Website Forecasts Budget Cuts’ Effect on University Research - Rich Barlow and Boston University

One way to demonstrate the value of federally funded university-based research is to gather up videos and text stories about rewarding research and put them on a website for all to see. That’s the rationale behind Science Works for U.S., a new website launched last week by the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the Science Coalition (TSC), whose combined members represent 200 of the nation’s leading academic research institutions. http://www.scienceworksforus.org/ The three groups feel an increasingly urgent need for appreciation of the value of federally funded research before January 2, when the automatic budget cuts called “sequestration,” AKA the fiscal cliff, will significantly reduce available funding. http://www.labmanager.com/?articles.view/articleNo/33506/title/Website-Forecasts-Budget-Cuts--Effect-on-University-Research/