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Rob Socolow receives Keystone Award for environmental leadership

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:24:50 -0700

Robert Socolow, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University and a member of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, has received the Keystone Award for Leadership in the Environment, in recognition of his work on global carbon management and fossil-carbon sequestration.

Allison Macfarlane named to Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:49:31 -0800

Allison Macfarlane, an associate professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University and chair of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, has been named by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future.

"Doomsday Clock" moves one minute away from midnight

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:10:00 -0800

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Adjusts Clock From 5 to 6 Minutes Before Midnight; Encouraging Progress Seen Around Globe in Both Key Threat Areas: Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change.

It is 6 minutes to midnight

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:03:00 -0800

We are poised to bend the arc of history toward a world free of nuclear weapons. For the first time since atomic bombs were dropped in 1945, leaders of nuclear weapons states are cooperating to vastly reduce their arsenals and secure all nuclear bomb-making material. And for the first time ever, industrialized and developing countries alike are pledging to limit climate-changing gas emissions that could render our planet nearly uninhabitable.

Hands of the "Doomsday Clock" to be moved in New York City and seen live on web for first time ever

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:18:35 -0800

… News Advisory for January 14, 2010 …

Factors In Change to Include Nuclear Proliferation, Weapon Stockpile Shifts, and Climate Change; Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Will Open Event to World With Real-Time Streaming Web Broadcast.

Stephen Hawking awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:43:34 -0700

Stephen Hawking, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, was awarded the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on August 12. Hawking was among 16 recipients of the award.

America's highest civilian honor, the medal recipients were chosen by Obama because of their remarkable achievements as "agents of change." The president added, "Each saw an imperfect world and set about improving it, often overcoming great obstacles along the way."

Harold Richman, Bulletin board member, 1937-2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:01:19 -0700

Bulletin Governing Board member Harold A. Richman died on Thursday, July 30, 2009, in Chicago.

Steven Weinberg joins Bulletin Sponsors

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:54:12 -0700

Steven Weinberg, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 and holder of the Josey Regental Chair in Science at the University of Texas at Austin, has been named to the Board of Sponsors of the Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, according to Sponsors co-chairs Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Arizona State University, and Leon Lederman, retired director of Fermilab and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988.

Bulletin to host panel at Carnegie Nonproliferation Conference

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:46:41 -0700

Richard Garwin from the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York, will be among the featured speakers at a breakfast panel hosted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists from 7:45-8:45 am, April 7, 2009, in conjunction with the 2009 Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference.

Joan Winstein joins governing board

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0800

Joan Winstein, chief executive officer of Loan Strategies, Inc., has joined the governing board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, effective December 2008. She also consults for Financial Services Volunteer Corps, an arm of USAID that advises banks in developing countries to help them improve their lending outcomes.

Lawrence Krauss to co-chair Sponsors with Leon Lederman

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:07:48 -0800

Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Arizona State University, will co-chair the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists with Nobel Laureate Leon Ledermen. Together they plan to re-energize a national discussion on the reduction of nuclear weapons stockpiles, and a commitment to fight proliferation and encourage disarmament efforts.

Bulletin magazine goes all-digital in 2009

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:40:34 -0800

Beginning in January 2009, Bulletin subscribers began receiving the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists magazine in its new digital format only. To save on the steeply rising costs of paper and postage, the Bulletin announced in late 2008 that it would no longer produce a print edition of the magazine.

Through individual Bulletin accounts, subscribers are able to book mark articles, set up news alerts, browse by subject and author, and more. As of January 2009, subscribers also had full, searchable access to the past 10 years of Bulletin articles and source documents.

1945-1998 Bulletin backfile available via Google Books

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:43:19 -0800

As of December 9, 2008, 53 years of Bulletin content is now available online for free at Google Books. This archive begins with the first issue of the magazine--originally published in December 1945--and includes every year thereafter until 1998.

Bulletin launches online subscriptions

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:00:00 -0800

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is pleased to announce that our award-winning magazine is now available in digital format as well as print.

Individual subscriptions to the digital content are available at a one-year rate of $48.00. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Barb Netter at bnetter@thebulletin.org.

Kennette Benedict to interview author Richard Rhodes

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:29:48 -0700

Bulletin Publisher and Executive Director Kennette Benedict will interview Pulitzer-Prize winning author Richard Rhodes during the annual Chicago Humanities Festival. The interview will begin at 12:30 p.m. on November 8, 2008, at the Chicago History Museum located at 1601 N. Clark Street.

Panel discussion: Rethinking U.S. nuclear weapons policy

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:09:53 -0700

Reducing American dependency on nuclear weapons will lead to greater security for the United States and its allies and should be the driving force behind U.S. nuclear weapons policy.

The ultimate American goal should be multilateral, verifiable nuclear disarmament, according to recommendations from a Stanley Foundation project.

Nobel Prize-winning peace activist Bernard Lown to speak at the University of Chicago

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:47:05 -0700

Physician, author, and Nobel Prize-winning peace activist Bernard Lown will discuss his new memoir, "Prescription for Survival: A Doctor's Journey to End Nuclear Madness," as part of the University of Chicago's Center for International Studies World Beyond the Headlines series. The details are as follows:

Robert Finkel joins governing board

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:04:07 -0700

Robert Finkel, founder and president of Prism Capital, has joined the Governing Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, effective July 2008.

For the last eighteen years he has been investing as part of the Chicago private equity community. As Managing Partner, Finkel has recruited and coordinated two investment teams and has overseen equity fund deployment into fourteen portfolio companies and mezzanine fund deployment into twenty companies.

John Hendrix's "Doomsday" illustration receives recognition

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:36:43 -0700

John Hendrix's illustration titled "Doomsday" was 1 of 500 illustrations chosen by the Society of Illustrators to be featured in their newest compilation, Icons & Images: 50 Years of Extraordinary Illustration.

Bulletin editor discusses nuclear energy on MotherJones.com

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:50:40 -0700

Jonas Siegel was one of four expert panelists featured in Mother Jones's Blue Marble Blog discussion on the future of nuclear energy. Siegel is the editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and has written about issues relating to nuclear weapons and energy for the past five years.