The meeting brought together more than 4,000 scientists, educators and policymakers in the multidisciplinary forum to share the latest research advances. Featured events included more than 140 scientific symposia; specialized seminars, topical, plenary and award lectures, poster sessions; career workshops; and a science career fair.
As is usual at this eclectic meeting, Cornell researchers were prominent, discussing widely differing subjects. News briefings were held daily for the international press attending the event. At one briefing, Phyllis Moen, the Ferris Family Professor of Life Course Studies at Cornell, reported on a recent study of couples working for the same employer.
On Sunday, the AAAS held a reception to honor Bruce V. Lewenstein, associate professor of communication and science and technology studies at Cornell, and his two academic co-authors of a history of the AAAS released last December.
Secretary Albright told a large gathering of the meeting participants that "good science" is "most vital to good diplomacy." She told the AAAS members there could be, for instance, no "viable" treaty to ban nuclear tests without scientifically based evidence that national security could still be secure without testing. "Simply put, arms control often is rocket science, and we must keep good rocket scientists in our midst if we hope to keep doing it well," Albright said.
Reports on Cornell researchers' presentations at the meeting:
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