Issued each Monday, FYI This Week highlights upcoming science policy events and summarizes news from the past week.

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich earth science satellite is scheduled to launch this weekend on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

The Week of November 16, 2020

- Biden Names Science Agency Transition Teams

- Fringe Climatologist Takes Over National Assessment

- Freilich Earth Science Satellite Set for Launch

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

The Week of November 9, 2020

- Biden Names Pandemic Advisers

- Nuclear Security Chief Abruptly Resigns

- National Climate Assessment Director Appointed

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

Left: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Oct. 24. Right: President Donald Trump arriving in South Carolina for a rally on Oct. 15.

The Week of November 2, 2020

- Election Puts Science Policy at Crossroads

- DOE Accused of Suppressing Research Reports

- Student Visa Limitation Rule Under Fire

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

The Week of October 26, 2020

- Event Series Spotlighting Black Physicists

- Administration Clamps Down on Foreign Skilled Worker Programs

- Trump Order Takes Aim at Senior Civil Servants

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

A composite image of the asteroid Bennu taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

The Week of October 19, 2020

- Asteroid Mission Attempting Sample Collection

- China Threatens Retaliation for Scientist Arrests

- DOE Selects Advanced Reactor Demo Projects

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

The Week of October 12, 2020

- SLAC Opens Accelerator Testing Facility

- Research Groups Protest Diversity Training Restrictions

- H-1B Requirements Tightened

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

The Founders Library Building at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Howard is the host for a newly announced Department of Defense Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

The Week of October 5, 2020

- Study on Defense R&D at HBCUs Begins

- Particle Physics Planning Ramps Up

- House Relief Bill Includes New Proposal for Research

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

The Week of September 28, 2020

- DHS Seeks Visa Length Caps

- Scientists Petition in ‘Defense of Democracy’

- FY2021 to Start With Stopgap Budget

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

The Week of September 21, 2020

- NASA Appeals for Artemis Funds

- Wildfires Bring Science to Political Fore

- Scientific Integrity Concerns Flare at CDC and NOAA

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

Solar flare

The Week of September 14, 2020

- 1000+ Chinese Student, Researcher Visas Cancelled

- Fringe Climatologist Appointed at NOAA

- Space Weather Bill Nears Finish Line

- Plus: Upcoming Events / Opportunities / Around the Web

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