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An image of the Yakutat Glacier in Alaska captured by Landsat 8 in 2013. The glacier is one of the fastest-retreating in the world due to a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors.
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  • Former Sen. Bill Nelson Picked to Lead NASA
  • Former NOAA Head Jane Lubchenco Joins White House
  • Space Science Week Convenes
WEEK OF MAR 22, 2021
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) at a hearing in 2019.
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  • Panel to Probe Federal ‘Brain Drain’
  • Former NSF Leaders Embrace Endless Frontier Act
  • Pandemic Relief Funding Enacted
WEEK OF MAR 15, 2021
Jason Matheny speaks at a 2019 conference of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
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  • OSTP Discussing Research Security Policy
  • NIH Pledges Action Against 'Structural Racism'
  • Raimondo Takes Helm of Commerce Department
WEEK OF MAR 08, 2021
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former deputy secretary of defense Bob Work co-chair a 2019 meeting of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
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  • AI Commission Concludes Work
  • Biden Orders Critical Technology Reviews
  • Granholm Confirmed as Energy Secretary
WEEK OF MAR 01, 2021
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on a visit last week to Luke Air Force Base.
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  • Congressional Science Hearings Ramp Up
  • Senate Science Subcommittee Chairs Named
  • Biden Immigration Bill Released
WEEK OF FEB 22, 2021
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars using a parachute and skycrane maneuver. Perseverance is set to touch down on Thursday.
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  • Senate Picks Science Agency Appropriators
  • Flagship Rover Arriving at Mars
  • Large Hadron Collider Upgrade Gets DOE Go-Ahead
WEEK OF FEB 16, 2021
House Science Committee Chair Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) speaks about Democrats’ pandemic relief proposal on Feb. 3.
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  • NIST Reactor Offline After Radiation Incident
  • Science Committee Gets Small Slice of COVID Bill
  • Judge Voids EPA Science Rule
WEEK OF FEB 08, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
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  • Biden Orders Scientific Integrity Review
  • Manchin Holding Climate Hearing
  • Senators Air Science Policy Concerns
WEEK OF FEB 01, 2021
Jennifer Granholm speaks following her introduction as President Biden’s nominee for energy secretary.
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  • Energy and Commerce Nominees Face Senate
  • First Biden Orders Have Science Focus
  • Scientific Integrity Measures on Deck
WEEK OF JAN 25, 2021
Official portrait of Joe Biden as vice president.
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  • Biden Takes Office
  • Eric Lander Named Science Advisor, Will Serve in Cabinet
  • Trump Issues Research Security Directive
WEEK OF JAN 18, 2021
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
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  • Democrats Prepare for Unified Control of Government
  • Republican Science Policy Leaders Stoke Election Conspiracies
  • EPA Finalizes Science ‘Transparency’ Rule
WEEK OF JAN 11, 2021
Construction workers prepare the platform for President-elect Biden’s inauguration.
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  • New Congress Convenes
  • FY21 Budgets Set
  • ‘Snowmass’ Meeting Postponed
WEEK OF JAN 04, 2021