Not exact matches
The budget is also expected to include a major financial boost to
basic scientific
research across Canada, which would address some of the concerns outlined last year in a national review of the state of
fundamental science.
Fundamental research, sometimes called pure
science, aims at understanding the natural world; it issues in the
basic concepts and principles of
science.
Basic science is
fundamental to progress in
research (some of which is literally life - saving) and to America's ability to compete economically and technologically on a global scale.
On the
fundamental science side, the Office of Science fared somewhat better (as seen in Figure 1 above), owing to greater bipartisan agreement on basic re
science side, the Office of
Science fared somewhat better (as seen in Figure 1 above), owing to greater bipartisan agreement on basic re
Science fared somewhat better (as seen in Figure 1 above), owing to greater bipartisan agreement on
basic research.
«Without funding for
basic science, we do not have new
fundamental knowledge to move into applied
research projects.
Hefty federal deficits in Canada and the United States pose a significant threat to
fundamental,
basic research as some policymakers seem to value near - term, industry - focused
science more highly.
Amid continuing economic and political threats to
fundamental research, seven foundations have launched an initiative to «renew and reinvigorate America's support of
basic science.»
Basic research is separate from applied
research in that it emphasizes advances in
fundamental science that sprout unexpected innovations over time.
«In
basic science, a lot of
fundamental eukaryotic biology is studied in yeast,» said Tong Si, a Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Research Fellow.
About the Salk Institute for Biological Studies: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent
basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probes
fundamental life
science questions in a unique, collaborative and creative environment.
He was the first president since John F. Kennedy to do that, and if you read that speech, which is still on the web I believe — both at the Academy web site and my friend Ralph Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences, is in the front row — and it's also on the White House web site — what you will find is although the president was clear about the practical applications of
science and technology to our great challenges as I've mentioned, he probably spent two thirds of that talk talking about the importance of
basic science; the importance of
fundamental research in
science and technology to our national well - being; and the importance of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
Headquartered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn., BESC is a multi-institutional
research organization performing
basic and applied
science dedicated to improving yields of biofuels by focusing on the
fundamental understanding and elimination of biomass recalcitrance.
The Iranian laureates honored today for their outstanding contribution to scientific progress are Hossein Zamrshidi (architecture), Babak Karimi (
fundamental research, chemical technologies), Ahya Yavari (applied
research, electricity and computer), Gholamhossein Tahmasbi (applied
research, agriculture and natural resources), Mohammadreza Shafiei (applied
research, agriculture and natural resources), Lotfollah Beigi (development plans, electricity and computer), Morteza Nezamabadi (development plans, mechanics), Alireza Naseri Hosseini, (development plans, mechanics), Samira Ansari (development plans, biotechnology and
basic medical
sciences), as well as Mohammad Hemmati and Reza Adibi for their
research on commercialization of filtration system and hydraulic circuit control based on avation standards.
3/22/2007 UCSD Cancer Researcher Richard D. Kolodner Honored with Landon - AACR Prize for
Basic Cancer
Research Scientists whose discoveries have led to
fundamental advances in the
science and treatment of cancer are the recipients of two prestigious international prizes offered by the Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation and the American Association for C...
The Women &
Science Program is an initiative of The Wistar Institute that highlights the
fundamental role played by
basic and clinical
research in addressing the scientific challenges related to women's health.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent
basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probes
fundamental life
science questions in a unique, collaborative, and creative environment.
Both clinical and
basic research are highly valued and faculty strive to enhance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of animal disease, promote animal health and productivity, and take advantage of our unique access to naturally - occurring clinical disease in order to explore mechanisms of
fundamental importance to biomedical
science.
But you should take into account the fact that
basic science and
fundamental research are hardly predictable.