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The National Science Foundation responds to request for peer review information

Published on:Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:13 +0000
Category: ASBMB

Peer review at the National Science Foundation has been the focus of recent inquiries from the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology committee. Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, had requested the notes of the peer reviewers and program officers pertaining to five grants awarded by the NSF. In a letter to NSF Acting Director Cora Marrett, […]

An update on sequestration

Published on:Tue, 14 May 2013 15:34:48 +0000
Category: Congress

As the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies come to grips with sequestration, there is news that some agencies may get a reprieve. In April, the Federal Aviation Administration began furloughing air traffic controllers, causing significant flight delays. This public display of the effects of sequestration caused Congress to […]

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