May 7, 2010, a letter signed by 255 Academy members was published in Science magazine, decrying "political assaults" against climate change scientists. This was in response to a civil investigative demand on the University of Virginia (UVA) by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, seeking a broad range of documents from Michael E. Mann, a former UVA professor from 1999–2005. Mann, who currently works at Penn State, is a climate change researcher, and Cuccinelli alleges that Mann may have defrauded Virginia taxpayers in the course of his environmental research. Investigations had cleared Mann of charges that he falsified or suppressed data. See also American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Digital Library Program (NDLP) List of members of the National Academy of Sciences National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Academy of Sciences' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey Notable appointments 1873, Edward C. Pickering (1846–1919) was the youngest scientist elected 1924, Florence R. Sabin (1871–1953) was the first lifetime woman member to be elected 1965, David Blackwell (1919–2010) was the first African-American elected 2013, Ben Barres (1954–2017) was the first openly transgender scientist elected References Further reading External links Office of Cultural Programs LabX The Science & Entertainment Exchange Library of Congress: LC 21: A Digital Strategy for the LOC Digital Collections and Programs Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program Vega Science Trust: Video programmes 01 Scientific organizations based in the United States United States National Academies United States Library of Congress Members of the International Council for Science Scientific organizations established in 1863 1863 establishments in Washington, D.C. Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C. Members of the International Science Council