I'd like to see them take about 60-100% of the funding that usually goes
to universities and university professors and invest it toward: 1) SBIR
grants, 2) public institution core facilities (open to the public, not
just internal institutional use) and 3) research grants for
non-faculty. That would be a lot more efficient investment in the
"nation's future" and innovation.
On 8/27/2012 10:24 AM, Nadine Lymn wrote:
On January 2, 2013, automatic cuts ("sequestration") will take place unless
Congress and the Administration take steps to prevent them.
Please consider signing on to a letter urging Congress to avoid a January
budget sequestration, which would have dramatic negative impacts on U.S.
domestic programs, including science and education.
The letter was developed by the Ecological Society of America, the American
Institute of Biological Sciences and the American Mathematical Society and asks
that Congress devise a bipartisan solution to addressing the nation's debt
crisis and avoid draconian cuts that will hurt the economy and the nation's
future, and do nothing to stave off the fiscal crisis.
For more background and to weigh in on this important issue, please go to the
AIBS Legislative Action Center:
http://capwiz.com/aibs/issues/alert/?alertid=61759666
Nadine Lymn
Director of Public Affairs
Ecological Society of America
1990 M Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington DC 20036
202.833.8773 ext. 205
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