This Week Archive

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Congressional S&T Advice Options up for Debate
Global Climate Conference Kicks Off
Journals Reunite to Rally Against EPA Science Rule

WEEK OF DEC 02, 2019

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Budget Deadline Pushed to Dec. 20
PCAST Sets Course
Meteorologists Worried About Global 5G Spectrum Deal

WEEK OF NOV 25, 2019

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Particle Physics Report Up for Review
Congresssional S&T Advice Roadmap Released
House Looking at DOE Climate Role

WEEK OF NOV 18, 2019

An artistic conception of the proposed Mars Sample Return mission, which NASA is considering for launch in the mid-2020s.

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NASA Policy Update Moving in Senate
Schumer Floats $100 Billion R&D Proposal
EPA Science Rule Under Scrutiny

WEEK OF NOV 11, 2019

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Kelvin Droegemeier addressing a meeting of federal agency staff on Oct. 31.

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OSTP Holding Summit on the 'Research Environment'
White House Weighs in on Senate Science Proposals
AAAS Picks New CEO

WEEK OF NOV 04, 2019

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Telecom Summit to Address Weather Data Interference
Funding Stopgap Could Extend to Spring
NASA Greenlights Lunar Rover

WEEK OF OCT 28, 2019

Aurora borealis over Canada, captured by crew on the International Space Station in 2017.

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Space Weather Back in the Spotlight
Major Study Launching on US Science Leadership
New Energy Secretary Picked

WEEK OF OCT 21, 2019

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaking at a briefing on NASA’s accelerated lunar landing program for the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues. Bridenstine often says the program will send “the first woman and the next man” to the Moon.

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Lunar Landing Plans in Hot Seat
NSF Creating AI Institutes
Trump Disavows Talk of Curbing Chinese Students Visas

WEEK OF OCT 14, 2019

This week, the Kyoto International Conference Center is hosting the annual Science and Technology in Society forum, which gathers leading science officials from around the globe in Japan.

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Global Research Leaders Convene in Japan
Lawmakers Urged to Shore Up Scientific Integrity Policies
STEM Bills Gain Steam

WEEK OF OCT 07, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signs a stopgap measure on Sept. 27 to extend funding for federal agencies through Nov. 21. President Trump signed it into law later that day.

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Fiscal Year Starts With Stopgap Funding
More Science Spending Bills Arrive in Senate
Advisory Committee Cull Due

WEEK OF SEP 30, 2019

Rain estimates for Tropical Storm Imelda, which struck the Texas coast last week.

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Senate Releasing Science Spending Bills
Science Committee Discussing Weather–Climate Links
OSTP Announces Research Security Road Show

WEEK OF SEP 23, 2019

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Senators Propose Surge in DOE R&D Spending
EPA Head Faces Science Committee
Climate Antagonist Happer Leaves White House

WEEK OF SEP 16, 2019