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Awards

The Academy presents a number of awards, spanning a wide range of scientific disciplines, to recognize outstanding achievements in science.

Announcements:

2010 National Academy of Sciences awards recipients
>>press release

Eugenie C. Scott to receive 2010 Public Welfare Medal
Scott_2010PWM The National Academy of Sciences will present its most prestigious award, the Public Welfare Medal, to Dr. Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education. The Academy Council chose Scott for championing the teaching of evolution in the United States and for providing leadership to the National Center for Science Education (NCSE).
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