The Post-Scientific Society

by Christopher T. Hill

S&T will continue to play a vital role in US innovation but the critical ingredients for continued US economic success will come from other disciplines, claims Chris Hill, professor of public policy and technology at George Mason University.

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Introducing Helmut Jenkner - Captured by the Cosmos

by Juliet M. Beverly

In-depth portrait of astronomer Helmut Jenkner, deputy head of the Hubble mission at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Shirley Malcom "Supporting STE Careers from Cradle to Grave"

Read an interview with the head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources at AAAS on the situation of women and minorities in STEM, and learn why TV series such as CSI or Numb3rs might help to get more kids engaged in STEM careers.

The fFORTE Initiative - Austria's Strong Point for Women in Science & Technology

bridges spoke with Susanne Schwinghammer of the fFORTE_Coaching program, which is part of the Austrian fFORTE Initiative launched 5 years ago to foster women in science and technology.

1.5 Million Books Digitalized and Still Counting - "The Million Book Project"

An international venture led by Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, Zheijang University in China, the Indian Institute of Science in India, and the Library at Alexandria in Egypt, the Million Book Project represents the world's largest university-based digital library of freely accessible books.

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Technology Assessment and Globalization

International Capital Flows and Financial Crises

European Steps to Foster the Role of Women in Science

by Sabine Neyer

Introducing Wolfgang Stuerzlinger - an Interface between Humans and Computers

Re$earch Re$ources: FP7

€1.75 billion of new research money available for European projects and international cooperations.

Work in Progress at the Insitute of Science and Technology Austria

The I.S.T. Austria released its first activity report, and the search for scientists continues.

The 4th annual Austrian Science Talks took place in the US, and more then 150 participants joined the discussions in Los Angeles and New York City.

Moves & Milestones

Learn about the accomplishments of outstanding Austrian scientists and scholars in North America.

10-Year Anniversary of the Center for Austrian Culture and Commerce at the University of New Orleans

Recent developments in US Energy Bills, Stem Cell Research, and Higher Education ...

Exile and the Dispersion of a Culture - the Austrian Experience Symposium in Ottawa, Canada

Going International Releases "medicine & health 2008" Course Catalogue

Call for Proposals: Best of Biotech 2007 - the Life Science Business Plan Competition

IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2008 - Summer Fellowship for Graduate Students in Natural and Social Sciences, Math, Policy, and Engineering