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There is a charged atmosphere in the scientific community today—and not just among electrical engineers. A host of innovations, particularly those in the biological sciences, are generating a great deal of excitement. Yet White House antagonism may threaten the realization of practical progress. In the current budget proposal, submitted by President George W. Bush and now appearing before congress, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be provided nominal funding at last year’s level. With inflation, this effectively represents a decrease in the real value of funding to the NIH. This perverse budgetary approach...
...committee then discussed ways to improve midterm grade reports, a little known practice in which faculty are expected, but not required, to report on their students’ progress midway through the semester. This allows resident deans, who often know the bigger picture about a student, to discuss problems with students early...
...short term.“Ultimately, we’re hoping the next president—whoever that might be—will adopt restoring funding for NIH to a reasonable predictable growth path as a priority,” Casey said. “We look for progress to be made, but we don’t look for it to be accomplished overnight.”Faust shied from making predictions yesterday, but indicated she would continue to follow the issue closely and, if warranted, participate in a similar event next year.THE LOST GENERATIONAccording to information from...
Howard expressed reservations about China’s political system but said economic progress in the country would result in a less authoritarian government...
...While the scientists said that U.S. researchers have made enormous strides in unlocking the secrets of human health and disease, they said that this progress may come to a grinding halt in the wake of stagnant funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). And not only is flat funding taking a toll on research, but it’s also affecting the careers of younger scientists, according to a new report released yesterday by Harvard and the six other research institutions...