Examining Priorities and Effectiveness of the Nation's Science Policies

Witness:
John Holdren
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy

The Role of Research Universities in Securing America's Future Prosperity: Challenges and Expectations

Witnesses:
Charles Holliday
Chair, Committee on Research Universities, National Research Council
John Mason
Associate Provost and Vice President for Research, Auburn University
Jeffrey Seemann
Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University
Chief Research Officer, The Texas A&M University System

The Relationship Between Business and Research Universities: Collaborations Fueling American Innovation and Job Creation

Witnesses:
William Green
Executive Chairman, Accenture
Ray Johnson
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
John Hickman
Director, Global University Relations and Life Sciences, Deere and Company
Lou Graziano

Five Years of the America COMPETES Act: Progress, Challenge and Next Steps

Witnesses:
Norm Augustine
Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Carl Wieman
Director of the Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado Boulder
Jeffrey Furman
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
Peter Lee

The U.S. Antarctic Program: Achieving Fiscal and Logistical Efficiency While Supporting Sound Science

Witnesses:
Norm Augustine
Chair, U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel
Subra Suresh
Director, National Science Foundation
Duncan McNabb
General (Retired), U.S. Air Force
Member, U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel

Oversight of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Witnesses
Allison C. Lerner
Inspector General, National Science Foundation
Paul K. Martin
Inspector General, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Weathering Change: Need for Continued Innovation in Forecasting and Prediction

Mammatus clouds that are usually associated with thunderstorms.

Witnesses
Panel I
The Honorable Mary M. Glackin
Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Honorable Todd J. Zinser
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce
David C. Trimble

Science Chairman authors draft legislation for NSF grant approval process

On November 13, the House Research and Technology Subcommittee held its first public hearing to examine the discussion draft of Frontiers in Innovative Research, Science, and Technology (or FIRST) Act unveiled by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX).

Update on America COMPETES

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are attempting to reauthorize or recreate the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science (COMPETES) Act.

Congress takes up America COMPETES

As the dust settled on the latest fiscal crises this October, members of Congress were able to address the lapse in authorization for The America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science Act (COMPETES Act) that occurred at the end of September.

American Geosciences Institute

research