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FY24 Budget Outlook: Department of Defense
AUG 24, 2023
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Expansion of National Quantum Initiative Pitched to Science Committee
JUN 22, 2023
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Lawmakers Question ‘Seriousness’ of Antarctica Contractor’s Response to Sexual Assaults
MAY 11, 2023
NASA’s Perseverance rover leaves behind a sample tube on Mars that will await retrieval by a helicopter arriving with the future Mars Sample Return mission.
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Concerns Growing Around Mars Sample Return Mission
MAY 02, 2023
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NSF Details Plans to Spend $1 Billion Budget Increase
APR 28, 2023
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DOE Budget Priorities Questioned by New House Republican Majority
APR 07, 2023
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Science Committee Examines US Science and Technology Strategy
MAR 21, 2023
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Science Policy in 2023: 10 Stories to Watch
JAN 20, 2023
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
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FY23 NDAA: Science and Technology Policy Highlights
JAN 19, 2023
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CHIPS and Science Act Enshrines Policy for New NSF Technology Directorate
NOV 23, 2022
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Regional Innovation Provisions in the CHIPS and Science Act
OCT 26, 2022
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NSF Confronts Entrenched Harassment at Antarctic Facilities
OCT 18, 2022
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
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Workforce Diversity Initiatives in the CHIPS and Science Act
SEP 16, 2022
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CHIPS Act Funding Sets Semiconductor Initiatives Into Motion
AUG 24, 2022
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DOE Presses Ahead With Equity Agenda
AUG 05, 2022
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Compromise Version of COMPETES Act Set for Final Votes
JUL 22, 2022
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STEM Education Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
JUN 10, 2022
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‘Engines’ Program Shifts NSF Regional Diversification Efforts Into High Gear
MAY 19, 2022
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White House Sets Sights on Commercial Fusion Energy
APR 25, 2022
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NSF Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
APR 13, 2022
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Decadal Survey Aims to Elevate the ‘Physics of Living Systems’
APR 01, 2022
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Semiconductor Sector Needs Probed by Science Committee
FEB 24, 2022
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DARPA Screening for ‘Risk’ in Researchers’ Foreign Affiliations
FEB 15, 2022
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White House Tweaks Visa Rules to Attract Scientists, Seeks Broader Reforms
FEB 02, 2022
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National Science Board Weighs In on State of US Science
JAN 28, 2022
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US Research Security Campaign Under Strain as Cases Falter
JAN 25, 2022
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Congress Passes National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
DEC 15, 2021
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Astronomy Decadal Survey Reckons with Demographic Disparities, Societal Impacts
DEC 14, 2021
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FY22 Budget Outlook: STEM Education
DEC 09, 2021
OSTP Director Eric Lander, left, and OSTP Deputy Director for Science and Society Alondra Nelson.
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White House Seeks Ideas for Advancing Equity in Science
OCT 22, 2021
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Democrats Seek Billions for R&D at Minority-Serving Institutions
SEP 17, 2021
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FY22 Budget Request: STEM Education
JUL 12, 2021
Eric Lander, President Biden's nominee for OSTP director, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on April 29.
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Lander Nomination Grinds Its Way Through Senate
MAY 12, 2021
Caltech biochemical engineer and Nobel Prize winner Frances Arnold
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House Science Committee Takes Broad Look at Innovation Strategy
APR 23, 2021
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Biden Proposes Over $200 Billion for R&D in Infrastructure Plan
MAR 31, 2021
An LED board used in a STEM outreach program by Oak Ridge National Lab. (Image credit – Yvonne Dalschen / ORNL)
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Final FY21 Appropriations: STEM Education
FEB 26, 2021
FY21 Appropriations: Defense Department R&D, Test, and Evaluation
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Final FY21 Appropriations: Department of Defense
FEB 23, 2021
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Science Policy in 2021: 10 Stories to Watch
JAN 22, 2021
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visits a science class at Alpha Academy, a charter school in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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FY21 Budget Outlook: STEM Education
NOV 17, 2020
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FY21 NDAA: Environmental Resilience, STEM Workforce, and Defense Research Proposals
SEP 22, 2020
Purdue University Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships Theresa Mayer testified last week on the effects of the pandemic on research projects and personnel at the university.
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Universities Make Case for Pandemic Relief Funds
SEP 18, 2020
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-OK).
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FY21 NDAA: National Security Innovation Base and Research Security Proposals
AUG 18, 2020
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NSF Defends New Emphases in Graduate Research Fellowship Program
AUG 17, 2020
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Discussions Intensify on Systemic Racism in Physics
JUL 22, 2020
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Lawsuits Challenge ICE Demand That Students Attend Class In Person or Leave US
JUL 10, 2020
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Suspension of Skilled Worker Visa Program Sparks Outcry
JUN 23, 2020
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Scientists to Strike for Black Lives, #ShutDownSTEM on June 10
JUN 09, 2020
Speaking in the White House Rose Garden on May 29, President Trump announced new restrictions on entry to the U.S. for Chinese graduate students and researchers.
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Trump Clamps Down on Chinese Grad Students and Researchers
JUN 02, 2020
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Lawmakers Propose Dramatic Expansion of NSF to Boost US Technology
MAY 28, 2020
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France Córdova Reflects on Her Tenure as NSF Director
MAY 19, 2020