The CRA Policy Blog has the latest info on the impact of the underfunding of science in the budget. In particular
NSF will likely fund 1,000 fewer research grants in FY 08 than planned and the average award size will be smaller.
Sweet! Data to update my probability of employment. Oh wait. (Note for those playing along at home, I think the relevant total number of NSF grants is on the order of 11500.)
More like this
The Scientist blog reports that a representative of the National Science Foundation (NSF) was at the annual meeting of the America Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The NSF representative pointed out a couple of things things:
Melody points me to this gem of an advisory from the NSF:
On January 8, NSF will be hosting a very important panel discussion on climate change and journalism. Details are below.
NSF to Host Panel Discussion on Communicating Climate Change
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
January 8, 2009
Some awesome photos from NSF teams working in Antarctica (click for larger versions). This one makes me want to hum "O Little Base of McMurdo, how still we see thee lie. . . "
Yes, but that will be money better spent on finding those darn elusive WMD's.
Will changes for FY08 mean that my chances of getting an NSF grad fellowship are already reduced by 23%? (I applied this year.)
Stephan, my guess would be yes. :(
Dave, you've got to learn how to spin better:
- American science will be 8.7% stronger because the bottom 8.7% will no longer be leaching off the system!
- These budget cuts will mean that less money will be spent on scientific bureaucracy and will instead be spent on science that will impact your life!
- Real world science will not be affected by these budget cuts.
- This money was only for mathematicians anyhow. Don't you remember how much you hated math in school?
See, you just need to be positive...
Makes me glad I left last year rather than "try one more time" to get that NSF grant that my institution demanded I have for tenure....