S., develops
new , affordable medicines for infectious diseases that
disproportionately affect people in the developing world,
including visceral leishmaniasis, malaria, diarrhea, and
Chagas disease.5 million in research funds. A large part of the
exhibition is in the form of interactive media. To
accompany the exhibition the Hall and the Nobel Museum have designed
Discovery Tables to further expand the hands-on educational
experience.

About the New York Hall of Science

The New York Hall of Science is New York City's only hands-on
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The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion.templeton.

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ADVISORY/Institute for OneWorld Health CEO Speaks at 2005 World Life Sciences Forum BioVision

"Now seems an ideal time to understand and assess the public effects of
spiritual and religious action because there seems to be a growing openness in
the social sciences towards non-material factors," says Kimon Sargeant, Ph.
Note: These $150,000 grants are in addition to the three founding grants
of $500,000 each that were recently awarded to initiate the Spiritual Capital
Research Program. It has been to Japan, Malaysia,
Italy, Norway, Korea as well as American cities like Chicago and
Houston .nyscience.

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OneWorld Health will provide perspectives on drug and vaccine
development from a nonprofit pharmaceutical company's
viewpoint at two events at BioVision.D.

Cultures of Creativity: The Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize is Coming to the New York Hall of Science; Press Preview March 10 at 10:30 am

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information, please visit www.

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D. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures ,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications. The exhibition also
gives an account of the Nobel Prizes of the 20th Century.

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. The biannual event of
the World Life Sciences Forum fosters debate and exchange
among representatives from science, society, and industry.-- --What is creativity
and how can creative activity be encouraged? Which is more important
to the creative process: the individual or the environment? The
Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize will be on display in the
Great Hall at the New York Hall of Science from March 12 - May 30,
2005 . Although Cultures of Creativity: The Centennial
Exhibition of the Nobel Prize is making its New York debut at the Hall
it has traveled around the world.
"Each year hundreds of thousands of youngsters come to the Hall to
learn and experience science through our various hands-on exhibitions. The
grand prize, sponsored by the Consulate General of Sweden, is an all
expense paid trip to Sweden to attend the Nobel Week Festivities in
December 2005. Ranked as one of the best science
museums in the country, the Hall is a leading innovator in exhibit
technology and educational programming.

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Dr.S. Grants of $150,000
per project are made possible by generous funding from the John Templeton
Foundation.newscom.,
Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus. "It is
no longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion
profoundly shape economic , political and social developments. Metanexus is
a leader in a growing network of individuals and groups exploring the dynamic
interface between cosmos, nature, and culture in communities and on campuses
throughout the world.
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The Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize is sponsored by ABB,
Ericsson , Merrill Lynch, Skandia and Volvo.

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OneWorld Health, the
first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the U.
Scholars and researchers from fields such as anthropology, economics,
history, political science, psychology, religious studies and sociology are
encouraged to apply.net

The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at
the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and
empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives
from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise. It
encourages you to think in a new way, to question the world as it is
and to strive for a better world, however an individual chooses to
define that world.
There are presentations of more than 30 Laureates and their
creative work, as well as a number of atmospheres that inspired
creativity, in the film room and artifact theater. Alan
Friedman , Director + CEO at the New York Hall of Science. More than 400 hands-on
exhibits explore the wonder and excitement of biology, chemistry and
physics.

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-- Addressing 100 of tomorrow's "bioleaders" from leading
universities worldwide at a workshop, "Commercializing
Science: Can it be Both Altruistic and Profitable?" at
BioVision.

Call for Proposals for $150 000 Research Projects on `Spiritual Capital' Issued by Metanexus Institute

Full grant applications will then be
invited for a total of $1.
The Spiritual Capital Research Program seeks to integrate the concept of
spiritual capital into the social sciences, with particular attention to
building connections to economics, and to develop a network of scholars for a
new field of study.metanexus . Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries. This exhibition examines these questions by presenting selected
Laureates and atmospheres from the 100-year history of the Nobel
Prize. Well-known
Nobel Prizes are discussed against a background of historic events.
I love to watch our visitors, and wonder which ones might just become
the next pioneering engineers or Nobel Prize winners," said Dr.

Hands-on Discovery Tables include:

Alexander Fleming - discovered penicillin
-- Observe and examine various types of live mold specimens
-- Use a slide viewer to observe various types of microbes
-- Make your own mold take home activity

Roger Sperry - Left and right brain functionalization
-- Examine a realistic model of a brain
-- Guess which animal each brain picture belongs to.org

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For further information on the Spiritual Capital Research Program,
including submission guidelines for the new granting opportunities , or to
request a program brochure, visit http://www.net or 215-789-2200.
This traveling exhibition doesn't provide specific answers, but
gives visitors the chance to think about the questions themselves .
Nobel Prizes that were controversial at the time are also discussed,
such as the Peace Prize awarded to German journalist Carl von
Ossietzky in 1935.org - the official website of the
Nobel Foundation, and the City University of New York (CUNY).

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For additional information about OneWorld Health, see
http://www. Deadline for Letters of Intent: April 15 , 2005

PHILADELPHIA, A call for proposals for research
in the developing new interdisciplinary field of Spiritual Capital has been
issued by the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science.org

Visitors will be able
to control what is displayed on the many computer screens.

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(Logo: http://www. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 140,000 monthly page views and 7000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries.metanexus.
-- View various optical illusions

Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen - discovered x-rays
-- View various human x-rays
-- Guess the object in each x-ray picture
-- Learn about x-ray astronomy

James Watson + Francis Crick - discovered structure of DNA
-- Solve a crime through DNA
-- Extracting DNA take home activity
-- Create a model of DNA

Karl Ziegler + Guilio Natta - discovery of polymers
-- Test the strength of various polymers
-- Guess which polymers are natural or synthetic
-- Make your own slime take home activity


In combination with the Nobel exhibition and the installation of
the Nobel Monument in Theodore Roosevelt Park, a new science essay
contest open to New York City high school juniors was recently
completed.

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Hale is an expert on developing new treatments for
tropical infectious diseases and brings extensive
pharmaceutical experience from public and private sectors,
including the U.net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus .
Some of the Nobel Laureates' work is difficult to illustrate by
objects, so films, sound recordings , and multimedia will help
demonstrate the accomplishments of the Laureates.
Kiosks with computers connected to databases of Laureates and
their biographies, films from their award ceremonies and more. On November 23, 2004 the Hall opened its 55,000-square-foot
addition to the northeast end of the building.

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OneWorld Health will also exhibit at BioVision. Hale will participate in the following events at the
international meeting:

-- A roundtable discussion on Nobel Laureates' Day, marking the
50th anniversary of the Salk polio vaccine, including a dozen
Nobel Laureates, and representatives from leading global
health, research and pharmaceutical companies involved in
vaccines. Projects include the Local
Societies Initiative, the Templeton Research Lectures, and topical
interdisciplinary research projects such as the Spiritual Transformation
Scientific Research Program, Spiritual Capital Research Program, Foundational
Questions in Physics and Cosmology, as well as studies in religion and health,
religion and human flourishing, and other endeavors. The contest is a joint project initiated by the Consulate
General of Sweden, the New York Academy of Sciences, the NYC
Department of Education, Nobelprize .

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12:00 - 14:00
April 12: BioVision Nobel Laureates ' Day starts at 08:30;
roundtables in partnership with Nature begin at 18:30
April 11-15: OneWorld Health exhibit booth R24, 08:30 to 18:30

WHERE World Life Sciences Forum, BioVision , Palais des Congres,
Lyon, France (http://www.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/PHTH031LOGO)
Letters of Intent for projects in the Spiritual Capital Research Program
are due no later than April 15, 2005. Where possible, researchers are urged to collaborate
across disciplines.
http://www.

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. This $89 million
project includes new permanent exhibitions about the search for life
on other planets, connections and networks, the science of sport, an
outdoor rocket park and an expanded preschool center.

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