Advertisement

April 9, 2012

Obama Plays Politics with NIH Math

Jeffrey Mervis, Science Insider


AP Photo

Yesterday, in a speech that the media are calling the de facto start of his reelection campaign, President Barack Obama offered up a bit of research arcana, the R03 award given by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It popped up (without its name attached) in his attack on a Republican proposal to lower tax rates for the wealthiest Americans.

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: science funding, Mitt Romney, National Institute of Health, Politics, Barack Obama

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

May 16, 2012
NSF Should Stop Funding Social 'Science'
Tom Hartsfield, RCScience
The National Science Foundation was created in 1950 with a mandate to further science, engineering and technology in the United States. This was based on the awareness even then of just how important these fields would be for... more ››
May 16, 2012
Influence of Any One Gene on Politics Is Likely Small
Cornell University
Genetic factors explain some of the variation in a wide range of people’s political attitudes and economic decisions – such as preferences toward environmental policy and financial risk taking – but most... more ››
May 10, 2012
Voters, You're All Inconsistent Flip-Floppers
Shankar Vedantam, NPR
When pollsters ask Republicans and Democrats whether the president can do anything about high gas prices, the answers reflect the usual partisan divisions in the country. About two-thirds of Republicans say the president can... more ››
May 12, 2012
Has Science Outgrown Democracy?
Shawn Lawrence Otto, Science Friday
"Whenever the people are well-informed," Thomas Jefferson wrote, "they can be trusted with their own government."  If you are in Washington D.C., you can step inside Jefferson's library -- it has been recreated at the Library... more ››
|