by Ritu Prasad | Jun 28, 2017 | Featured, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration’s 2018 budget proposal puts basic science research on the chopping block. On Wednesday, scientists from some of the country’s top research labs and universities told a House committee that the U.S. stands to lose its science edge to...
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by Nona Tepper | Feb 23, 2017 | Featured, Science + Technology
Twenty miles east of Reno, Nevada, garbage trucks skip the landfill and stop at Fulcrum BioEnergy, where tons of egg shells, coffee grinds, mattresses and other refuse are dumped into a large holding area. Two hours later, this garbage leaves the facility transformed...
by Xuanyan (Iris) Ouyang | Aug 22, 2016 | Education, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – The number of universities offering cybersecurity education has soared to more than 200 with support from both the federal government and private industry. But getting students interested in the field and retaining faculty tempted by higher-paying...
by Max Greenwood | Aug 22, 2016 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — The federal government spends about three-fourths of its $80 billion information technology budget maintaining aging systems, a recent congressional report says. But a new automated software testing and implementation system is speeding up efforts...
by Harvard Zhang | Aug 8, 2016 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
President Barack Obama’s top cybersecurity adviser said the next president should keep focusing on cybersecurity concerns by forming strong partnerships between government and the private sector. Michael Daniel, cybersecurity coordinator for the Obama administration,...
by Michelle R. Martinelli | Aug 8, 2016 | Science + Technology, Sports, Topics
Olympic athletes are unique in their own right, but there’s one area where they are just like us: Social media. Especially since many are Millennials — the average age of Team USA athletes is 27 — they frequently post training updates, interact with fans and share...
