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Next steps after the fiscal cliff deal

January 15, 2013 – 1:17 PM

By Tyler Glembo The Fiscal Cliffhanger – What has happened so far? Congress struck a last minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff – a combination of increases in tax rates, expiration of tax credits, and massive cuts in government discretionary spending that were set to occur on Jan. 2, 2013.  There was, however, no grand […]

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Sequestration averted — for now

January 7, 2013 – 1:47 PM

By Michael S. Lubell The Last-Minute Deal Following a last-minute deal to avert the “fiscal cliff,” sequestration is off the Washington agenda, at least for a while. But as March approaches, discretionary spending will come under increasing scrutiny.  Therefore, it will be important for physicists to emphasize the historic role science and technology have played […]

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Science students worry about future, America’s economic growth

December 21, 2012 – 1:31 PM

With sequestration looming, Kent University graduate physics student, Kelly Reidy, wrote a compelling piece in the Cleveland Plain Dealer about what’s at stake if across-the-board cuts take place next year.  Science would be hit with a staggering $12.5 billion reduction from key federal agencies that support critical scientific research. Read more.

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Federal Travel Regulations Stifle Communication Among Scientists, Hurt Innovation

November 26, 2012 – 5:47 PM

Michael Lubell, director of public affairs, recently published a column in Roll Call stating how new federal travel regulations will stifle communication among scientists, and therefore, hurt innovation. Read the column.

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In Victory Speech, President Obama praises U.S. legacy as global leader in innovation

November 7, 2012 – 2:54 PM

In President Obama’s victory speech, he touted the U.S. “legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation.” Read the speech.

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Students: Budget Cuts Looming, Guard Your Future by Signing APS Sequestration Petition

October 26, 2012 – 4:15 PM

Under sequestration, U.S. science funding will automatically drop 8% on January 2, 2013 unless lawmakers prevent across-the-board federal budget cuts. Students can join thousands of grads and undergrads who are petitioning Congress to budget for investment by signing the APS Sequestration Petition. Read AAAS Analysis.

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Federal travel restrictions will hurt scientists’ ability to collaborate, harm innovation, stunt economic growth

October 25, 2012 – 1:17 PM

The New York Times recently wrote a story about the new federal regulations that will hurt scientists’ ability to collaborate on research, and therefore stifle innovation and economic growth. In a recent Hill newspaper op-ed by APS President Robert Byer and ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, the authors wrote, “If scientists can’t collaborate, their research, […]

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First Golden Goose Awards Honor Unusual Scientific Research Leading to Great Societal Impact

September 17, 2012 – 2:58 PM

The Golden Goose Awards — which honor scientists whose research may seem odd, but has had a positive impact on society — recently lauded their first recipients during a ceremony on Capitol Hill. They are: • Charles Townes, a physicist whose work in the 1950s led to the invention of laser technology, earning him a […]

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Federal Commitment Needed for Big Science

September 13, 2012 – 12:36 PM

By Michael S. Lubell Special to Roll Call Sept. 10, 2012  At 3 a.m. EDT on the Fourth of July, among a cadre of high-energy particle physicists around the country, euphoria made sleep impossible. Champagne flowed freely, as physicists celebrated the news that the decades-long quest for the Higgs boson was over.   Two research […]

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Federal Travel regulations would hurt collaboration among scientists, stifle economic growth

September 11, 2012 – 12:19 PM

APS President Robert Byer and ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri collaborated on an op-ed that appears today on The Hill newspaper’s Congress blog. The piece makes a compelling argument against federal regulations requiring the reduction of travel and meeting expenses by 30 percent in fiscal year 2013. Pending congressional legislation would go even further with […]

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