Tag Archives: National Science Board

DUSEL, James Webb Space Telescope programs in trouble

By Michael S. Lubell Last fall, the National Science Board effectively killed the National Science Foundation’s support for the Deep Underground Science Experimental Laboratory (DUSEL) planned for the defunct Barrick gold mine in South Dakota and considered by many scientists to be critical for cutting-edge research in high-energy and nuclear physics. This week, the House […]

Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 Released.

Joblessness across the entire economy doubled to nearly 10 percent last year, and astonishingly, unemployment for those in science and engineering fields more than tripled, according to the National Science Board’s recently released biannual report, Science and Engineering Indicators. During a Jan. 15 press roll-out, headed up by Arden Bement Jr., Steven Beering, and Kei […]

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