Bruce Alberts

Bruce Alberts

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    • Redefining Science Education, and Why Trust Science?
    • Molecular Biology of the Cell and Essential Cell Biology
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    • Indonesian Science Fund and Support for Young Indonesian Scientists
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Redefining Science Education, and Why Trust Science?

For all societies, it is critical that scientists lead the way in spreading an understanding of science, its values and its methods much more effectively to all citizens. For a prosperous and peaceful world, education systems that build scientific habits of mind will be essential.
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MBOC Authors at Nugent

Molecular Biology of the Cell and Essential Cell Biology

The first edition of MBOC was published for upper level college courses in 1983; ECB provides an introduction at a lower level. New editions continue to be written with several of the original authors plus younger colleagues.
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Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP)

Stemming from studies at the US NAS asking why scientific research is not more widely harnessed to the improvement of education, SERP is a non-profit designed to fill the enormous gap between research and practice in U.S. education systems.
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The first Teacher Advisory Council at the Einstein statue of the National Academy of Science, 2004.

Empowering Great Teachers

There is nothing more important for the future than improving how we educate young people. Providing our best classroom teachers a much stronger voice in school district policymaking represents one important strategy for making wise progress.
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The Young Academy Movement

A Young Academy (YA) is an academic organization typically formed by young scientists and scholars at the beginning of their independent careers who have been selected for the excellence of their research impact and commitment to service….
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Indonesian Science Fund and Support for Young Indonesian Scientists

Two major projects are underway to support Indonesian scientists — the Indonesian-American Frontiers of Science Symposium, a meeting of young Indonesian and US scientists, and the new Indonesian Science Fund.
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Current Work

Why Trust Science?

Interview with Paul Nurse: Why how science works must be taught

Concrete steps to diversify the scientific workforce

Improving support for young biomedical scientists

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