$1.3 Million in Research Grants to Explore the Intersection between Science and Transcendence.BERKELEY, Calif. -- The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (CTNS CTNS Containers CTNS Cystinosis, Nephropathic ), based in Berkeley, CA has announced an advanced research grant series for inter-disciplinary research partnered with a series of conferences to explore the creative interface between science and transcendence. The "STARS - Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series" consists of two parts. First, as a series of conferences and secondly as a grant program designed to sponsor small teams of scientists and humanities scholars to explore more deeply the interface between the latest scientific discoveries and theories, and their implications for ultimate reality. The program builds on the recently successful CTNS "Science and the Spiritual Quest" program (www.ctns.org/ssq)., and has been funded by the John Templeton Foundation The John Templeton Foundation was established in 1987 by investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton; the current president is his son John M. Templeton, Jr. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation. (www.templeton.org). "This grant program is designed to break new ground and move scientific and humanities research beyond the more familiar and traditional questions of science and religion and instead spawn To launch another program from the current program. The child program is spawned from the parent program. (operating system) spawn - To create a child process in a multitasking operating system. E.g. new and innovative research in the area of science and ultimate reality," said Dennis Hair, program director for STARS. "We hope to provide scientists who demonstrate outstanding potential with the ability to conduct research on the ways science, in light of philosophical and theological reflection, points towards the nature, character, and meaning of transcendence." There will be 150 applicants selected to attend one of three advanced conferences to take place in the Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum Rivera next January. Led by many of the top scientists and theologians of our time, topics for these conferences include; Cosmology cosmology, area of science that aims at a comprehensive theory of the structure and evolution of the entire physical universe. Modern Cosmological Theories , Physics and the Possibility of Life; Evolution, ET and the Significance of Life in the Universe; and Complexity Theory, Emergence and the Influence of Life on Matter. After those initial 150 grants, twenty prominent research teams will be awarded $20,000 grants to complete research projects. These will then be followed by five grants for $100,000 and two grants for $200,000. Applications are due June 15, 2006 and may be downloaded at www.ctns.org/stars or by calling (510) 848-2350. About STARS STARS is a program administered by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, www.ctns.org, in Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington. and intends to further explore the role of scientific discovery and its role in ultimate reality. More information can be found at www.ctns.org/stars. |
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