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APS Commends President Obama’s FY 14 Budget for Science

April 14, 2013 – 12:22 PM

APS applauds President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which prioritizes scientific research, spurs innovation and keeps the nation on a path toward economic prosperity. APS is pleased the president’s budget reflects the priorities of key scientific agencies that are crucial to our nation’s competitiveness and economic growth — the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, […]

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Sequestration — The Day of Doom Looms

February 26, 2013 – 12:24 PM

Will sequestration happen? That’s the big question on everyone’s mind as the Day of Doom is just three days away. With no movement from Congress to deal with the issue, it appears important federal programs will be devastated by the $85 billion across-the-board-spending cuts. For science, that means: The National Science Foundation will issue 1,000 […]

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Science and Innovation: Has America Lost its Competitive Edge?

February 8, 2013 – 6:02 PM

By Fred Schlachter   “America’s ability to compete depends on whether we have the present vision to conduct the science that will define the future,” said Congressman Lamar Smith (R-22nd-TX) during his first hearing as chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held Feb. 6 on Capitol Hill.   The purpose of […]

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The Vaunted “Garage” Creation Myth: Why it Damages the Federal Science Enterprise

November 28, 2012 – 5:39 PM

In a musty garage at 367 Addison Ave., Palo Alto, Calif., in 1938, two chaps — William Hewlett and David Packard — built an audio oscillator, the HP200A.  Later, they sold eight of them to Walt Disney Studios to certify the sound systems in theaters that would feature the first major film released in stereophonic […]

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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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Science Funding and the Ideological Divide

May 31, 2012 – 12:45 PM

By Michael S. Lubell Special to Roll Call There was a time, and it really wasn’t so long ago, that despite their differences, Democrats and Republicans could reliably agree on two policy judgments: Science plays a central role in building the nation’s future, and federal science support is required to achieve many key national goals. […]

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Lubell: Roll Call Column: Fix the Hollowing Out of the Supply Chain

April 19, 2012 – 2:52 PM

Read Dr. Michael S. Lubell’s latest thought-provoking column for the Roll Call newspaper, which states why Apple and other high-tech companies are forced to manufacture their products overseas. In short, they have no choice: ” Even if Apple were willing to reduce its profits or increase its prices to accommodate American labor costs, it probably […]

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APS Applauds President Obama’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Budget

February 16, 2012 – 11:44 AM

APS commends President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget, which prioritizes scientific research, spurs innovation and keeps the nation on a path toward economic prosperity. APS is pleased that the President’s budget reflects the priorities of key scientific agencies that are crucial to our nation’s future competitiveness — the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the […]

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APS Commends President Obama for Robust Support of Research and Innovation

January 25, 2012 – 3:54 PM

In his State of the Union Address last night, President Obama rightly stated that investment in research and innovation has yielded huge dividends for the nation. “Support the same kind of research and innovation that led to the computer chip and the Internet, to new American jobs and new American industries,” he urged Congress. Read […]

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New edition of Capitol Hill Quarterly focuses on link between research and innovation and more…

October 24, 2011 – 2:59 PM

The October edition of Capitol Hill Quarterly (CHQ), APS’s newsleter focusing on science policy news, is brimming with new and interesting stories. One piece focuses on the link between research and innovation. Another one provides information about possible cuts to science in the wake of the debt-reduction deal. And a third spotlights the winners of […]

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