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october 7, 2013 issue 5 ~ volume 99
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Our Top Stories Your Weekly Address: End This Government Shutdown
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President Obama: Congress Needs to Keep Our Government Open
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President Obama Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
President Obama: Just Vote and End This Shutdown
Today in Rockville, MD, President Obama visited M. Luis Construction Company to talk about the impact of the government shutdown on the economy and why Congress needs to "just vote." The President's Small Business Jobs Act and other SBA programs have helped local businesses like M. Luis Construction grow in recent years, but the government shutdown has disrupted these programs.
Nathaniel Lubin October 03, 2013 02:30 PM EDT
In Case You Missed It: President Obama at Kansas City Ford Plant: Congress Needs to Do Its Job
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The President's remarks highlighted the effects of the shutdown on the American people, effects that could be avoided just by putting a resolution to fund the government and avoid a default to an up-or-down vote. Watch the entire speech here:
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Because of Congress’ failure to pass a federal budget prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year on October 1, portions of several government agencies, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Department of Energy, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Endowment of the Arts, the Department of Justice, the National Science Foundation and the White House itself have been shut down as “nonessential.”
Government shutdown hampers TU research With the government shutdown disrupting many of the National Science Foundation’s operations, TU students and professors alike find new roadblocks in the way of funding.
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he National Science Foundation funds approximately twenty percent of federally sponsored research with an annual budget of seven billion dollars.
Each year, it reviews over 40,000 applications and funds roughly 10,000 of them. Proposals must meet very specific requirements and expectations and be peer-reviewed. The National Science Board then makes a final decision on which applications receive funding, a long and time sensitive process. But, this procedure has come to a screeching halt because of the federal government shutdown which began October 1.
On October 1 the NSF’s website all but completely closed. Information about deadlines, proposals and existing contracts is no longer accessible. Researchers in the middle of proposals are unable to access applications and those interested in starting the process have no way of doing so. No new projects can receive funding, and the peer review process has been stopped. The NSF’s website states “Once normal operations resume, NSF
will issue guidance regarding any funding opportunities that have a deadline or target date that occurs during the government shutdown.” “We won’t know if the previously posted deadlines will hold,” said Nona Charleston, the Director of Nationally Competitive Scholarships and Associate Director of Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge. Each program has a different submission deadline. Programs with deadlines on October 1st and October 15th are
most affected. Other institutions like the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Health, the Department of Energy, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for Humanities are experiencing similar complications. This has had a significant impact on TU. Any new work being done with the NSF and other
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Reading Partners Reading can change a child’s life! Become a True Blue Neighbors Reading Partner at Kendall-Whittier Elementary, commit to 1 hour a week and a 45 minute training session and you can be the catalyst to launch a child’s education to a higher level. Make a Difference Day This is a national event to spotlight community service in your area. TU will be joining other Kendall-Whittier community partners to clean up Kendall-Whittier Main Street on Oct 26th from 1 P.M. – 4 P.M. Marcy Lawless Service Award Do you know someone who goes above and beyond in their service to others? Nominations/applications are now being accepted for the Marcy Lawless Service Award. For additional information on volunteer opportunities, contact Kathy Shelton in the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center at kathy-shelton@utulsa.edu or call 918-631-3535.