January-February 2011 Archive

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Posted by admin Posted on February 28, 2011

2/28/11

Dr. Ray Orbach, former Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy, has published an editorial in Science magazine decrying the cuts to basic research.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/02/23/science.1204760.full.pdf?sid=c0ef3dcf-1c08-48f4-9440-9f7e1882cd58 2/25/11

Scientific American piece highlighting Dr. Orbach’s editorial:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=house-budget-cuts-could-end-us-science-leadership

2/25/11

AAAS Policy Alert re: budget cuts http://www.aaas.org/spp/policyalert/ 2/23/11 AIP FYI #12 (Feb 7)

NSF Director Briefs President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

http://www.aip.org/fyi/2011/

2/17/11

AAAS Policy Alert http://www.aaas.org/spp/policyalert/

2/17/11

DPF: Effects of potential budget cuts to science

The APS has provided a pre-written message to your Representative, which you can personalize or rewrite:

http://www.congressweb.com/cweb2/index.cfm/siteid/APSPA/action/TakeAction.Contact/lettergroupid/90

2/15/11

Contact your member of Congress to emphasize the devastating impact on American science, innovation and economic growth the House plan would cause.

http://www.congressweb.com/cweb2/index.cfm/siteid/APSPA/action/TakeAction.Contact/lettergroupid/90. and – Article by George Will, “Rev the scientific engine” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/31/AR2010123102007.html 2/4/11 American Physical Society Online Journals available free in US high schools http://www.aps.org/about/pressreleases/journalshighsch.cfm

2/14/11

Info on CERN Ombuds The Ombuds mandate, his International references concerning Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, can be found in the web site: http://www.cern.ch/Ombuds

2/10/11

AIP FYI – House Republicans propose new FY2011 S&T budgets http://www.aip.org/fyi/ 2/9/11 AAAS Policy Alert Excerpts http://www.aaas.org/spp/policyalert 2/7/11 Scientific American – Opposite Spins: The LHC Accelerates Higgs Search as the U.S. Shutters Its Tevatron http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tevatron-shutdown

2/3/11

Babbage Visits CERN – The Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/01/babbage_visits_cern 2/2/11 China sets 2020 vision for science http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110201/full/470015a.html

1/27/11

URA Thesis Award Competition 2nd Announcement

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/forphysicists/fellowships/ura_thesis/index.html

1/27/11

AIP FYI #8: President Highlights Innovation and Education in His State of the Union

http://www.aip.org/fyi/

1/25/11

State of the Union address goes Web 2.0 – Computerworld

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9206300/State_of_the_Union_address_goes_Web_2.0?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2011-01-25

1/24/11

Young @CERN Club

http://cms.web.cern.ch/cms/Media/Publications/CMStimes/2011/01_24/index.html

1/20/11

AAAS Policy Alert – Budget News

Because the final FY 2011 budgets for nearly all federal agencies have not been passed by Congress, the agencies are still operating at FY 2010 budget levels on the basis of a continuing resolution (CR) scheduled to expire on March 4. Meanwhile, the final touches are being put on the President’s proposed budget for FY 2012. It will likely be released the week of February 14.

http://www.aaas.org/spp/policyalert/

1/19/11

APS announces ‘Physical Review X’, an open access journal covering physics and its application to related fields

http://prst-ab.aps.org/edannounce/prx-launch

1/19/11

AIP FYI #6 – Treasury Secretary Highlights Importance of Investment in R&D

http://www.aip.org/fyi/

1/17/11

The end of a remarkable era – CERN Bulletin

http://cdsweb.cern.ch/journal/CERNBulletin/2011/03/News%20Articles/1321847?ln=en

1/15/11

GAO, DOJ seek H-1B visa reforms