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Big Thanks to Leader of Small Science

Eight years ago this week, E. Clayton Teague took leave from his position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to take the reins of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office.
April 14, 2011 at 5:56 PM ET by Rick Weiss

Joining Forces: Math, Science, and Military Families

A new White House initiative, Joining Forces, aimed at supporting and honoring America’s service members and their families, has a component focused on beefing up science and math education at schools heavily populated by students from military families.
April 14, 2011 at 11:54 AM ET by Rick Weiss

Tech Community SCOREs with Vet Entrepreneurs

Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched the Joining Forces Initiative to tap into our shared desire to support our service members and their families.
April 12, 2011 at 12:11 PM ET by Aneesh Chopra

OSTP Advocates for Global Science

Last week OSTP Senior Policy Analyst Jason Rao attended the Global Science Forum (GSF) in Lisbon, Portugal, as the U.S. Party Representative. The GSF is an arm of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), headquartered in Paris, and OSTP has been active within GSF since its inception in 1999.
April 11, 2011 at 5:06 PM ET by Jason Rao

DARPA Recruits World-Class Engineer to Lead Key Technology Office

DARPA has succressfully recruited a leader in the field of computer chips for wireless technologies, such as mobile phones, short-range wireless devices, and global positioning systems, to serve as the Director of the Microsystems Technology Office.
April 11, 2011 at 10:27 AM ET by Tom Kalil

A Business Guide to the Next Generation Internet Address

U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra writes about Internet Protocol (IP) version six, or IPV6, which will drastically expand the number of possible Internet addresses.
April 8, 2011 at 11:36 AM ET by Aneesh Chopra

DC Science Fair Puts Students, Parents to the Test

How fast does grass grow? Does the design of a bridge have an effect on its weight-bearing capacity? What are the health effects of hand washing? Students competing in the 2011 D.C. Science and Engineering Fair addressed these and many other questions with research projects featured this weekend at the D.C. Armory.
April 5, 2011 at 10:24 AM ET by Carl Wieman and Mary Maxon

Department of Transportation’s Wireless Research Ties Intelligent Transport to Clean Fleets

President Obama highlighted the National Clean Fleets Partnership last week at the UPS facility in Landover, MD.
April 4, 2011 at 12:46 PM ET by Aneesh Chopra and Peter Appel

Winning the Future With STEM Video Games

Last week I had the honor of announcing the winners of the first annual National STEM Video Game Challenge, in which students and designers prototyped or sketched out games to help folks develop skills in and apply concepts from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
April 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM ET by Aneesh Chopra

Science Fair + Secret Service = Surprise Visitor

Haoxuan Wang, age 17, was a participant in the New York City Science and Engineering Fair this week when President Obama dropped by. He took some time out from doing his extraordinary research to share his story with the White House blog.
April 1, 2011 at 10:31 AM ET by Haoxuan Wang

OSTP Director John Holdren Delivers Keynote at 49th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Space Symposium

OSTP Director John Holdren yesterday delivered a keynote address at the 49th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium, sponsored by the American Astronautical Society and held in Greenbelt, MD.
March 31, 2011 at 6:26 PM ET by

NOAA-USAID Join Forces for Global Development

NOAA and USAID brought together their scientific and technical experts at a workshop earlier this week focused on re-energizing scientific collaboration between the two agencies.
March 31, 2011 at 5:37 PM ET by Hillary Chen

Nominate Outstanding Math and Science Teachers this Week!

Know an outstanding math or science teacher whose devotion and skills in the classroom are transforming their students’ lives?
March 30, 2011 at 9:10 PM ET by Nafeesa Owens

Mentoring Our Future Generation of STEM Professionals

Yesterday, the Department of Energy unveiled a new mentoring program to pair female undergraduate science, engineering and math students in the Washington, D.C., area with female employees who specialize in those subject areas.
March 30, 2011 at 4:57 PM ET by Bill Valdez

Late Entry in New York City Science Fair

The President dropped in on the New York City Science Fair—a venue that pretty much sums up the meaning of “win the future." And the reason why? “Whenever I get a chance to go to a science fair, I go," the President said.
March 30, 2011 at 12:58 PM ET by

Strengthening Our Understanding of a Changing Planet

The Nation’s primary global change research program has a new leader who will oversee these enhancements at time of great import for the global-change science community and for society as a whole.
March 29, 2011 at 5:24 PM ET by Shere Abbott

StartUp Britain: Accelerating Entrepreneurship Across the Pond

Today, less than two months after the White House launched the Startup Americacampaign to accelerate high-growth U.S. entrepreneurs, Prime Minister David Cameron joined with U.K. entrepreneurs to kick off StartUp Britain.
March 28, 2011 at 4:20 PM ET by Tom Kalil and Doug Rand

Emerging Technologies Committee Lays Out Principles for Guidance

Innovation with respect to emerging technologies—such as nanotechnology, synthetic biology, and genetic engineering—requires not only coordinated research and development but also appropriate and balanced oversight.
March 16, 2011 at 10:39 AM ET by Travis Earles

Calling All Problem Solvers: Help Make Birth Safe

Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is leveraging the collective resources of our partners—the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, the Government of Norway, and The World Bank—to launch Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development.
March 9, 2011 at 6:02 PM ET by Raj Shah and Tom Kalil

Startup America Travels to South by Southwest

This weekend, as an important component of the President’s strategy to out-innovate our economic competitors, the Administration’s Startup America initiative will hit the road.
March 9, 2011 at 3:54 PM ET by Aneesh Chopra

Transforming Teaching and Learning

Today, President Obama unveiled his plan to increase America’s investment in research and innovation that has the potential to transform teaching and learning.
March 8, 2011 at 4:09 PM ET by Tom Kalil

New Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Committee Launched

On Friday, March 4th, OSTP hosted the first meeting of the National Science and Technology Council’s new Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education.
March 4, 2011 at 5:41 PM ET by Greg Gershuny

Passing the Torch of Discovery

PCAST's Deborah Stine writes about a trip she took with her daughter to Florida last week to attend the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and how it was reminiscent of the inspiration that drove her to pursue a career in engineering.
March 2, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET by Deborah Stine

Wireless Broadband—A New Infrastructure Axis

Aicha Evans of the Intel Corporation writes about her experience at Northern Michigan University with President Obama earlier this month.
February 28, 2011 at 4:37 PM ET by Aicha Evans

President’s Science School Visit Catalyzes Positive Reaction

Parkville Middle School science teacher Susan Yoder writes about last week's visit from President Obama and the importance of STEM education.
February 22, 2011 at 5:08 PM ET by Susan Yoder

Lorain County Community College is Winning the Future for High-Growth Entrepreneurs

Northeast Ohio has staked its future on high-growth entrepreneurship. That’s why today, President Obama is bringing five Cabinet secretaries and his top economic advisors to Cleveland for a White House Winning the Future Forum on Small Business.
February 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM ET by Doug Rand

Using Science to Accelerate Progress on Global Health

Speaking at the National Institutes of Health yesterday, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Raj Shah delivered a compelling vision of global development: that we can accelerate progress on global health by harnessing science, technology, and innovation.
February 16, 2011 at 9:19 AM ET by Hillary Chen and Bobby Rosen

“R&D Dashboard” Makes Federal R&D Data Transparent and Accessible

OSTP is happy to announce the launch of the beta prototype of a new online tool that allows the public to track U.S. progress in innovation.
February 10, 2011 at 5:40 PM ET by Kei Koizumi

Happy, Healthy Text4baby Turns One

If you are pregnant or a new mom and haven’t heard of text4baby, it’s time you got to know a happy and healthy public-private partnership that is celebrating its first birthday this month.
February 8, 2011 at 4:57 PM ET by

Celebrating Science, Technology, and Innovation: Nominate a Colleague Today!

Recognize the contributions of your colleagues by submitting a nomination for the 2011 National Medal of Science or National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
February 8, 2011 at 12:03 PM ET by Mira Atanassova