(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear friends of NCSE,

Kansas adopts the Next Generation Science Standards despite protests
about evolution and climate change. Plus a symposium on "Democracy and
Science" that addresses evolution and climate science, and a free
preview of Adam Rutherford's Creation.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Louisiana's equal-time-for-creation-science law remains on the books.
A reminder that NCSE is seeking a new executive director. A new issue
of Reports of the NCSE is available. And a new voice for evolution is
raised in Oregon.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A setback for the attempt to remove the unconstitutional Balanced
Treatment Act from Louisiana's statutes. A statement supporting the
teaching of climate change from the American Meteorological Society.
And a preview of John A. Long's The Dawn of the Deed.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Good news from Missouri; a new honor for Eugenie C. Scott; and a new
study confirming the existence of a robust scientific consensus on
climate change.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A tribute to NCSE in the pages of Nature. A possible sign of progress
in Louisiana. Sad news of the death of Mark Perakh. A worldwide poll
of Muslims offering a degree of insight on their views of evolution.
And a preview of Eugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The "intelligent design" bill in Texas dies in committee. Sad news of
the death of Christian de Duve. Plus NCSE is seeking a new executive
director, since Eugenie C. Scott announced her impending retirement.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

The repeal effort in Louisiana fails again. Congratulations are in
order for James E. Hansen. And a look at the state of evolution
education in the Keystone State.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A new poll offers a degree of insight on American scientific literacy
on issues connected to evolution and climate change. And a new issue
of Reports of the NCSE is published.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

A preview of Brian Switek's My Beloved Brontosaurus. Louisiana's
governor is explicit about the connection between the Louisiana
Science Education Act and creationism. And a new issue of Evolution:
Education and Outreach -- in a new open access format.

(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)

Dear Friends of NCSE,

Is antievolution legislation on the horizon in Pennsylvania? The final
version of the Next Generation Science Standards was released --
including evolution and climate change. Plus a new Gallup poll on
climate change, and three new members of NCSE's Advisory Council.