TSC IN ACTION

Universities Highlight Benefits of Stimulus Research Funding
On Anniversary of Recovery Act, ScienceWorksForUS Provides Nearly 100 Examples of Groundbreaking Science and Infrastructure Investments

TSC, AAU and APLU Launch ScienceWorksforUS Website:  Click here to read about the new initiative that highlights the role of ARRA-funded research in America's recovery and revitalization.

40th Anniversary of the First Manned Moon Landing: Click here to read what scientists and researchers from across country are saying: “what is today’s equivalent to the moon walk?”

Click here to view the US News & World Report op-ed by Presidents France A. Córdova of Purdue University and Shirley Ann Jackson of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute entitled "40 Years After Moon Landing, Time to Launch the Next 'Giant Leap for Mankind'"

Click here to read TSC's press release lauding President Obama's committment to boost R&D funding.

CAPITOL HILL UPDATE


(R) Dr. Persis Drell, Director, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Dr. Philip Pizzo, Dean, Stanford School of Medicine and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA)

TSC honors Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) for leadership on basic reasearch.

 

March 11, 2010

UNIVERSITY SCIENCE TODAY

Protecting Troops From Combat-Related Brain Injuries

Protecting Troops From Combat-Related Brain Injuries

The biggest threat to U.S. troops currently deployed to war zones isn’t missiles or bullets, but instead lies buried in the form of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.

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CHAMPIONS OF SCIENCE

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"Science and technology are increasingly important to America. They caused the economic boom of the 90's, allow us to fight terrorism with very few casualties, and give us many benefits in everyday life, such as improved medicines."

Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)

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CELEBRATING AMERICA'S COMPETITIVE EDGE
  Detecting "Dirty Bombs"
Graduate student Janos Sallai cautiously approached a suspicious briefcase on a bleacher. The sensor in Sallai's cell-phone was picking up radiation from a small piece of radioactive material hidden in the case. The sensor then sent an urgent message to the antennas on the computers where researchers were monitoring his movements. They quickly concluded a "dirty bomb" was concealed in the briefcase.