"In May, Representatives Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat, and Lamar Smith, a Republican, introduced a bill establishing as many as three U.S. science laureates. The laureates would be recommended by the National Academy of Sciences and appointed by the president, and act as ambassadors for their profession -- traveling the country talking about the importance of science and encouraging students to follow in their footsteps.....Last month, the House leadership canceled a vote on the science laureates after the American Conservative Union warned that President Barack Obama would appoint people who “share his view that science should serve political ends, on such issues as climate change and regulation of greenhouse gases.”"
Posted on: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:41:13 +0000
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