budget

Fiscal year 2016 could be very bright for the research enterprise if the President’s budgetary requests are granted.

The US legislature passed a spending agreement for next year, and the deal has only modest increases for federal science agencies.

President Obama’s proposed 2015 budget maintains funding for many science agencies, much to the disappointment of advocates who had hoped for increases.  

A salmonella outbreak threatens as the FDA, CDC, and USDA limp along, national laboratories are on the brink of closing, and some patients are admitted to the NIH hospital.

Scientists feel the shutdown’s sting; dogs comprehend human cues; lab-grown secretory glands; whether online comments help or hurt science

As the US government shutdown enters its second day, scientists who rely on federal grants to continue their work and support their staffs and students express frustration. 

A recent survey of working researchers highlights funding difficulties and the perceived decline of the U.S. as a leader in science. 

The recently announced science budgets for the UK and the larger EU are protected from major cuts but still disappoint some research advocates.

The National Institutes of Health has released a fact sheet on its budget pain following the sequester.

The public cancer center is criticized for allegedly devoting at least $1.5 million to remodeling an executive suite.

The agency released details of the sequester’s effects.

The President’s 2014 budget includes a windfall for the NSF and cuts to the CDC.

Federal science agencies get some relief from the harsh cuts to their 2013 budgets instituted by the recent sequester.

As US policymakers debate federal budget cuts, global health science hangs in the balance.

Through a confluence of events, academic medical centers could lose 10 percent of their revenue in the coming years.

To save money, an Iowa university will shut down its natural history museum and K–12 teacher-training center.

President Obama released his proposed 2013 budget request, featuring a 1 percent increase in research spending overall.

Grant success rates at the national funding agency dropped to a mere 18 percent in 2011, the lowest ever.

Universities may have to pay thousands of dollars more to cover the salaries of researchers funded by the federal agency.

Federal agencies offer interesting opportunities for researchers looking to do more than bench work.