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Greetings!
This is the latest issue of the electronic bulletin produced by the
Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology. It is sent to educational
innovators and leaders in scientific and technical fields in the US and
around the world, including Fulbrighters, hosts of Fulbrights,
commissions, and program administrators. Other issues can be found on our
website: www.fulbrightacademy.org
For additional information about the Academy and its mission, please
refer to our webpage or the end of this bulletin. The Academy can be
reached at info@fulbrighter.org
If you are not a member, please consider joining. We look forward to
your involvement in the Academy.
This Month's Sci & Tech Quiz
In December, the days are short in Northern latitudes and long in the
Southern latitudes. In places like Barrow, Alaska (Northern-most city in
the US - population 4,581), the sun disappeared on November 18th, and
won't appear again until January 23rd.
The question: What happens at the equator? Are the days always the same
length? Does the sun always rise at the same time?
The
US Naval Observatory has the answer
or look to the end of this
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Fulbright Forum - Upcoming Programs |
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| The Fulbright Forum is a series of events, held
in the United States and abroad, that bring together Fulbright
scholars, Academy members, leaders in the various scientific and
technical disciplines, and the public.
The Academy is hosting a reception and annual meeting in
Washington, DC on Friday, February 18, 2005. Members and the public
will have a chance to hear about the work of the Academy and our
plans for the future, and develop ties with other Fulbrighters. The
program begins at 3:00 at World Wildlife Fund (1250 24th St, NW).
Among others, we expect attendees from the following organizations and institutions:
Monsanto Corp., Univ. Wisconsin-Whitewater, George Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability,
Indiana University, Alston & Bird, US EPA, and the Sojourner-Douglass College, Biotechnology Program, and
World Wildlife Fund.
The following week, the Academy will be in Berlin, attending the
Fulbright Berlin Seminar, a 5-day program attended by some 300
current Fulbrighters from around Europe. The seminar is organized
each year by the German Fulbright Commission, and the Academy is
organizing a special evening program for those with scientific
interests.
The Academy is organizing two water-related programs. The first
is a Fulbright Forum hosted in partnership with the Fulbright
Commission in Ecuador, to be held on February 22nd in Quito. The
program was organized by Academy member Paul Robilliard of World
Water Watch.
The second is in conjunction with the Arizona Chapter of the
Fulbright Association: a "Water Issues Field Trip" on March 12,
2005. This field trip will involve following the Santa Cruz River
from Nogales, Arizona to Tucson. Presentations, living history, and
discussions will take place along the way with staff from the
Sonoran Desert Ecoregion Program, the Tumacacori Mission, and Pima
County Waste Water Management. The event is part of a series funded
by an Enrichment Grant to the Chapter from the U.S. Department of
State.
The Academy is seeking major sponsors for expanding our series of
Forums and meetings. Over the next few months, we expect to be
involved at programs at the following meetings:
- the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC, February 21, 2005
- the Fulbright tour at Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, MA on
April 17
- a Fulbright Forum at McGill University in Montreal, Canada,
date to be determined.
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The answer to our question of the month: At the equator, the days
are always 12 hours and 7 minutes long. It is more than 12 hours because when
the suns rays enter the
atmosphere, they are bent slightly, allowing us to see more of the sky.
Over the course of the year, the moment of sunrise
cycles: In Feb 2005 it will rise at 6:11 am, it then retreats to
5:53 am by May. Sunrise then advances back to 6:03 by July, and goes
back to 5:40 in October.
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