Monthly Archives: September 2011

It Isn’t Rocket Science – But it IS Physics (and materials science and computer science)

September 27, 2011 – 2:36 PM

IPad Sign   Although the science community understands the critical link between federal funding for early stage research and life-changing products on the market, most members of Congress and their staff do not.  This unfortunate void has led to threats to slash federal science budgets at a time when they should be increasing to reinforce […]

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Flat budget better than one with deep cuts

September 14, 2011 – 11:18 AM

In this cost-cutting environment, a flat budget may not be such a bad thing. Case in point: The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved $4.8 billion for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget, which begins Oct. 1. The budget would fund the DOE science office at its current Fiscal Year […]

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Groundwork for a National Innovation Strategy

September 2, 2011 – 1:46 PM

There is no dearth of reports indicating that America is lagging behind its global counterparts in the areas of scientific research and math and science education. Such reports point out that the U.S. has not, among other things, implemented a national innovation strategy to ensure that the country remains competitive in a rapidly growing global […]

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