Nature: In April, planetary scientist Alan Stern joined NASA as associate administrator for science, putting him in charge of the agency’s $5.5-billion science budget. Nature’s Alexandra Witze interviews Stern about how he will juggle more than 90 space missions and 3,000 grants with focuses ranging from Earth to the distant Universe.
For the UNESCO section chief, “striking a balance between global coherence and respect for national ownership and cultural diversity is both essential and complex.”
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