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Science association chooses U.S. Rep. Rush Holt as CEO

New Jersey Democrat has a Ph.D. in physics and a long record of promoting science in policymaking; he's also a ‘Jeopardy' champion Holt A fellowship program started by the American Association for the Advancement of Science is paying off big time. An alumnus of the program, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, will become the organization's next CEO in February. Holt decided earlier this year not to run for a ninth term. The New Jersey Democrat is considered one of the most liberal members of Congress and an advocate of science, the environment and addressing climate change. He is a physicist whose bumper stickers say, "My Congressman IS a rocket scientist!" He might be best known… Read More