Pedophile drug trial extends crowdfunding effort after falling short By Tania RabesandratanaMay. 3, 2016 Despite crowdfunding flop, Swedish study to proceed
Same bottom line hides sharp disagreement in Congress over energy research By Adrian ChoApr. 25, 2016 Senate axes ITER fusion project to grow other DOE research programs; House flat-lines them to keep ITER
New energy bill approved by U.S. Senate looks favorably on research By Warren CornwallApr. 20, 2016 Plenty of hurdles remain, however
Senate spending panel leaves NSF flat, cuts NASA science By Jeffrey MervisApr. 19, 2016 Legislators take first step in altering the president’s 2017 budget request
Congressional budgetmakers would hold line on Department of Energy research By Adrian ChoApr. 14, 2016 Senate would cancel ITER spending, House would scale back clean energy funding
Funding shift for Zika helps NIH, but more research money requested By Puneet KolliparaApr. 8, 2016 Frustrated with Congress, White House takes action
Top Republican relents on dictating spending for each NSF directorate By Jeffrey MervisMar. 17, 2016 Representative John Culberson (R–TX) says agency should have flexibility to pursue “most promising” science
Science is a major plank in China’s new spending plan By Kathleen McLaughlinMar. 7, 2016 Researchers anticipate largesse, but new 5-year plan still opaque
Indian scientists decry spending plan By Sanjay KumarMar. 1, 2016 Central government’s proposed budget boost is too little to repair crumbling infrastructure, observers contend
NIH’s 10% set-aside for AIDS begins to slip in 2016 By Jocelyn KaiserFeb. 23, 2016 Agency no longer devoting fixed portion of its budget to the disease
Budget 2017: Mandatory spending dims prospects for Obama’s budget By Jeffrey MervisFeb. 11, 2016 Republicans oppose president’s attempt to sidestep caps in budget agreement
Updated: Budget agreement boosts U.S. science By Jeffrey MervisDec. 18, 2015 NIH leads the pack as Congress hikes basic research at several agencies
New XPrize challenge seeks next-generation robots to map the ocean floor By Carolyn GramlingDec. 14, 2015 Competition wants to “get to the bottom of the ocean”
NIH drops special 10% set-aside for AIDS research By Jocelyn KaiserDec. 11, 2015 Agencywill immediately shift $65 million from low priority studies
Ireland envisions 70% spending boost for research By Erik StokstadDec. 8, 2015 Strategy for 2020 aims to increase investment to €5 billion per year
Spanish plan for a funding agency gets lukewarm reception By Elisabeth PainDec. 1, 2015 Questions surround the creation of the State Research Agency