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	Year of Science 2009 announces January 3, 2009 launch event in conjunction with annual meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. University of Connecticut launches Year of Science Web site.

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	The 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (founder of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as creator of the Land grant system of agricultural colleges).

About the Year of Science 2009

There are many reasons to celebrate science. With the many seminal anniversaries that are on the horizon in 2009, it seemed only logical that we should celebrate them as a community! From astronomy to zoology we are all here - ready to support public understanding of the process and nature of science in an exploration of "how we know what we know."

Basic statistics:

Dates: January 1, 2009- December 31, 2009

Web site: http://www.yearofscience2009.org

Overarching Theme: "How We Know What We Know"

Scientific Themes:

Who is celebrating: Participants in the US based COPUS Network as well as colleagues from around the world.

How do we participate: Click here to learn more!

Information Resources

COPUS Full Information Packet (31 KB, PDF)

COPUS flyer (31 KB, PDF)

Year of Science 2009 flyer (124 KB, PDF)

FAQs

Understanding Science Web site

Year of Science launch activities

COPUS blog

More resources available in our newsroom!

For additional information, please contact:
Sheri Potter

The Year of Science 2009 celebrations are led by participants in the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS).
To learn more about COPUS visit http://www.copusproject.org