A number of these changes in text relating to questions of climate science altered the content of the draft as it had been developed
by federal science program professionals.
Not exact matches
ID was never dominant, has been thoroughly debunked, and was ruled not
science by a
federal court in Kitzmiller v. Dover PA School Board.
As opposed to the thousands and thousands of billboards & church message boards every 50 ft with their snarky comments pushing their beliefs and quite often attacking non -(Jesus) believers and / or
science directly or indirectly, all the millions of people that like to go around constantly «sharing their beliefs» about how everyone who believes differently is gonna be tortured and burned for eternity, or the countless attempts
by local, state, and
federal government officials to push laws based on those beliefs and to favor those beliefs all over the country.
Researchers at ETH Zurich's Swiss
Federal Institute of Aquatic
Science and Technology, in a joint study with the University of Illinois, confirmed the «biofouling phenomenon»
by which bath toys become breeding grounds for bacteria and
The study, published last month
by The Journal of Exposure
Science & Environmental Epidemiology, has intensified the years - long debate about whether or how the
federal government should regulate perchlorate in the nation's drinking water.
Likewise at one of the
Federal Executive Council meetings which was chaired
by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, a whopping sum of N13billion was approved for various projects across the country which covered power, education,
science and technology, transportation and
Federal Capital Territory.
Perhaps best known for advocating that the nation guard against the potential influence of the military — industrial complex, a term he is credited with coining, the speech also expressed concerns about planning for the future and the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending, the prospect of the domination of
science through
Federal funding and, conversely, the domination of
science - based public policy
by what he called a «scientific - technological elite».
Abe added that he also selected the construction of a building project for his Alma Mater, Rivers State University of
Science and Technology, which was also constructed
by the
Federal Ministry of Education.
Among other points of contention, health department employees dismissed an advisory limit for human consumption of PFOA set
by the
federal Environmental Protection Agency, and argued that their differences with the
federal authorities were a matter of «philosophy» and not just
science, according to a senior EPA official's handwritten notes from a phone conference with state officials.
Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed
by the Nigeria Agency for
Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the
federal government was yet to adopt the electronic voting procedure for elections.
The radio ads criticize Buerkle, claiming she supports a Republican bill to cut
federal education spending
by 40 percent, as well as reduce
science and technology research spending
by 40 percent.
For daring to investigate the alleged rot at the
Federal Science and Technical College, Aka Offot in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, three journalists: Aniefiok Macauley of Daily Independent, Aniefiok Udonquak of BusinessDay and Patrick Odey of DailyTrust were on Wednesday detained
by the Police.
Although definitions for each category exist (as outlined
by the National
Science Foundation in
Federal R&D Funding
by Budget Function: Fiscal Years 1995 - 1997), agencies are not always consistent in their reporting.
The bipartisan budget deal reached in late October offers some much - needed relief for
federal science agencies, but it remains a temporary fix for programs hit
by the spending caps known as «sequestration ``, which took effect in 2013.
(Definitions adapted from National
Science Foundation,
Federal R&D Funding
by Budget Function: Fiscal Years 1993 - 95, Arlington, VA, 1994.)
The most effective way for scientists across disciplines to stand up for
science is
by reaching out to elected officials at the local, state and
federal levels to offer evidence and findings to advance understanding of pressing issues from human health to the environment, said Holt and Ornstein.
Both of us were overwhelmed
by the scope and complexity of
federal institutions and the unexpected number of places where
science is critical to sound policymaking.
Topical lectures will include discussions on the responsibility of the scientific community to address sexual harassment
by Meg Urry of Yale University; solutions to the opioid crisis
by Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse; the future of
science in Africa
by Thomas Kariuki of the African Academy of Sciences; forensic
science and the law
by federal district judge Jed Rakoff; music for brain health
by Nina Kraus of Northwestern University; the violence of migration
by anthropologist Jason De León of the University of Michigan; and more.
A team of ophthalmologists, neurologists, geneticists, and pediatricians, led
by Marcia B. Tartarella, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual
Science,
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, evaluated the infants from January to May 2016.
Materials provided
by EAWAG: Swiss
Federal Institute of Aquatic
Science and Technology.
Research
by Science and Engineering Discipline: This set provides graphs of
federal R&D funding
by discipline and sub-field, based on NSF data.
As a fellow, he works on Big Data policies and programs, participates in a coordination and leadership group on cyberinfrastructure investments, and works to advance the data - intensive
science and high performance computing communities supported
by NSF and other
Federal agencies.
For the studies, the team used a portable chamber specifically designed
by KIT's Institute for Photon
Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS) with funds of the
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
To accompany the toolkit and provide high - level encouragement to
federal agencies to use crowdsourcing approaches, Shanley worked with OSTP to help shape the White House memorandum «Addressing Societal and Scientific Challenges through Citizen
Science and Crowdsourcing» issued
by Assistant to the President for
Science and Technology John Holdren.
Mauricio Horn, the visiting Secretariat of Scientific Technological Articulation adviser, spent a month at AAAS, learning about all aspects of AAAS»
Science & Technology Policy Fellowships program, attending its training sessions, meeting with
federal officials who work with the fellows AAAS places in their agencies and attending events sponsored
by former fellows who have organized special topic - specific groups.
Stern, Virginia - Articles and Presentations
by Stern, Virginia - Correspondence Stern, Virginia - Testimony before
Federal agencies Gavin, John J. - Correspondence, 1973 - 1975 Sharpless, Nansie - biographical information and correspondence, 1975 - 1987 Sharpless, Nansie - booklet on her life, 1991 Tombaugh, Dorothy - correspondence and materials, including photos, 1978 - 1991 Tombaugh, Dorothy - oral history, 1981 AAAS Bulletin - Request for Scientists with disabilities to volunteer and responses, June, 1974 AAAS Project on the Handicapped in
Science - Origins AAAS Project on the Handicapped in
Science, 1975 AAAS Project on the Handicapped - Info From Resource Group, [2 folders] 1977 AAAS Council Resolution on Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Feb. 23, 1977 AAAS Project on
Science, Technology and Disability - 30 Years of Making A Difference AAAS Project on
Science, Technology and Disability - Presidential Award for Excellence in
Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, 2001 AAAS Project on
Science, Technology and Disability - Brochures AAAS Bulletins on
Science and Technology for the Handicapped, 1980 - 1984 US House of Representatives, Panel on Research Programs to Aid the Handicapped - correspondence in response, 1976 - 1978 Various Reports on disability, education and access issues
Materials provided
by Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials
Science and Technology (EMPA).
Total
federal research spending would be slashed
by about 17 percent, Rush Holt, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, said in a conference call with reporters.
The study, published last month
by The Journal of Exposure
Science & Environmental Epidemiology, has intensified the years - long debate about whether or how the
federal government should regulate perchlorate in the nation's drinking water.
The Wellcome document gives a fuller — and perhaps more contentious — definition of misconduct than parallel regulations governing U.S.
federal funding developed
by the Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)(see table on the left).
A team of researchers led
by the University of Basel chemists Catherine Housecroft and Edwin Constable are working together with the Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials
Science and Technology (Empa) to implement this method.
The deal, announced late last night, will still have to be approved
by Congress, but if it does become law, it should be a boon to
federal science agencies, which have been dealing with relatively modest appropriations this summer.
This phenomenon needs to be understood
by individuals, academic institutions, companies, and
federal agencies who claim that they want to see the numbers of women and minorities going into
science and engineering careers increase, because unfortunately «stereotype threat» is alive and well in the scientific community.
A new interactive online tool, launched today
by AAAS, makes it easier to spot U.S.
federal funding trends such as the continuing rise in mandatory spending for programs such as Social Security with spending levels set
by law, a shift which has left a smaller percentage of the overall
federal budget for
science and other so - called «discretionary» expenses.
The day - long event was organized
by the AAAS Center for
Science Diplomacy and drew more than 200 people, including representatives from the U.S. State Department and other
federal agencies, as well as leaders from UNESCO and The World Academy of Sciences in Trieste, Italy, and the Costa Rican ambassador to the United States.
The project is funded
by the Swiss National
Science Foundation (SNSF) and the
Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).
Unlike other
federal science agencies, NOAA hasn't been authorized
by law.
The summer after my freshman year in college, I thought I would have to decline a great research opportunity because the position was funded
by the National
Science Foundation, which — like all
federal agencies — has restrictions on funding noncitizens.
Trump's draconian budget request — which suggested drastic cuts to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among others — was rejected
by Congress, and a spending bill that increases funding for
science at many
federal agencies was signed into law.
But Eric Lander, co-chair of the panel convened
by the President's Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST), says their adoption would require «little or no new
federal money.»
There is considerable overlap between AAU's recommendations for the government and measures proposed
by the three bills, including a call for increased
federal investment in basic research and more graduate scholarships in
science and engineering.
• Also on Thursday, Mervis wrote a ScienceInsider story about a bill introduced
by Representative James Lankford (R - OK) that would revise
federal grant processes in ways that could cause trouble in
science.
To pick one broad marker, the number of bachelor's degrees awarded in
science and engineering (S&E) rose by 31 % between 1980 and 2000, according to federal data compiled by the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology
science and engineering (S&E) rose
by 31 % between 1980 and 2000, according to
federal data compiled
by the Commission on Professionals in
Science and Technology
Science and Technology (CPST).
There seems to be no consensus on the answer, although a range of estimates were presented at a conference called last month *
by a key
federal watchdog agency to announce a $ 1 million grants program to investigate the prevalence of fraud, data fabrication, plagiarism, and other questionable practices in
science.
Turner, a social scientist at City University of New York / Queens College, offered his cautionary story last month at a conference * called
by a key
federal watchdog agency to announce a $ 1 million grants program to investigate the prevalence of fraud, data fabrication, plagiarism, and other questionable practices in
science.
(The May 1998 statement issued
by the AAAS Board of Directors is titled, A Framework for
Federal Science Policy) I welcome, therefore, this opportunity to testify before you today on the role of science in informing legal and policy decisions that have substantial scientific or technical comp
Science Policy) I welcome, therefore, this opportunity to testify before you today on the role of
science in informing legal and policy decisions that have substantial scientific or technical comp
science in informing legal and policy decisions that have substantial scientific or technical components.
The computer scientist is a doctoral candidate at the Saarland University Graduate School for Computer
Science, and also a researcher at the Center for IT - Security, Privacy and Accountability (CISPA), one of three security research centers in Germany that are specifically funded
by the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF.
Managed
by a new associate director within the White House
science office, the board would work closely with the Office of Management and Budget, which must vet all proposed regulations from
federal agencies.
The National
Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) began looking into personnel reliability last fall after officials from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the 2001 anthrax letter attacks had been perpetrated
by U.S. Army researcher Bruce Ivins.
A new essay
by the oversight body of the National
Science Foundation explains what
federal research officials must do if the United States hopes to remain the world's leading scientific power.