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Academic bulletin 03/2001
RESUME
Graduation ceremony of academic scholars - report in photos
The 18th Assembly of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - Preliminary Program
Research and Development Council of the Government of the Czech Republic
Report from the 143rd session of the Czech Government's Research and Development Council
Portraits from the Archives
Josef Macůrek
Professor Josef Macůrek, well-known historian and student of Professor Jaroslav Bidlo, devoted his life to the history of the Slavic nations. He disagreed with the once widely-held concept that all Slavic nations had a common history, and he pointed to the importance of the influence of other ethnic groups on the Slavic people.
Discussion
Election of the President of the ASCR - Several Comments on the Programs of Candidates
Reaction to the Article What Is the Neuralgic Point of Czech Science?
Science - Research - Society
Max Planck Society Seeks New Opportunities of Collaboration
In January an official delegation of the Max Planck Society - Professor Klaus Hahlbrock, Vice-President and the director of the MP Institute for Plant Breeding Research, and Professor Konstantin A. Hossmann, director of the MP Institute for Neurological Research, visited several scientific institutes in the Czech Republic to discuss possibilities for further co-operation. Academic Bulletin interviewed the German scientists for their impressions.
Graduation Ceremony of Academic Scholars
The graduation ceremony of scholars who obtained their CSc. (equivalent to Ph.D.) and DrSc. (equivalent to D.Sc.) degrees was held on February 20, 2001.
Scientific Societies
List of scientific societies in the Czech Republic
Czech Astronomical Society
The Czech Astronomical Society has about 500 members - scientists, amateurs, astronomers working at public observatories and students. Its branches organize regular meetings of their members with the general public, publish special magazines and issue press releases about new discoveries in Astronomy and important astronomical events (like eclipses of the Sun or the Moon, the appearance of meteors and comets etc.).
Events
ESDAR 2000
On November 23, 2000 European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction organized its fourth annual conference in the Hotel Crystal Congress Center in Prague. The participants focused on some actual topics in animal reproduction such as: trends in mammalian oocyte maturation in vitro and transmissible virus diseases in reproduction.
Czech Ethnology 2000
The Institute of Ethnology of the ASCR hosted a conference titled Czech Ethnology 2000 at Villa Lanna in Prague on October 25 - 26, 2000.
Czech Students in India
An interview with Marián Grocký, a student of the Christian Doppler Grammar School in Prague and member of a team of young Czech physicists, which took part in a prestigious international competition called Quanta 2000 in India.
Will We Yet See the Stars on the Night Sky?
Light smog in big cities makes it impossible for many people to observe the night sky in its full beauty. Astronomers think society should do something about this shameful situation and protect this fortune of nature for future generations. They presented their views during a press conference on January 24, 2000.
Science or Else? There Is No Other Way for Progress but Science!
The third colloquium Science or Else? was held in Vila Lanna in Prague on January 19 - 21, 2001. The meeting of Czech and Swiss scientists this year gave attention to the role of scientists in information transfer and problems involved in the process of communication to media. The article reports on the second day that was devoted to discussion with journalists. Representatives of six Prague media were present for parts of the colloquium.
Grant Agency of the Czech Republic Introduced Its New Leaders
At a press conference organized by the Department of Public Relations of the ASCR on February 20, 2001 the new President of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic professor Josef Syka and the members of its board were introduced to media. They described the grant system of distributing finances and their plans for future.
Awards
Laudatio - Giovanni Coppa
The Ambassador of the Holy See to the Czech Republic Giovanni Coppa was awarded the Honor Medal De Scientia Et Humanitate Optime Meritis on February 7, 2001.
Laudatio - Armando Luches
Professor Armando Luches was awarded the Ernst Mach Honor Medal on February 2, 2001.
News - Announcements
Resume
New Books
Chronicle
Topical Supplement
Nucleolus - What Curiosity Is Responsible For
An interview with Doctor Karel Smetana about secrets of the cell, especially nucleolus, and its role in research, applications and international scientific co-operation