This week in USA in brief: Industry R&D cuts pose long-term threat, NSB warns; Alleged Colorado shooter had NIH grant; House bid to kill health monitor; Antarctic facilities ‘deteriorating and inadequate’; Master Teacher Corps launched; FASEB frets over budget proposal.
Industry R&D cuts pose long-term threat, NSB warns
The United States’ capacity to innovate is in serious jeopardy, according to a National Science Board report, which said US businesses cut investment in R&D by 5 per cent, or $12 billion (€9.7bn), between 2008 and 2009. Private-sector support for R&D fell from $259bn to $247bn during that period, the NSB said, adding that this represents unfavourable indicators for business participation.
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