Senator Alexander (R-TN) & John Edward Sexton, President of NYU
Click here to read the press release regarding Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) being honored for his leadership on basic reasearch.
Click here to read MIT President Susan Hockfield's op-ed in the Boston Globe regarding the urgent need for increased NIH funding.
Click here to read the joint op-ed in Fortune magazine by University of Southern California Provost, C. L. Max Nikias and CEO of the Gallup Organization, Jim Clifton. They write that the U.S. government must increase it support for basic research if America is to maintain its competitive edge.
Click here to read the new report A Broken Pipeline? Flat Funding of the NIH Puts a Generation of Science at Risk. This report was released March 11 by a group of universities concerned about the long-term impact current NIH funding trends will have on America.
Click here to read the recent New York Times editorial calling on Congress to increase funding for NIH.
Science and Technology in the 2008 Presidential Election
Click here to access the AAAS portal comparing each of the 2008 presidential campaigns on their positions and/or platforms on key science and technology areas.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE TODAY
Brown Chemist Finds Platinum Nanocube Enhances Fuel Cell Operation
A team of chemists at Brown University for the first time has consistently created uniform platinum nanocubes, a breakthrough that could make hydrogen fuel cells more efficient and less costly.
+ READ MORE
CHAMPIONS OF SCIENCE
“In my home state of Connecticut, our economy is powered by great people and great ideas – by a highly-skilled, high-tech and nimble workforce with the ability to adapt to the rapidly changing world." Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) + MEET THE REST OF OUR CHAMPIONS |
|
