Science policy

Watchdog group says this year's dip in Congressional earmarks, a controversial funding source for research initiatives, was a fluke.

Senators and scientists consider ways to shift more funds to peer review and away from formulas.

Key senator applauds Zerhouni's "courageous" statement criticizing White House's 2001 policy.

House committee sends scholarship legislation to the floor with few major changes.

U.S. House panel debates what the National Science Foundation can do to support young researchers with risky ideas.

U.S. plan would strip teaching hospitals and medical schools of $1.8 billion in federal matching money for graduate medical education.

FBI reaches out to colleges to promote the security of academic research within an open system.

Less than two weeks after the House Appropriations subcommittee for education programs delivered a major potential boost to the maximum Pell Grant and the National Institutes of Health, the mirroring Senate panel delivered significantly less in its own 2008 spending bill Tuesday.

Legislation requiring NIH-supported research to be online and free is on fast track, encouraging those who want that requirement for all federally supported research.

House and Senate negotiators reach compromise on measure authorizing increased research spending and new education programs.