by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 14, 2009 | Blog, News, OTA, Science Policy
From one of my favorite sites, TechPresident.com– a blog covers everything from how President Obama is using the web, to how campaigns at all levels are going online, to how voters are responding and creating their own user-generated content. Executive Branchers...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 8, 2009 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
Phil Plait is The Bad Astronomer. His blog was named one of the top 25 of 2009 by TIME Magazine. He just joined Chris Mooney of Discover Magazine and formally endorsed the push to restore the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (thanks for the shout out,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 6, 2009 | OTA, Science Policy
The founder of Scientific Blogging, Hank Campbell, posted this cheeky endorsement of the Science Cheerleader’s push to reopen the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment with a mechanism for public participation in major science policy discussions. Hoorah!...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 31, 2009 | In the News, OTA, Science Policy, Sticky
Today, Discover Magazine features the Science Cheerleader’s efforts to open a Congressional Office to provide sound science policy advice to Congress…equally important is the new emphasis on public participation in federal science policy discussions. 🙂...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 29, 2009 | Blog, Events, Interviews, OTA, Science Policy
100_1085 Originally uploaded by scicheer Tuesday 3/24, the Science Cheerleader met with Congressman Rush Holt (NJ) and his Congressional Fellow Will ONeal to talk about reopening the Office of Technology Assessment (see link below for background) with a greater...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 27, 2009 | Blog, News, OTA, Science Policy
Have an idea on how to create a special type of foaming agent?
If so, you can win $5,000. Hurry: Deadline for solutions is March 12. How about an idea to speed up clinical trials of new cancer treatments? $10,000 prize, deadline is April 11. These and many other...
