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Allen E. Gant, Jr. Named Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Laureate
2013-12-02 19:00:00| Glen Raven, Inc.
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas, the Carolinas premier organization providing entrepreneurship education to the states youth, has named Allen E. Gant, Jr., president and CEO of Glen Raven, Inc., as a laureate to the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame.
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Republicans Block Proposal For National Science Laureate Fearing Science
2013-09-21 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PopSci: Earlier this week, House Republicans quietly blocked a proposal that would institute the position of science laureate of the United States. It was expected to sail by--after all, who could possibly have a problem with an honorary position that costs the taxpayers absolutely nothing, the goal of which is to promote science education? House Republicans, apparently. In the United States, the position of laureate--the only national one of which is the poet laureate--is a largely ceremonial position....
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Republicans block science laureate vote over climate change stance fear
2013-09-20 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It seemed entirely harmless: the creation of an honorary and unpaid position of science laureate of the United States to travel around the country and inspire children to be future scientists. But Republicans in Congress last week quashed the initiative, which had gained rare bipartisan support, on the grounds that a science laureate might support action on climate change. The bill had been scheduled for swift approval last week. It would have allowed Barack Obama to name up to three laureates...
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Conservative Lobbyist Derails Bipartisan 'Science Laureate' Bill
2013-09-19 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: No one who's been paying attention for, say, the last few decades, needs to be reminded of how extremely polarized Washington is. So it's usually good news when Democrats and Republicans can come together on an issue, as they did recently to support the idea of creating the new honorary position of "Science Laureate of the United States." We have had poet laureates and they seem to have worked out well to promote poetry to the masses, haven't they (though I bet you can't name the current one....
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US bid to name Science Laureate hits snag with climate denialists
2013-09-13 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ars Technica: You may not be aware of it, but the US has an official poet. Named by the Librarian of Congress, the Poet Laureate is meant to increase the public's appreciation of poetry and the arts in general. Inspired by this example, a bipartisan group of Representatives introduced a bill that would create a Science Laureate to indicate to the US public the value placed on science. Unfortunately, that plan has hit a snag, as lobbyists freaked out over fears the Science Laureate could introduce the US public...