TheScience, an Educational Science Content Provider, Introduces Advisory Board Members.Business/High-Tech Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2000 TheScience, the first content syndicator in the teen-science space, today announced three members of its newly formed advisory board. Dr. Leon Lederman, Nobel prize-winning physicist; Mrs. Ann Korando, a director at the award-winning Science Service; and the Honorable Richard V. Allen Richard V. Allen (born 1936) was the United States National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1982. Allen received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Notre Dame. , international business consultant, bring their expertise to a board comprised of leaders from the technology, science, and entertainment industries. "TheScience is thrilled to have such eminent figures come on board to counsel us as we grow. A strong network of global leaders will enable us to bring our unique and compelling content to organizations and individuals across the world," said Richard Kletter, president of TheScience. Internationally renowned high-energy physicist Dr. Leon Lederman has made great advances in the understanding of particles and interactions. He spent more than three decades at Columbia University and is now director emeritus of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), physical science research center located near Batavia, Ill., est. 1968 as the National Accelerator Laboratory, renamed 1974 in honor of Enrico Fermi. It was built on the site of the former village of Weston. in Batavia, Ill. Currently he is the Pritzker Professor of Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago; coeducational; founded 1940 by a merger of Armour Institute of Technology (founded 1892) and Lewis Institute (1896). in Chicago and Resident Scholar at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, or IMSA, is a three-year residential public high school located in Aurora, Illinois, with an enrollment of approximately 640 students. in Aurora, a 3-year residential public high school for gifted children. Dr. Lederman has served as chair of the Governor's Science Advisory Committee in Illinois and now chairs the Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science - an organization he founded to enhance the professional development of primary school teachers in Chicago. Dr. Lederman is the recipient of numerous awards including the Enrico Fermi Prize given by President Clinton (1993), the Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysik) is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the six Nobel Prizes. The first prize was awarded in 1901. (1988), and the National Medal of Science The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, (1965). For the past eight years, Mrs. Ann Korando has served as Director of Development and Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most for Science Service, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the public understanding and appreciation of science. Ms. Korando has facilitated international partnerships, secured extensive financing, and helped create a variety of programs for the advancement of science education. Awarded the 2000 National Science Board award for public service, Science Service's accomplishments include initiating the Summit on Science, a first ever collaboration of government, corporate and non-profit sectors to campaign for the importance of science literacy science literacy A general term for the awareness a person or the public has of basic scientific facts, concepts, and theories . Mr. Richard V. Allen has more than 30 years of experience in government and international affairs. Mr. Allen was National Security Advisor A National Security Advisor serves as the chief advisor to a national government on matters of security. He or she is not usually a member of the cabinet but is usually a member of various military or security councils. to President Reagan and a senior staff member of the National Security Council under President Nixon. He was a founding member of the United States National Committee for Pacific Basin Economic Cooperation, and he served as a member of the President's Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy. Mr. Allen is now an international business consultant and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, at Stanford, Calif. It was established in 1919 as the Hoover War Library by Herbert Hoover to extend his collection of documents of World War I, but its scope has been expanded to include source material on social and at Stanford University. He is also an advisory board member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1964 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and historian David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University. in Washington, D.C. About TheScience TheScience is a leading content producer and syndicator in the teen-science space. Through text, games, animation, and streaming media, TheScience explores the science and magic behind a myriad of teen interest areas: Entertainment, Sports, Games, Technology, Health, and Sex & the Body. Launching in late 2000, the Web site at www.theScience.com will emerge as a compelling place for young people ages 13-18 to learn about the ways things work - from the physics behind vert skating to the technology behind MP3s. TheScience is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. To learn more about TheScience, e-mail info@thescience.com or contact (415) 677-0708. |
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