NIH Fun Fact

Posted March 8, 2010 8:29 AM by Kevin Kuhn
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I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Jeremy Berg speak last Friday.  Dr. Berg is the Director of NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences (...
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Research in the Recovery

Posted February 26, 2010 8:24 AM by Kevin Kuhn
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USA Today has a been great article up today analyzing the cost per job created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); aka the Stimulus.  Check it out: ...
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NIST News

Posted February 25, 2010 1:47 PM by Kevin Kuhn
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life....
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President Obama Speaks with Business Roundtable

Posted February 25, 2010 8:58 AM by Brad Smith
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Yesterday, President Obama gave a speech to the Business Roundtable.  He spoke of common concerns and challanged the group to work with him to overcome their differences.  He also spoke about the need for innovation and education--below is a section of the speech that deals with competitiveness issues.
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DOE Highlights Energy in the Recovery Act

Posted February 4, 2010 1:19 PM by Kevin Kuhn
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A good chunk of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), aka "the Stimulus bill" has gone toward the research and development of renewable energy.  With that in mind, the ...
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Arden Bement saying goodbye to NSF

Posted February 4, 2010 12:40 PM by Kevin Kuhn
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Arden Bement, the Director of the National Science Foundation since 2004, will be leaving at the end of his term in June to pursue a new opportunity: He has been named to lead...
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ACS Response to the President's Budget

Posted February 3, 2010 10:19 AM by Kevin Kuhn
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The American Chemical Society has responded to President Obama's budget.  In short, the budget was a pleasant surprise this week.
 
Here is the comment by Joseph S. Francisco, Ph.D., President, American Chemical Society:
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Budget Day, Part 3

Posted February 1, 2010 1:35 PM by Kevin Kuhn
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If you are following Brad's posts here and...
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Budget Day, Part 2

Posted February 1, 2010 11:11 AM by Brad Smith
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The President's Budget is now available online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2011/assets/message.pdf...
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Budget Day

Posted February 1, 2010 8:13 AM by Brad Smith
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President Obama releases his budget today.  We are looking at the R&D and STEM Education portions of the budget now.  In the meantime the Washington Post...
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