Entries for July 14, 2006
Senate's Science Spending Bill
Inside Higher Ed (July 12, 2006) shared some details about the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee approving its spending bill for the 2007 fiscal year.
Highlights include:
- Subcommittee approves 8% increase to bring the National Science Foundation's budget to $6 billion
- House of Representatives passed their version to increase the National Institute of Standards and Technology research budget by 18%, but drop its overall budget by 16%
- The Advanced Technology Program, which provides additional funding for industry to conduct high-risk research, often at universities would get no money in 2007
Chemical & Engineering News also highlighted these developments.
(VIA: Case Daily, July 12, 2006)
Is the Air Force Reading Your Blog?
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently began funding a new research area that includes a study of blogs. Blog research may provide information analysts and warfighters with invaluable help in fighting the war on terrorism. Read full announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.