NIH Saves Lives: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Calls on Congress to Restore Full Funding

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, one of the nation’s top cancer research and prevention centers and pioneer of bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, today called on Congress to support restoring full funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which supports pioneering research that saves lives. Funding was recently cut due to sequestration.

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Government Budget Cuts Force Leading Meteorological Training Program to Seek Donations

The main source of online weather training for meteorologists, emergency managers, and others is seeking donations to try to stay in business.

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“Austerity” No Solution to Eurozone’s Economic Woes

Drastic cuts in public spending only exacerbate turmoil in already-troubled economies.

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Seemingly Small Research Funding Cuts Could Hinder Progress in Nanotechnology

Cuts in federal funding of nanotechnology research threaten to slow progress toward some of the field’s greatest promises, including commercialization of sustainable new energy sources that do not contribute to global warming, an international authority in the field cautioned here today.

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New Report Analyzes Potential Impact of Sequestration on CHCs and Underserved Communities

A new report by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) examines the potential impact of sequestration on community health centers and their patients and communities.

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Cut It Out: U-M Experts Can Discuss Sequester Impasse, Outcomes

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Washington Medical Research Institutions Call on Congress to Prevent Sequestration Cuts

A group of Seattle’s leading health research institutions have sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to take action to prevent sequestration funding cuts from taking effect on Friday, March 1.

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Sequester’s Danger to Public Safety ‘A Canard,’ Says Cornell Expert

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Survey Shows a Clear Majority of Americans Want Compromise on Deficit Talks

Results from a survey suggest that a large majority of Americans are more concerned about jobs and unemployment than they are about the budget deficit. And not surprisingly, Republicans and Democrats have somewhat different budget priorities, yet a clear majority of Americans their representatives to work with others to get things done.

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Science and Engineering Students Hand-Deliver Message to U.S. House Leaders and Senators in Local Offices: Sequestration Would Harm Our Future and Nation’s Economic Growth

Science and engineering students have hand-delivered a petition to the local offices of all U.S. senators and House leaders, requesting that sequestration be halted because it would harm their future as innovators and hurt economic growth in the United States. The students represent numerous scientific societies across the United States, including the American Physical Society.

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