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APS Science Policy Update
August 3, 2006
In this issue:
- Geographic Distribution of NIH research funding
- Evolution and the Kansas State Board of Education
- News from NIH
- FASEB Washington Update
The August issue of the Scientist features an
article on the geographic distribution of NIH funds. While this is a
classic debate in science policy, it tends to come up when the
funding gets tight and there is less wealth to spread around.
http://www.the-scientist.com/2006/8/1/26/1/
Evolution and the Kansas State Board of Education
The debate over whether to teach evolution in public schools rages on in Kansas, where yesterday anti-evolution candidates lost control of the state school board. For more information, see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080100704.html
News from NIH
For the latest news from the NIH director,
see the summer edition of Dr. Zerhouni’s newsletter:
http://www.nih.gov/about/director/newsletter/Summer2006.htm
And from office of the Director of
Extramural Research, see the latest Extramural Nexus:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/partners/0706NIHExtramuralNexus.pdf
FASEB Washington Update
For a summary of the latest news and events
from the FASEB Office of Science Policy, go to:
http://opa.faseb.org/pages/Washingtonupdate/July2106/