Fwd: New Releases This Week at NAP.edu The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth's Climate: A Workshop Report

[Allan Feldman]

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Date: September 25, 2012 3:03:32 PM EDT

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September 25, 2012 Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces Prepublication Available Problems stemming from the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs are by no means a new phenomenon, although the face of the issues has changed in recent years. National trends indicate substantial increases in the abuse of prescription... [read more]  Health and Medicine   Conflict and Security Issues  Making Value: Integrating Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation to Thrive in the Changing Global Economy Prepublication Available Manufacturing is in a period of dramatic transformation. But in the United States, public and political dialogue is simplistically focused almost entirely on the movement of certain manufacturing jobs overseas to low-wage countries. The true picture is much more complicated,... [read more]  Industry and Labor   Engineering and Technology  The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth's Climate: A Workshop Report Prepublication Available On September 8-9, 2011, experts in solar physics, climate models, paleoclimatology, and atmospheric science assembled at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado for a workshop to consider the Sun's variability over time and potential Sun-climate connections. While... [read more]  Earth Sciences   Space and Aeronautics  New at Notes from NAP: Science Debate 2012 At ScienceDebate.org, several leading U.S. science and engineering organizations developed 14 science policy questions facing the United States. In response to these questions and the Presidential candidates' replies, starting this week, we'll be providing reading lists on these issues to help you form your own answers and assess the candidates' perspectives.  Visit Notes from NAP, where you'll find our first reading list on Science and Public Policy. We'll be adding a new list every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The National Academies offers authoritative and unbiased resources to inform your decision. Our publications are available to download for free--and to purchase in print--from NAP.edu.   Connect With NAP               You are receiving this e-mail because you signed up to hear about new publications from National Academies Press on All Topics. If you'd like to update your preferences, visit our subscription center. To unsubscribe from this list, please go here or reply to this message with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Copyright © 2012. The National Academies Press. 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001. Privacy Statement

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Allan Feldman
Director, Coastal Areas Climate Change Education Partnership

Professor of Science Education
Department of Secondary Education
College of Education  EDU 105
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida 33620-5650

Tel: 813 974-2471

Fax: 813 974-3837

afel...@usf.edu

http://www.coedu.usf.edu/allanfeldman

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