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science funding, science policy

TS Picks: March 23, 2017
Tracy Vence | Mar 23, 2017 | 2 min read
Reacting to the White House budget proposal; tracking “attacks on science”
Reactions to Proposed EPA, NIH Budget Cuts
Tracy Vence | Mar 3, 2017 | 2 min read
Experts discuss how Trump’s budget proposals could affect federally employed and federally funded scientists.
Top UK Science Advisor to Control Science Funding
Bob Grant | Feb 2, 2017 | 2 min read
Immunologist Mark Walport will shift from his position as chief science advisor to the UK government to head its new science funding agency.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | May 1, 2016 | 2 min read
May 2016's selection of notable quotes
Obama Submits Science-Boosting Budget
Bob Grant | Feb 10, 2016 | 2 min read
But some critics say the President relies too heavily on mandatory funding to support the biomedical research enterprise.
Obama’s Budget Seeks Science Boost
Bob Grant | Feb 2, 2015 | 1 min read
Fiscal year 2016 could be very bright for the research enterprise if the President’s budgetary requests are granted.
Obama Enumerates Precision Medicine Initiative
Bob Grant | Jan 30, 2015 | 1 min read
The President requests $215 million to launch his push for personalized clinical care.
NSF: Researchers Need Regulation Relief
Bob Grant | May 2, 2014 | 2 min read
The National Science Foundation’s governing board calls for the easing of administrative requirements so that scientists can focus on their work.
Report: Current Research System “Unsustainable”
Tracy Vence | Apr 15, 2014 | 1 min read
Four prominent academics call for an overhaul of the US biomedical research workforce.
Science in the State of the Union
Bob Grant | Jan 30, 2014 | 2 min read
President Barack Obama gave a nod to research in this week’s address. But was it enough for science advocates?
New Budget Bill Short Shrifts Science
Bob Grant | Jan 15, 2014 | 2 min read
The omnibus spending bill unveiled by US Congress this week would restore some research budgets cut by sequestration, but critics say it's not enough.
Governing Science
Abby Olena, PhD | Dec 30, 2013 | 5 min read
How the US government impacted life science research in 2013
Charitable Grants Fill the Funding Void
Bob Grant | Dec 18, 2013 | 2 min read
Foundation funds have taken up some of the slack left by waning federal budgets, but such grants don’t often cover indirect research costs.
New Budget Deal to Ease Sequester
Bob Grant | Dec 11, 2013 | 2 min read
US science may get temporary respite from across-the-board funding cuts that have been squeezing research budgets for more than 10 months.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | Nov 1, 2013 | 2 min read
November 2013's selection of notable quotes
Government Shutdown to Impact Science
Bob Grant | Oct 1, 2013 | 2 min read
The failure of the US Congress to reach consensus on a stopgap spending plan threatens to hobble research at federal agencies and beyond.
How the NIH Fuels Private Business
Bob Grant | Jul 25, 2013 | 1 min read
A new report details the ways in which the federal science agency boost the US economy by stimulating the private sector.
Opinion: The Payoff of Big Science
K. John Morrow Jr. | Jun 3, 2013 | 4 min read
Was the Human Genome Project the key to a gold mine?
Scientists Discuss BRAIN Initiative
Edyta Zielinska | May 13, 2013 | 1 min read
Last week brought scientists one step closer to outlining a plan for the massive government-funded project.  
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | May 1, 2013 | 2 min read
May 2013's selection of notable quotes
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