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The 1st Europlanet Prize for Excellence in Public Engagement with Planetary Science

The first Europlanet Prize for Excellence in Public Engagement with Planetary Science has been awarded to Dr Jean Lilensten of the Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble, France. He will be presented with his award of 4000 Euros at the European Planetary Science Congress 2010, which will take place at the Angelicum Centre – Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy, from 19 – 24 September 2010.
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ForWiki launched at Bucharest, Romania

April 15 is the official launching date of the web platform named ForWiki. The foresight specialists and practitioners around the world are welcomed to get an account and contribute with articles to the development of this platform. The event is taking place at Bucharest during the workshop ‘Jointly Shaping and Launching the Foresight Wiki’, coordinated by Dr. Philine Warnke.
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TWAS Prizes 2010

The "TWAS Prizes" are awarded to individual scientists in developing countries in recognition of outstanding contributions to knowledge in eight fields of science: biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, agricultural sciences, earth sciences, engineering sciences and medical sciences. Nominations for the 2010 prizes must be submitted by 31 March 2010. Each prize consists of 15,000 US dollars and is accompanied by a plaque inscribed with the recipient's major contributions.
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The IYA2009 Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach goes to FETTU!

The International Year of Astronomy 2009/Mani Bhaumik Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach has been awarded to From Earth to the Universe (FETTU). This award recognises FETTU’s important contribution in improving public awareness of astronomical achievements, and in stimulating the use of astronomy for the promotion of scientific education and culture in 2009.
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Bareket Observatory organise webcast to an extra solar planet

This weekend, as part of outreach activities, the Bareket Observatory in Israel is organising a special web cast dedicated to the extra solar planet "XO-3b".
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New European Website to Stimulate Interest in Mathematics

A German mathematician aims to stimulate interest in the field with an English version of its successful website with 6.000 visitors a day.
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“Cell Side Story”, three minutes of love inside the cell

Students at Atkins Academic and Technology High School in cooperation with Wake Forest University and other community partners developed a new animated film called "Cell Side Story". It is a love story featuring male and female animated characters that dramatize what happens within cells. Kenny Twist represents kinesin, a motor protein found within cells. The DNA girl is DNA, the nucleic acid that tells the cells what to do. The musical video is designed to teach the basics of biotechnology.
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Live 24-hour observatory webcast and 100 hours of sidewalk astronomy events

“100 Hours of Astronomy”, one of the IYA2009 Global Cornerstone Projects, ramps up. Project addresses to amateur astronomers, educators, professional astronomers, planetaria, science centres and more to arrange events around the world during this 4-day period and to publicise them now on the project website.
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"Science newspaper" launch in UK

The publication you are reading now is going to be launched at The Association for Science Education (ASE) annual conference at the University of Reading, UK.
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Sciencelive, the free online presenters directory

The British Science Association is launching Sciencelive, a free online directory of presenters, speakers and workshops delivered by professional science and engineering communicators and committed enthusiasts. The aim is to create and promote “the largest online resource of science and engineering communicators in the UK” as Joanna Rooke, Manager of Regional Programmes at the British Science Association wrote in an email.
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A Decadal Global Strategy to follow the International Year of Astronomy 2009

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has launched a decadal global strategy with the aim of fostering education and capacity building throughout the world. It is just one of the five resolutions approved by vote at the closing ceremony of the IAU XXVIIth General Assembly that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Celebrate World Space Week 2009

UN-declared World Space Week, Oct. 4-10 annually, is the largest public space event on Earth and the best time each year for teachers to use space to excite students about learning.
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Galileo celebrates his 445th Birthday during the International Year of Astronomy 2009

Galileo will celebrate his 445th birthday on the 15th February 2009. In recognition of the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s first celestial observations using the telescope, 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy. NASA’s Great Observatories – the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-Ray Observatory – are collaborating to produce spectacular multi-wavelength views of our universe.
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The first CAPjournal issue of 2009

The 5th issue of CAPjournal is out. It is the first issue of 2009, the International Year of Astronomy, organised by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO. The current issue of Communicating Astronomy with the Public journal is free for download in pdf format. There is available also a job bank, submission guidelines and back issues.
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Portal to the Universe

The latest project dedicated to the International Year of Astronomy is portaltotheuniverse.org website. It was released on April 23 during the European Week of Science and Astronomy which was held at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. The portal was developed using the latest technology information and aims to become the main source of information for astronomy and space science.
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Galilean Nights in October

Following the unprecedented success of IYA2009's 100 Hours of Astronomy, which featured hugely popular projects such as a Global Star Party, the live 24-hour webcast “Around the World in 80 Telescopes”, a Science Centre webcast, and Sun Day, another weekend of astronomy events has been highlighted for 23-24 October 2009. This new IYA2009 Cornerstone Project is called Galilean Nights and will see amateur and professional astronomers around the globe taking to the streets, pointing their telescopes to the wonders that Galileo observed 400 years ago.
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"Cosmic Diary" launched

The global project "Cosmic Diary" has been officialy launched in the first day of the International Year of Astronomy. The website is written by astronomers and bloggers from all over the world.
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ENTHUSE Awards

The National Science Learning Centre has launched the ENTHUSE Awards which aim to provide funding for any teacher, lecturer, teaching assistant or technician from a maintained school or college wishing to attend a course there.
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EICOS Fellowships 2009 at Max Planck Institute

‘European Initiative for Communicators of Science’ (EICOS) Fellowships 2009
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Medicinal plants in Romania

The national medicinal, aromatic and tinctorial plants portal has been presented at a press conference organised by the National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS) at the University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine - Bucharest (USAMV). The project was developed by the Romanian researchers and it is unic in the Eastern Europe.
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