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October 11, 2012 12:01 AM
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President's Ethics Panel Urges New Protections for Whole Genome Data
Twelve steps for guarding privacy while encouraging research
October 6, 2012 8:16 PM
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At MIT, Romney and Obama Campaigns Debate Energy Policy
No agreement on climate change, but bipartisan support for ARPA-E
August 24, 2012 11:30 AM
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Teacher Gives Obama the Skinny on Packed Science Labs
Visit to Nevada high school includes meeting with middle school science teacher
August 17, 2012 2:06 PM
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Paul Ryan's Record on Science and Government
Romney’s choice for vice president has some strong views on federal role in research
June 4, 2012 2:06 PM
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White House Petition Urging Open Access Reaches 25,000 Signers
Threshold reached for triggering official response on expanding public access policies
May 24, 2012 6:12 PM
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Radioactive Waste Expert Nominated to Be Top U.S. Nuclear Regulator
Obama taps geologist, policy expert Allison Macfarlane
May 23, 2012 12:35 PM
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A Partisan Look at U.S. Science Policy
NAS panel on communicating science features only Democratic science advisers
May 22, 2012 5:22 PM
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Space Policy Is a Hard Sell, Says Holdren
Obama’s science adviser says ignoring nuances gives critics the edge
April 25, 2012 1:27 PM
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Wolf, OSTP Settle China Spat
Spending panel restores OSTP budget in return for new policy on collaborations
April 17, 2012 1:56 PM
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White House Responds to Congressman's Questions About H5N1 Flu Papers
Science adviser John Holdren calls controversy "unprecedented"
April 4, 2012 1:55 PM
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Obama's New Math on Medical Research
President highlights tiny NIH program in attacking Romney
March 21, 2012 4:23 PM
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White House Strikes Back at GOP Budget
OMB director projects massive research cuts under Ryan spending plan
March 4, 2012 3:04 PM
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Senior U.S. Lawmaker Leaps Into H5N1 Flu Controversy
It was only a matter of time, it appears. After months of silence from members of Congress, a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives has publicly inserted...
September 27, 2011 1:18 PM
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Twelve Researchers Take Home Top Medals
Two mathematicians, a bevy of molecular biologists and a rocket scientist are among the winners of the highest honor that the United States bestows on researchers. President Barack Obama...
June 27, 2011 1:48 PM
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White House Retools Advanced Manufacturing Efforts
Advanced manufacturing—developing new materials and processes to make things faster, cheaper, and more efficiently—isn't a very sexy topic. But it promises to give an edge to U.S. companies trying...
March 3, 2011 5:59 PM
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Major Reports Under Way at Energy Department
Yesterday, Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the Senate Budget Committee that his agency has begun work on its portion of a national energy policy that may be assembled by the...
March 1, 2011 5:51 PM
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U.S. Bioethics Panel to Review Clinical Trials Around the World
Prompted by concerns about an unethical U.S.-sponsored study in the 1940s, bioethics advisers to President Barack Obama formed an international panel today that will examine whether current rules adequately...
February 28, 2011 1:33 PM
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White House Launches New Tally of STEM Education Programs
An inventory by the Bush Administration of federal efforts to bolster science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education was too simplistic to be useful, according to a White House...
January 26, 2011 4:05 PM
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Obama Proposes Big Boost for Blue-Sky Energy Research Agency
Following last night's declaration by President Barack Obama of a "Sputnik Moment" on competitiveness and energy innovation , the Department of Energy will request big increases on two signature...
January 24, 2011 11:48 AM
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Science Fair Champion to Sit With First Lady Tomorrow
No details have yet leaked out on how science may play in tomorrow's State of the Union address, which will emphasize competitiveness and innovation among its themes. But the...
January 7, 2011 2:01 PM
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Daley Doesn't Sweat the Details on Innovation Policy
As Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000, new White House chief of staff William Daley was Bill Clinton's point person on endless fights on Capitol Hill over the...
January 7, 2011 11:15 AM
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Obama's New Chief of Staff Backs Industrial Policy as Key to Innovation
William Daley, President Barack Obama's new chief of staff, is expected to bring a corporate mentality to the White House, improving discipline and, in a favorite Washington phrase, "making...
December 24, 2010 8:00 AM
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Science in the Obama White House: An Interview With John Holdren, Part 2
Yesterday's installment of our recent conversation with John Holdren, the president's science adviser and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), focused on key elements...
December 23, 2010 11:36 AM
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Science in the Obama White House: An Interview With John Holdren
John Holdren has been discussing the nation's science policy with Barack Obama for nearly 2 years, first as an adviser to his 2008 campaign and then, since last year, as...
November 9, 2010 8:43 AM
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Obama Visit Boosts India-U.S. Science Ties
NEW DELHI—President Barack Obama's unprecedented 3-day visit to India, which ended today, yielded a bumper crop of diplomatic agreements on topics including disease surveillance, agricultural research, clean energy, and...
October 26, 2010 4:58 PM
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Panel Wants U.S. to Chase 'God Particle'—If There's Money
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND—Keep going. That's the advice today from a federal advisory panel to government officials responsible for running the last U.S. atom smasher. But the panel's caveat—only if you...
September 17, 2010 2:44 PM
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Three New Science Envoys to the Muslim World
Senator Richard Lugar (R–IN) has announced three new science envoys to the Muslim world: former NSF director Rita Colwell, currently at University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins...
September 17, 2010 12:43 PM
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Science Education Report 'Is Not About Spending More Money,' Obama Adviser Says
The co-chair of a new White House report on strengthening science education says its recommendations will not add significantly to federal spending. He strongly disputes yesterday's account in ScienceInsider...
September 17, 2010 10:55 AM
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Senate Confirms Final White House Science Policy Nominee
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Carl Wieman as associate director for science at the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Nobel physics laureate is expected to spearhead the...
July 9, 2010 5:28 PM
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Bioethics Council Hears Pleas for More Oversight of Synthetic Biology
This week, a presidential bioethics commission took up a burning new issue in science: the risks and benefits of synthetic biology. Scientists and other witnesses seemed of two minds...
June 9, 2010 12:09 PM
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Why Did Orszag Single Out Science Education in Tough Budget Speech?
White House budget director Peter Orszag talked tough yesterday about the Obama Administration's plans to reduce the $1-trillion-plus federal deficit. In doing so, however, he sent a confusing—and possibly...
May 26, 2010 5:23 PM
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Obama NASA Plan Comes Under Heavy Fire in House
Following a shellacking in the Senate 2 weeks ago, NASA brass pitching President Barack Obama's plan to reorient the U.S. space program took it on the chin from former...
May 20, 2010 6:57 PM
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Obama Orders Review of Synthetic Biology
President Obama has asked his bioethics commission to study the implications of research published today in Science describing the creation of a synthetic genome. In a letter today, Obama...
May 17, 2010 8:58 PM
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More on Obama's Pick for NCI
President Barack Obama today announced that he plans to appoint Nobel Prize–winning molecular biologist Harold Varmus director of the $5.1 billion National Cancer Institute. Varmus, now president of Memorial...
April 15, 2010 5:07 PM
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Obama Offers Compromise on Space Plan, Jobs Initiative
In a speech aimed at overcoming opposition to his new plan for NASA, President Barack Obama this afternoon announced an apparent compromise that would allow the agency to keep...
April 8, 2010 3:59 PM
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White House Bioethicists Named
President Barack Obama has announced the members of his bioethics commission, which is expected to be more "policy-oriented and pragmatic" than its predecessor. Most notable on the list is...
April 6, 2010 3:57 PM
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Obama Lays Out New Nuclear Policy
The United States has decided not to use nuclear weapons against nonnuclear countries as long as they comply with their nonproliferation commitments under different international treaties. The new policy,...
March 22, 2010 7:11 PM
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Carl Wieman Chosen for White House Science Post
Physicist Carl Wieman has been picked to be associate director for science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). A 2001 Nobelist for creating a...
March 22, 2010 5:01 PM
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The Health Bill's Cures for Research
The landmark health care reform bill passed by the House of Representatives last night and headed to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature is mostly about expanding...
March 12, 2010 3:31 PM
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Scientists Case on Background Check Reaches High Court
A long-running legal battle between the United States government and a group of 29 scientists and engineers of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has now reached...
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