Space Initiative
At a hearing of the Senate Science Committee NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and other witnesses testified about the Bush administration proposals to renew manned missions to the Moon and, e…
1,825 viewsAt a hearing of the Senate Science Committee NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and other witnesses testified about the Bush administration proposals to renew manned missions to the Moon and, e…
1,825 viewsScientists talked with reporters about their near completion of research to identify all parts of the human DNA structure, also called the human genome. This detailed information may revolut…
219 viewsAdministration officials briefed reporters on the Human Genome Project, a research collaboration between federal and private researchers to sequence the entire human genome. They announced a…
96 viewsScientists and government officials talked about national direction and priorities for federal support of innovation in the millennium.
87 viewsAdministration officials talked with reporters about a new council created to oversee food safety, a task that had been shared by several federal agencies. The council was created by an exec…
40 viewsThe panelists elaborated on information and computer technology in Canada and the U.S., including industry and consumer issues, regulation, encryption, and research and development. After th…
71 viewsVice President Gore announced that three technology companies will contribute $500 million in research and development funds for developing a new generation of Internet technology. He also …
770 viewsNeal Lane gave a speech entitled, “Double Helixes and Double-Edged Swords: Cloning and the Conundrum of Scientific Success.” He focused on the complex implications of the recent discovery re…
165 viewsNational Science Foundation Director Neal Lane addressed the Commonwealth Club of California and San Francisco. He spoke about the need for the U.S. to increase investment in scientific rese…
36 viewsEducation Statistics Commissioner, Pat Forgione, released an Education Department report which showed U.S. students well behind countries such as Japan and Germany in math and science scores…
64 viewsThe participants discussed media coverage of science and space news stories. They explored the relationship between the news media and the scientific community, whether the media has the exp…
99 viewsCurrent events were examined through; newspaper headlines, journalist/newsmaker/legislator interviews, and viewer phone calls/faxes/e-mail. Newspaper segments included Mr. Kenneth Walsh, of …
85 viewsCommittee members heard testimony on the latest advances in science and science’s impact on the future. This was the first meeting of the newly formed House Science Committee.
78 viewsVice President Al Gore and other Administration officials briefed the media today on GLOBE, a program to link students around the world in a worldwide effort to monitor changes in the world’…
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