Tag Archives: National Institute of Standards and Technology

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 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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College Students: Enter Video Contest Highlighting Innovations From Early Stage Scientific Research

March 16, 2012 – 4:01 PM

Attention College Students: The Task Force on American Innovation is sponsoring its second American Collegiate Video Contest to highlight the great innovations that stem from early stage scientific research. From the GPS to the Internet, American lives have been transformed by the myriad innovations that began years ago inside a scientific laboratory. To enter the […]

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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’s FY 2011 Proposed Budget

February 2, 2010 – 3:56 PM

Funding in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 proposed budget will ensure that scientists continue transformational research, leading to technologies that spur innovation and generate clean energy jobs to keep the nation competitive in a global economy.

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