General Science Research Data

• Math & Science Direct  From Edinformatics.  A good general information site on a wide range of math & science related topics.
• Bad Science  The professor who created this page says he has no problems educating students about science, but re-educating them when they've been taught incorrect things is harder. Examples of bad chemistry, physics, meteorology, etc.
• Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1995  Hypertext or PDF format.
• Community of Science WebServer  Info about scientists, funding possibilities, plus free Medline, patent searching. and more.
• Digital Libraries Initiative  Project by several major research universities to "collect, store and organize the universe of available library information."
• DOE Information Bridge  Searchable index and full text database of all research done by and for the Department of Energy since 1996, with projects in biology, environment, physics, chemistry, and engineering.
• Eric's Treasure Trove of Science  Includes glossaries of several different branches of science, a bibliography of science books, and scientific biography.
• Flowerbase--a searchable database of over 7,000 images of flowers.
• Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1995--NSF  Hypertext or PDF format.
• History of Science
• History of Science/Science Studies Resources  Extended bibliography of books, encyclopedias, journals, etc.
• Impact of Information Technology on Undergraduate Education  Report from the National Science Foundation.
• Mad Scientist Network  Scientists stand ready to answer your science questions, but on the other hand, they might have already answered it in the large archive of previously answered questions.
• NAEP 1996 Science Report Card for the Nation and the States  Executive summary, plus full text downloadable in Adobe Acrobat format.
• National Academy Press Reading Room  Publisher of studies done by government science institutes here offers samples from over 200 books and research reports online.
• National Center for Computational Electronics  "NCCE's particular aim is to enhance the interdisciplinary interactions among several fields of research, including applied mathematics, physics, computer science and electrical engineering, which all contribute to computational electronics."
• National Institute for Science Education
• National Library for the Environment  Huge repository of research reports, environmental laws and treaties, news, career information, climate data, and more.
• National Science Teachers Association  News, online resources, programs and projects, legislative updates, conference info, awards, and more.
• National Standards Systems Network  Provided by the American National Standards Institute.
• Natural History Museums and Collections--visit every natural history museum online.
• On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering
• SciCentral  SciQuest site.  Contains databases.  Maintained by scientists for scientists, for central access to the most valuable science sites online.
• Science and Engineering Degrees, 1966-1994
• Science and Engineering Indicators, 1998  For previous reports, click HERE
• Science and Natural History Museum Exhibits
• Science Dictionaries
• Science Fair Idea Central  Links to idea and project sites, bibliography, and more.
• Science in the National Parks  Review of all the research projects going on within the National Park system.
• Scientific Imaging Software: NIH Image for Macintosh  NIH Image is a public domain image processing and analysis program for the Macintosh.  Also available is a downloadable version for PC.
• Scout Report for Science and Engineering  InterNIC delivers a specialized weekly report just on the best science and technology sites.
• Shaping the Future, part II  National Science Foundation's report on undergraduate science and math education.
• Statistical Reports on US Science and Engineering, from NSF
• StatServe  Basic info on statistical analysis. Links to software resources, data mining, career opportunities, conferences; more importantly, links to data sets.
• Union of Concerned Scientists  Details about their projects on biodiversity, climate change, ozone depletion, and population growth, including FAQ files and links to related sites.

• Virtual Library of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

  Career Information

• AAAS Guide to Graduate Education in Science, Engineering and Public Policy
• Environmental Careers World  Jobs listing service.
• the Next Wave  Career and job posting site for science majors.
• Science Professional Network  Job listings, science career fairs, career workshops, and career links for scientists. From the AAAS.

• SciWeb's Employment Listings  Jobs for scientists, searchable by location or type of position.

  Science Ethics and Codes of Conduct

• Astrolabe: Ethical Navigations through Virtual Technologies--an intriguing site that poses a question of the week for comment, and allows you to look at previous questions and responses.
• Codes of Conduct: Science
• Essays on Science and Society  From Science, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• Ethical Research  Guidelines and codes from various institutions and professional science organizations.
• Ethics in Science  Bibliography, course outlines, and selected essays.
• Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science  Codes of ethics, case studies and ethical dilemmas, and suggestions for ethical decision making.
• Responsible Conduct In Research  Published by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine in 1995 and remains an essential source for current information on many aspects of scientific conduct.
• Science Ethics Bibliography  Print and web-linked articles, case studies, etc.

General Science Indexes

• Frank Potter's Science Gems  Links in excellent web sites by content area and grade level, k-12 through college.
• New Scientist's Key Sites
• Science and Natural History Museum Exhibits

• Scientific American's Editors' Choices from the Web

  General Science Journals

• American Scientist
• Audubon  Magazine
• National Journal.com  Daily Environmental News. By subscription.
• Harvard Science Review  Many, though not all, articles are full text here.
• Issues in Science and Technology  From the National Academy of Sciences.
• Nature
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Online  Some free access.
• New Scientist
• Science
• Science News Online  Includes full text of many articles from 1994-present.
• Science Now  From AAAS, an online news service, free with registration.
• Science Surf  E-magazine spanning anthropology, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology, medicine, and even some physics and astronomy, for the intrepid fan of science as well as scientists.
• Scientific American

• Technology Review

  Women and Minorities in Science

• 9 Steps to Achieving Gender Equity in Science Classrooms  Guide for faculty developed by the New England Consortium for for Undergraduate Science Education
• 4000 Years of Women in Science  Database of biographical information, arranged by name, date, and field of endeavor.
• Achieving Gender Equity in Science Classrooms
• African-American Faces of Science  Listed by discipline, or profession or alphabetical order, you can find here bios, bibliographies and sometimes pictures of African-American scientists.
• Barriers to Women in Academic Science and Engineering
• Index: Women in Science  Links compiled by the Women's Studies students at Humboldt U.
• Telementoring Project: Telementoring Young Women in Science, Engineering and Computing  Matches high school and college women with professional women in their chosen science
• Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

• Women in Math Project  Biographies of women mathematicians, information on conferences and programs, scholarship opportunities, statistics, publications.

  Other Useful Sources

• College Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering
• Iowa Academy of Science

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