"We will start with a new concept, how to improve match control in high-level competition."

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

Hanle says the focus is on offering special programs for teachers at middle schools and high schools because that's when the students start to lose interest in studying science.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Construction of California's high-speed train could start in 2012.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

But the evening really kicks into high gear after the scientist's presentation ends, when the audience gets to start the conversation: "Is it still a question as to whether there is a lot more plant diversity in the Andes versus the Amazon?"

VOA: standard.2010.05.04