National Science Foundation
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A new initiative promises to monitor the impact of federal science investments on employment, the generation of knowledge, and health outcomes, to a degree not previously possible. The Science and Technology for America\'s Reinvestment: Measuring the Effect of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science, or STAR METRICS, is a multi-agency venture that will be lead by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Together, NSF and NIH have committed $1 million for the program\'s first year. The first phase of the two-phase program will use university administrative records to calculate the employment impact of federal science spending through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and agencies\' existing budgets.
June 07, 2010 -
The STAR METRICS will create a reliable and consistent inter-agency mechanism to account for the number of scientists and support staff that are on research institution payrolls supported by federal funds. Details from Julia Lane, program director with the National Science Foundation.
June 07, 2010 -
One the world\'s largest supercomputers is being used to forecast, in 3D, how BP\'s massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will affect coastal areas. Blue Waters Program director Irene Qualters explains how it works.
June 03, 2010 -
The National Science Foundation fires up a new multi-media website on Friday.
April 01, 2009 -
Implementation plan details short, medium and long term goals
February 03, 2009 -
Do you have a game-changing cybersecurity technology? If you do, the National Science Foundation wants to know about it. NSF issued its second request for information under its National Cyber Leap Year program. The RFI…
December 30, 2008