2012 (VOLUME 24 No. 4)

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TWAS Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 4
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Editorial: Reflections on a time of change

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(pages 2-4): For every year since its founding in 1983, TWAS can point to significant accomplishment. Sometimes there are momentous events, and at others the impact results from the steady accumulation of excellent work by the members, affiliates and other researchers who are a part of our global family.

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Closing the gender gap in science

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(pages 9-12): New research shows that in both developed and developing nations, women are not full partners in the knowledge economy. And the economic effects can be profound.

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Teach science, change the world

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(pages 13-15): How will science build the strength to address hunger, disease and other global-scale challenges? One student at a time, says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, TWAS’s former executive director.

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GMOs and sustainable development

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(pages 16-21): TWAS is headquartered in Trieste, Italy, along with a number of other science centres. In September 2012, the city held its first ‘Trieste Next’ celebration bringing scientists from around the world together with 30,000 people. TWAS interviewed two speakers, Roger Beachy, a pioneer in plant biotechnology, and Nick Davidson, a global authority on wetlands preservation. – This is the interview with Roger Beachy.

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Healthy wetlands, healthy planet

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(pages 22-25): TWAS is headquartered in Trieste, Italy, along with a number of other science centres. In September 2012, the city held its first ‘Trieste Next’ celebration bringing scientists from around the world together with 30,000 people. TWAS interviewed two speakers, Roger Beachy, a pioneer in plant biotechnology, and Nick Davidson, a global authority on wetlands preservation. – This is the interview with Nick Davidson.

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TWAS photo contest: The winners

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(pages 26-27): TWAS had asked everybody associated with TWAS – members, affiliates, alumni and winners of TWAS prizes, fellowships and grants – to send in their photos on such topics as sustainable access to energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and innovation or homemade solutions devised to meet local needs.

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