Nuclear Science Week: the ANS local and student sections eventsANS NewsEducationOctober 27, 2020, 9:31AM|ANS News StaffNuclear Science Week (NSW) is a celebration designed to focus local, regional, national, and international interest on all aspects of nuclear science. National events marking the 11th annual NSW took place October 19–23 in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme was “Think Clean. Think Solutions. Think Nuclear.”Several ANS local and student sections from around the world organized their own events to celebrate NSW, as follows:ExpandTags:ans local sectionsans student sectionsnuclear science weekShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear in K-12 education: Overview of ANS toolkit and reflections from educatorsANS NewsEducationOctober 21, 2020, 6:56AM|ANS News StaffA free webinar today from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (EDT) will look at the resources that the American Nuclear Society has developed with Discovery Education and the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy to help K-12 educators teach nuclear science and technology.The webinar will begin with an overview of the resources, followed by reflections and commentary from three educators of various grade levels on their experiences teaching nuclear science and their thoughts about ANS’s instructional materials. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session with the panelists.Registration is required for this Nuclear Science Week event.ExpandTags:discovery educationdoeeducatorsk-12navigating nuclearnuclear science weekoffice of sciencewebinarShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS celebrates Nuclear Science Week with social media campaign, new RIPB webpageANS NewsEducationOctober 19, 2020, 12:48PM|ANS News StaffThe nuclear industry has embraced the risk-informed and performance-based (RIPB) decision-making process over the past two decades. Still, it remains a complex concept to explain in lay terms.With that in mind, the American Nuclear Society will be kicking off an RIPB awareness social media campaign as part of Nuclear Science Week 2020, which begins today and runs through Friday. The campaign will link decision making to everyday events in a person's life and feature a series of images and seemingly easy questions requiring a choice to be made. For example, ANS asks, “Would you get rid of your car if the radio didn’t work?” or “Would you toss a lamp if the shade was dirty?”ExpandTags:ans newsinlnavigating nuclearnuclear science weekrisk informed performance basedShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
National Nuclear Science Week 2018 Kicks OffANS Nuclear CafeOctober 15, 2018, 2:00PM|ANS Nuclear CafeThis week is National Nuclear Science Week - an exciting week of learning, teaching and interacting on all things nuclear-related. (You can read about the history of National Nuclear Science Week, or NNSW, by following this link.)Go to ArticleTags:educationenergyenvironmental benefits of nuclearfamous scientistirradiationisotopesk-12marie curienational engineers weeknational laboratoriesnational nuclear science weeknavigating nuclearnuclearnuclear educationnuclear historynuclear newsnuclear pioneersnuclear science weeknuclear technologyphysicsradiationscience & engineering educationusa science & engineering festivalShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear Science Symposium Kicks Off in SeattleANS Nuclear CafeOctober 16, 2014, 11:53AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe 5th annual Nuclear Science Week was launched with a public symposium on October 16 and 17 at the Pacific Science Center at the foot of the Space Needle in Seattle.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societynational nuclear science weeknuclear energynuclear historynuclear literacy projectnuclear sciencenuclear science weeknuclear technologyseattlesuzy hobbs bakerShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
National Nuclear Science Week 2013 Is Next Week – Just Around the CornerANS Nuclear CafeOctober 17, 2013, 6:00AM|Suzy Hobbs BakerIn case you haven't already seen all of the tweets, facebook posts and posters, I am thrilled to let you know that next week is National Nuclear Science Week for 2013! For the past two years I've been very lucky to participate as a Steering Committee member for this educational and very fun event, which continues to grow exponentially each year thanks to our fantastic team of nuclear educators.Go to ArticleTags:educationk-12national nuclear science weeknuclear science weekShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Reminder: National Nuclear Science Week, October 21-25ANS Nuclear CafeAugust 14, 2013, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeGet to Know NuclearGo to ArticleTags:educationk-12national nuclear science weeknuclear science weekShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
National Nuclear Science Week: October 21-25 2013ANS Nuclear CafeMay 16, 2013, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeGet to Know NuclearGo to ArticleTags:educationk-12national nuclear science weeknuclear science weekShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook