day Sampler

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Bob

From the National Center for Science Education http://ncseweb.org Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was published on November 24, 1859, and the sesquicentennial festivities are everywhere! In addition to Steve Jones’s summary of the Origin for New Scientist, the … Continue reading →

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150 Years of Origin…

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Bob

November 24, 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species by Natural Selection and a reminder that all (or most) of Darwin’s writings are online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/.  By the way, the Sam Noble Museum of Natural … Continue reading →

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A Dozen Reasons to Celebrate Darwin

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Bob

By Deborah Heiligman
author (from The Washington Post’s “On Faith” Forum,  November 24, 2009) This is Darwin’s year. We celebrated his 200th birthday in February and this month is the 150th anniversary of publication of “The Origin of the Species”. Sadly … Continue reading →

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President Announces National Lab Day Initiative

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Bob

On Monday, President Obama announced the establishment of National Lab Day, a new science education initiative aimed at improving labs and inquiry-based science experiences for students in grades 612. Designed to increase community-based collaborations between scientists, engineers, teachers and students, … Continue reading →

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OSTA Elections/ Constitution approved

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Bob

The Fall conference saw the election of officers to positions on the OSTA Board of Directors as well as the ratification of revisions to the OSTA Constitution and By-Laws. Elected to a four year commitment to OSTA as Vice-President, then … Continue reading →

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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA’S NATIONAL WEATHER CENTER LIBRARY LAUNCHES NEW WEBLIOGRAPHY WEB SITE

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Bob

The library at the University of Oklahoma’s National Weather Center launched a new Web site this month titled “All Weather Is Good,” which provides useful weather and climate Web sites and books, a webliography, for high school students and adults. … Continue reading →

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