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  • A preview of the National Climate Assessment
    May 22, 2013

    The National Climate Assessment is required by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The Climate Assessment is the product of thirteen federal agencies and more than 240 authors. The senior science writer helping edit this report is AAAS Fellow Susan Hassol, and the forthcoming report (now available in draft form), is the third of three that she has helped prepare. She was kind enough to give AAAS MemberCentral some background on the most recent report. »

  • A look at the NIH sequestration policies
    May 20, 2013

    On May 8th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced how sequestration will impact the agency’s fiscal policies. The NIH is now operating under a $29.15 billion dollar budget, which is roughly five percent less than last fiscal year. While this cut was anticipated, it puts further stress on already financially starved labs and scientists. »

  • Politicization of science challenges teaching methods
    May 20, 2013

    One of the very first things we are trained to do as educators is to try to keep anything that can be construed as biased information, propaganda, or false information away from the students. This policy doesn't seem so hard at first, but it really is. After all, the real world is filled with politicized science and the media flaunts it. How can an educator remain unbiased against that background? »

  • Is the 'High Quality Research Act' the antithesis of science?
    May 20, 2013

    ScienceInsider obtained a draft copy of the “High Quality Research Act” – legislation that seeks to change how the National Science Foundation selects which grants to fund. Many scientists fear that this draft bill shows a misunderstanding of how science works. »

  • Open Data Policy for all federal agencies
    May 16, 2013

    On May 9 President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order on Open Data, and in conjunction issued an Open Data Policy for all federal agencies.  »

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