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  Report Offers Plan to Improve Weather and Climate Monitoring
Nov. 20, 2008: A more integrated and effective nationwide meteorological and chemical weather network is needed that measures atmosphere conditions at various heights and scales.

  New NAS Initiative Will Connect Entertainment Industry With Scientists
Nov. 19, 2008: The National Academy of Sciences announced the creation of "The Science and Entertainment Exchange," an initiative designed to connect professionals from the entertainment industry with top scientists and engineers to help the creators of television shows, films, video games, and other productions incorporate science into their work. The Exchange represents the Academy's first formal effort to reach out to the entertainment community and offer a direct connection to the creative minds of science.

  Complex Systems Conference Spurs Research
Nov. 17, 2008: Top researchers gathered at the sixth annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative conference, held to discuss new approaches to researching complex systems such as ecosystems, financial markets, communication networks, and biology.

  Winners of Communication Awards Honored
Nov. 14, 2008: The winners of the 2008 National Academies Communication Awards were honored during this year's Keck Futures Initiative conference in Irvine, Calif.

  Recap of Summit on America’s Energy Future
Nov. 10, 2008: A workshop report of the energy summit held earlier this year by the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering provides summaries of speaker presentations and discussions on energy security, energy and the environment, and energy and the economy.

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