Seminar Announcement
ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan vs. CSPI's Dr. Michael Jacobson on Banning Trans Fats: Should Uncle Same Run the Kitchen?
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The Summer 2007 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship program of the National Academies, is pleased to invite you to their feature seminar titled “Banning Trans Fats: Should Uncle Sam Run the Kitchen?” The seminar will be held on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007, from 12:30 – 2:00pm at the National Academies Keck Center, in Room 100. The building is located at 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC.  Read Full >>

ACSH Trustee Dr. Norman Borlaug Receives Congressional Gold Medal
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
On July 17, 2008, at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, Dr. Norman Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal -- making him one of only five people ever to receive that honor as well as the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Borlaug is credited with saving a billion lives...  Read Full >>

ACSH Films and Documentary
Big Fears, Little Risks
Monday, July 2, 2007
Many of us may feel helpless to protect ourselves against the onslaught of health threats reported in the news. It seems that almost every day we open a newspaper or turn on the news, a new carcinogen has been discovered in our food or environment that in high-dose animal studies has been shown to cause cancer. But does this necessarily mean that it is a risk to human health?This 1989 video documentary with Walter Cronkite is more timely now than ever before. As science advances to the  Read Full >>

ACSH Experts on TV (2006)
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Sunday, January 1 - Sunday, December 31, 2006

Whelan at Heartland Institute's Emerging Issues Forum
Thursday, October 5, 2006
The Heartland Institute's Third Annual Emerging Issues Forum...will include ACSH president Dr. Elizabeth Whelan on the topic of "Real Problems, Poor Solutions" in public health, in the areas of obesity, smoking, and pharmaceuticals.  Read Full >>

ACSH Hosts Visitors from Japanese Agriculture and Health Ministries
Monday, July 17, 2006
At the request of the U.S. State Department, Dr. Ruth Kava, ACSH nutrition director, and Mr. Jeff Stier, ACSH associate director, met with representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare...  Read Full >>

ACSH Experts on TV (2005)
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Saturday, January 1 - Saturday, December 31, 2005

Michael Crichton Award Luncheon Hosted by ACSH
Sound Science Award 2005
Friday, November 4, 2005
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) presented Dr. Michael Crichton with the 2005 Sound Science Award for his defense of sound scientific principles and critiques of junk science...  Read Full >>

ACSH's Whelan Speaks at Heartland Institute
Contemporary Issues in Public Health: Separating Fact from Fiction
Thursday, October 20, 2005
On Thursday, October 20, The Heartland Institute will host a luncheon for Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health...  Read Full >>

Breakfast Discussion at Pacific Research Institute
America's War on Carcinogens 4/19/05
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Pacific Research Institute cordially invites you to attend a discussion on AMERICA'S WAR ON CARCINOGENS featuring Dr. Bruce Ames and Dr. Elizabeth Whelan...  Read Full >>