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June 2, 2008
Contest Deadline Approaches
The deadline for the 3rd annual cartoon contest from the Union of Concerned
Scientists is June 11.
Amateur and professional artists are welcome to submit cartoons that address
the abuse of science in general or highlight one or more of the ways in which
science has been misused; the consequences of political interference in science;
or solutions to restore scientific integrity to federal policy making. For
contest rules and submission guidelines, go to: http://www.ucsusa.org/scienceidol.
That deadline again is June 11.
The judges for this year's contest include "Speed Bump" creator Dave Coverly, Kevin Kallaugher of The Economist, "Non-Sequitur" creator Wiley Miller, Mike Keefe of the Denver Post, Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News, and graphic designer Jesse Springer, winner of last year's contest.
"The absurdity of political interference in science is fertile ground for satire," said Michael Halpern, program manager of the UCS Scientific Integrity Program. "We're sure the creativity of cartoonists can match the wiliness of those politicizing science and help us tell this story."
The judges along with UCS staff will narrow the pool to 12 finalists and post the cartoons on the UCS Web site July 10. Over the following four weeks, the public will be able to vote for the grand prize winner, who will receive $500 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The 12 finalists' cartoons will also appear in a 2009 calendar, with the grand prize winner's cartoon featured on the cover.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit organization working for a healthy environment and a safer world. Founded in 1969, UCS is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has offices in Berkeley, California, and Washington, D.C. For more information, go to http://www.ucsusa.org. For information on political interference in science, go to http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/.