Openings in these fields will depend on the development of partnerships with appropriate employers. Web sites will be updated to reflect the addition of partnering institutions and skill sets. For more information see Entry Point web site . This program strengthens the connections between scientists and journalists and enhances coverage of science-related issues in the media in order to improve public understanding and appreciation of science and technology. Approximately twenty-five graduate students in the natural and social sciences and engineering spend ten weeks during summer working as reporters, researchers, and production assistants at radio and television stations, newspapers, or magazines.
Fellows receive a weekly stipend and travel expenses.
The AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Program is sponsored by the American Mathematical Society , the American Geophysical Union , the American Physical Society , the American Physiological Society , the American Sociological Association , the Burroughs Wellcome Fund , CNN and the Turner Broadcasting System , the Chicago Tribune Foundation , the Ford Motor Company , the Industrial Research Institute , the Dannon Institute , and the Oregonian . For more information about the program, contact Judy Kass . A Professional Development Program for Middle Grade Teachers. The program, designed to enhance teachers' knowledge and skills in environmental science and technology education, focused on the development and pilot of integrated curriculum units and dissemination of the team planning and teaching process. The American Association for the Advancement of Science and MCI have launched Science NetLinks , a web site to help science teachers, librarians and other educators get on the Internet, navigate it safely and efficiently, identify useful resources, and use those resources in a teaching environment.