Research

Oct. 8, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- NASA begins a series of flights Oct. 15 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions.

Researchers will work from NASA's DC-8, an airborne laboratory equipped with laser mapping instruments, ice-penetrating radar and gravity instruments. Data collected from the mission will help scientists better predict how changes to the massive Antarctic ice sheet will contribute to future sea level rise around the world.    » read more »

October 7, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Congressman David Wu announced that the federal government has funded nearly $9 million in research projects that he sponsored to support some of Oregon’s diverse agricultural industries, including those producing timber, small fruits and berries, and grass seed.

“During this economic downturn, it is especially important that we continue our federal investment in the vital agricultural segment of our economy and help support our nation’s food system,” said Congressman Wu. “The research we fund today will help farmers across Oregon produce better crops and maintain market competitiveness.”    » read more »

Grants to Support On-Going Studies of Autism, Cirrhosis, and Cardiovascular Disease

October 7, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that University of California, Davis (UCD) will receive over $2 million in federal funding for four on-going research projects at their Sacramento campus.

The grants being disbursed are part of a larger release of funds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support research endeavors at universities across the country working in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).    » read more »

(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Chet Edwards announced that vital renewable energy research at Texas A&M University will be bolstered by federal funds he included in the final 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which passed the House today 308 to 114. Edwards is vice chair of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, and was a member of the House-Senate conference committee that wrote the final bill.    » read more »

IBM scientists advance genome sequencing project

Yorktown Heights, NY - 06 Oct 2009: In an effort to build a nanoscale DNA sequencer, IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them in order to read the information contained within their genetic code.    » read more »

October 6, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today voted to approve a spending bill that contains more than $45 million dollars to support national defense efforts, including work at White Sands Missile Range and various New Mexico universities.

The Senate passed the fiscal year 2010 Defense Spending Bill (93-07); the measure must now be reconciled with the bill passed by the House of Representatives.

"This spending bill funds projects in our state that are critical to our nation's defense. I'm especially pleased that we are providing $6 million to support the National Guard's effective counter-drug activities along the border," Bingaman said.    » read more »

Existing Colleges, Universities and Research Centers in New York Will Coordinate Efforts for Energy Policy

October 5 , 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson today announced the creation of the New York Energy Policy Institute (NYEPI), a key initiative from the Governor’s State of the State address. NYEPI will coordinate the work of New York’s leading energy research centers, using their established expertise in the field to provide a resource for the state’s energy policymakers.

To facilitate this coordination, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released a request for proposals to establish the policy institute.    » read more »

Governor Delivers on State of the State Promise to Create Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium

October 5 , 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson today announced the first round of requests for proposals under the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium, known as NY-BEST. Governor Paterson called for the consortium in his State of the State address earlier this year, and announced the creation of NY-BEST and $25 million in dedicated funding in May.    » read more »

October 01, 2009 -- Berkeley, CA - BOSS, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, is the most ambitious attempt yet to map the expansion history of the Universe using the technique known as baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO). A part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III), BOSS achieved “first light” on the night of September 14-15, when it acquired data with an upgraded spectrographic system across the entire focal plane of the Sloan Foundation 2.5-meter telescope at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico.    » read more »

September 30, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. - Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation today announced over $22 million in federal funding for Rhode Island to support cutting-edge medical research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will distribute 91 federal grants to eligible grantees throughout the state. These grants were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which the delegation supported.    » read more »

October 1, 2009 -- (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The annual appropriations bill written by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) containing key investments in North Dakota energy and water projects became one step closer to becoming law today. The bill includes funding that will give a boost to cutting-edge energy research in North Dakota, as well as much-needed flood control and water projects across the state.

Dorgan chairs the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations subcommittee in charge of funding the nation’s energy and water projects. Today the Senate and House conference committee approved the combined bill, which will next go to the House and Senate floors before being signed into law by the President.

Flood Control    » read more »

October 1, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hawaii will receive more than $11 million to fund 31 medical research projects including HIV and cancer studies, Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka announced today.

The $11,056,080 grant comes from the Department of Health and Human Services and is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

"Securing funding for research that could one day lead to the prevention and eradication of deadly diseases is a vital part of our work in Washington," said Senator Inouye. "There is great research being done by talented physicians and professors in Hawaii and I am glad that we're able to further their causes."    » read more »

Sept. 29, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- Plumes of harmful air pollutants can be transported across oceans and continents -- from Asia to the United States and from the United States to Europe -- and have a negative impact on air quality far from their original sources, says a new report by the National Research Council.

Although degraded air quality is nearly always dominated by local emissions, the influence of non-domestic pollution sources may grow as emissions from developing countries increase and become relatively more important as a result of tightening environmental protection standards in industrialized countries.    » read more »

September 30, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation today announced over $22 million in federal funding for Rhode Island to support cutting-edge medical research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will distribute 91 federal grants to eligible grantees throughout the state. These grants were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which the delegation supported.    » read more »

Investment will help to develop New York’s new economy; Requests for applications for stem cell research released

July 8, 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson today announced the availability of $21.5 million in State funding for stem cell research in New York State through the release of two Requests for Applications (RFAs). This latest investment underscores New York’s commitment to stem cell research and its potential to strengthen the State’s position as a national leader in biomedical research.    » read more »