May 23, 2008
In late May, Chancellor Hemenway visited with members of the Kansas congressional delegation. During his meetings, he called on Congress to add increased science funding a supplemental appropriations bill under consideration.
Yesterday, the Senate today approved its version of the supplemental funding bill (H.R. 2642) with a package of domestic spending that includes $1.2 billion for four science agencies. The Senate later approved the overall bill by a vote of 70 to 26.
The science funding would provide $400 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); $200 million for NASA for return to flight activities; $200 million for the National Science Foundation (NSF), with $150 million for research and $50 million for education; and $100 million for science at the Department of Energy, with $55 million for Fusion Energy Sciences and $45 million for High Energy Physics. The remaining $300 million would support environmental remediation through the Department of Energy.
KU Government Relations will closely monitor the bill because restoring funding is key to faculty research and graduate students.
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