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2010 State of Science

Science policy leaders discuss what progress the Obama administration has made on commitments contained in Obama's answers to the 14 Top Science Questions Facing America.

Mar 28, 2010 | CapSci Conference, National Science Foundation
http://www.viddler.com/explore/sciencedebate/videos/1/
Panelists: Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Al Teich, director of science and policy programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Mary Woolley, president of Research!America; Francesca Grifo, PhD, senior scientist and director of scientific integrity programs at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS); Shawn Lawrence Otto, cofounder, Science Debate. Special thanks to the Washington Academy of Sciences for sponsoring this panel.