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On May 8, 2013, Stevens Institute of Technology welcomes Dr. John P. Holdren as the keynote speaker in the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by Stevens President Nariman Farvardin. Holdren is Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and Co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Holdren to Deliver Progress Report on...

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: SRI International will demonstrate the National Training and Education Resource (NTER), a Web-based online learning platform for virtual job training, workforce development, and certification. NTER was envisioned by the Department of Energy and developed by SRI. NTER's interactive 3-D and gaming simulations enrich educational content. Its flexible...

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the Friday, May 25, docking of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station, John P. Holdren, assistant to the President for science and technology policy, issued the following statement: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) "For the first time, a private American company has successfully launched a spacecraft into orbit and berthed it with the International Space...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following Tuesday's launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, issued the following statement: "Congratulations to the teams at SpaceX and NASA for this morning's successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Every launch into space is a thrilling event, but this one is especially exciting because it...

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies (CJS) and the lead neuroscience research advocate in Congress, applauds the White House for bringing in Dr. Philip Rubin to lead the efforts of the federal Neuroscience Working Group. Dr. John P. Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said...

NITRD Symposium to be webcast; media encouraged to tune in and/or to attend the final session on big ideas for the future and an agency showcase Just two decades ago ... - Only 30 percent of Americans used computers and only 15 percent of households owned personal computers. - Computing power was conglomerated in a few select supercomputing centers at major research institutions and national labs. - The fastest supercomputer in the world, a CM-3, could perform 14 billion...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior House Democratic appropriator for science, research and technology, has won bipartisan Congressional support to designate neuroscience research as a top federal priority. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110323/DC70526LOGO) The coordinated research efforts under the Fattah neuroscience initiative can spell new hope for wounded warriors who have suffered concussive or...

President Obama has named four NASA scientists as recipients of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The NASA recipients and 90 other federal researchers will receive their awards in a ceremony on October 14 in Washington. The PECASE awards represent the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. They recognize recipients' exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama has named four NASA scientists as recipients of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The NASA recipients and 90 other federal researchers will receive their awards in a ceremony on October 14 in Washington. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) The PECASE awards represent the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers...

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today's release of a draft scientific integrity policy by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been applauded by the world's largest organization of Earth and space scientists - the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The policy, which is open for public comment, is designed to ensure high quality standards in NOAA science and to promote a culture of transparency, integrity, and ethical behavior in the agency's...