Volunteer citizen scientists are an important resource — particularly for developing countries, argue Nigel Winser and Raghu Saxena.
... outcomes of these races, expensive campaigns significantly strengthen the critical linkage between citizens and courts and enhance the quality of democracy," the authors conclude. These results are ...
... along with four other individuals,
former President William J. Clinton said: "The Global Citizen Awards are about
honoring and inspiring service to humanity. Our award recipients were chosen
from ...
... a voice. One criterion for voter eligibility is a permanent address. With the spate of foreclosures, citizens are finding themselves ineligible and stricken from the voter rolls. However, there are ...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A new study suggests citizens in both the United States and the United Kingdom view nanotechnologies very positively.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged citizens around the world to join WWF's Earth Hour to demand action on climate change...
... financial troubles and cutbacks, legacy media are more comprehensive and more technologically advanced than citizen media and bloggers. "We found that legacy sites offered almost double the percent ...
... of America and an array of national and international partners to provide a new tool allowing concerned citizens to collect data that will provide answers in understanding our planet
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... implicit stereotypes associating science with males more than with females. Moreover, in countries whose citizens stereotyped most strongly, boys achieved at a higher level in eighth-grade science ...
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- A federal study indicates one of every five U.S. citizens was involved in birdwatching during 2006, contributing $36 billion to the nation's economy.
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The national ID program hopes to clear up current bureaucratic
tangles common in India, where citizens might be issued almost 20
different forms of identification. Adding to the confusion, many of
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The hyperlocal news market - also known as citizen journalism - is heating up with another acquisition, this time by Denver-based Examiner.com of Vancouver-based NowPublic.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in citizen science was certainly not on the minds of 6-year-old Alyson Yates and her mom, Kate, when they stepped out into their back yard one day to scout for ...
San Francisco is letting citizens create software tools to exploit city data for the public good.
... at Fullerton, all of these reports represent a new kind of news reporting. What is citizen journalism -- also called "participatory" or "street" journalism -- and why are increasing numbers of people ...
