Volume 52, Number 1, Winter, 2002-03

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Deborah Blum , President
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2002 Science-In-Society Awards Announced
by Carol Ezzell and Peggy Girshman
Daniel Haney Wins 2002 Victor Cohn Prize
by Lynne Friedmann
New Horizons Briefings: 40 Years Of Background And Perspective In Science
by Lynne Friedmann
Ideology Trumps Science On Many Government Panels
by Sharon Begley
Bob Beyers Left Legacy Of Courage And Candor
by Joel N. Shurkin
Scientists Secure Funds For New Online Journals
by Amy Harmon
Journalists Banned From Stem Cell Conference
by Paul Elias
Deja Vu All Over Again, Raelian Clone Claim Recalls A 1978 Hoax
by Rick Weiss
Inaccurate Energy Numbers Reported Again And Again
by Allen Chen

President's Letter by Paul Raeburn
President's Letter by Deborah Blum
NASW Election Results
Authors Coalition Survey Update
On The Lists by Bob Finn
The Free Lance by Tabitha M Powledge
PIO Forum by Joann Ellison Rodgers
News From Afar by Jim Cornell
Two NASW Members Elected Fellows of the AAAS
2002 AAAS Science Journalism Awards
Boyce Rensberger Wins Top Chemistry Reporting Award
Richard Harris Elected Honorary Life Member of Sigma Xi
Regional Groups by Suzanne Clancy
Our Gang by Rick Borchelt
NCSWA Workshop on Freelance Writing
Letters
In memoriam
May Winnifred Annexton
Norma Golumbic
Raymond Fagan
Don Radler
Notices From Diane
Corrections
Books By And For Members by Ruth Winter
New Members