America COMPETES

President Signs Bill Setting Policy for NSF, NIST
Public Policy
January 9, 2017

President Signs Bill Setting Policy for NSF, NIST

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NSF Policy Bill, Without Budget Authorization, Looks Likely to Pass
Academic Funding
December 7, 2016

NSF Policy Bill, Without Budget Authorization, Looks Likely to Pass

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Noose Narrows on NSF Social Science Funding
Academic Funding
May 19, 2015

Noose Narrows on NSF Social Science Funding

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NSF Cites Mixed Messages in Current COMPETES Bill
Academic Funding
May 14, 2015

NSF Cites Mixed Messages in Current COMPETES Bill

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So It Goes – Travails of Science in Latest Congress

So It Goes – Travails of Science in Latest Congress

The latest re-authorization of the America COMPETES bill that dramatically reduces funding for social science (and geoscience) may very well pass Congress. Will the president be willing to veto an important bill that contains these unwelcome provisions?

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Seeking Champions for Social Sciences

Seeking Champions for Social Sciences

Past attempts by American policymakers to degrade the role of social science in the nation’s research and educational infrastructure highlight the necessity of having champions ready to joust in the tourneys on Capitol Hill.

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How Much NSF Funding Goes to Social Science?

How Much NSF Funding Goes to Social Science?

The social and behavioral component of the National Science Foundation’s budget is a small part of the total but of paramount importance to the discipline’s researchers, a relationship brought home as Congress gets ready to discuss funding.

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Include Me In: Social Sciences and the Innovation Deficit

Include Me In: Social Sciences and the Innovation Deficit

With a little more wiggle room in the U.S. budget this year, proponents of strong federal support for R&D and higher education are trying to get their message out about America’s lagging innovation. Social science and the STEM fields are making common cause in the campaign.

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Cuts to Behavioral and Social Science Funding Threatened

Cuts to Behavioral and Social Science Funding Threatened

Two pieces of upcoming legislation, the Frontiers in Research, Science, and Technology bill and American COMPETES, could include some unwelcome news for social and behavioral science if certain key legislators get their way.

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