NSF, Academy to rank U.S. mathematics

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The NSF and the NAS have begun separate projects to compare US efforts in mathematics with the rest of the world. The NAS will organize a one-time review comparing the US with other countries. The NSF will establish benchmarks to evaluate funding strategies.

International aspects, Surveys, Science and state, Science policy, United States. National Science Foundation, Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences

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Both sides point finger in tiff over China dig

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A group of Western scientists cut short a field project in northwestern China when the Chinese demanded additional expense payments and refused to allow specimens to leave China. The episode illustrates the difficulties of research partnerships with China.

China, Science and technology policy, Intellectual cooperation, Scientific expeditions

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Indonesian policies stymie global circulation experiment

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Evaluation, Trees, Trees (Plants)

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