TSC IN ACTION

Universities Highlight Benefits of Stimulus Research Funding
On Anniversary of Recovery Act, ScienceWorksForUS Provides Nearly 100 Examples of Groundbreaking Science and Infrastructure Investments

TSC, AAU and APLU Launch ScienceWorksforUS Website:  Click here to read about the new initiative that highlights the role of ARRA-funded research in America's recovery and revitalization.

40th Anniversary of the First Manned Moon Landing: Click here to read what scientists and researchers from across country are saying: “what is today’s equivalent to the moon walk?”

Click here to view the US News & World Report op-ed by Presidents France A. Córdova of Purdue University and Shirley Ann Jackson of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute entitled "40 Years After Moon Landing, Time to Launch the Next 'Giant Leap for Mankind'"

Click here to read TSC's press release lauding President Obama's committment to boost R&D funding.

CAPITOL HILL UPDATE


(R) Dr. Persis Drell, Director, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Dr. Philip Pizzo, Dean, Stanford School of Medicine and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA)

TSC honors Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) for leadership on basic reasearch.

 

March 10, 2010

UNIVERSITY SCIENCE TODAY

Researchers report first objective test for post-traumatic stress disorder

Researchers report first objective test for post-traumatic stress disorder

Tapping into the "babble" between groups of neurons in the brain, University of Minnesota researchers have linked a pattern of signals to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a debilitating condition for which there is no objective test.

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Rodney

“There is nothing more important to our nation's future than a continued investment in the research and development of new technologies, sciences and medicines, so much of which is being done at our academic institutions in New Jersey. I’m proud to again be honored by The Science Coalition."

Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)

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  Mini-Robot Reconnaissance Team
Not long from now, when terrorists or criminals take hostages, rescuers may respond with a new secret weapon: tiny robots that can scout out the scene before a rescue attempt is made. The robots will be sent through windows or onto roofs, from which vantage points they will radio the positions of hostages and captors or other useful radio information.