By Paul Basken, September 13, 2016
(Posted on the Chronicle of Higher Education)
Agricultural researchers — and the companies that support them — say it’s time for Congress to boost its investment in their work…Read more.
The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Barbara Schaal as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Dr. Schaal is a tenured professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis who previously served as first vice president of the US National Academy of Sciences; president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; US science envoy appointed by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and served as a member of President Obama’s Council for Science Technology.
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The budget omnibus agreement reached by Congress for FY 2018 today includes a $25 million increase for the US Department of Agriculture’s flagship competitive research program and a $140 million increase for the agency’s research, education, and economics portfolio. The budget for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) has now reached $400 million, with the last three fiscal budgets providing a total 23 percent boost.
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This Thanksgiving holiday, the SoAR Foundation reflects upon all that we are thankful for. Our thoughts are with all those who are suffering from COVID-19 and those who have lost family and friends in the U.S. and around the world. We are grateful that there is strong progress on vaccines. Though socializing outside our immediate households is ill-advised, we appreciate being able to communicate virtually to our loved ones. The SoAR team is also tremendously grateful to our founder, Dr. William Danforth, who passed away in September.
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