Notes from Joe: Final Thoughts on the NSF

One of our reoccurring blog features are posts by president and radio host, Dr. Joe Schuldenrein.  This week’s post provides his own view on his recent radio show episode concerning NSF funding and #WhyArchMatters. Our November 13 program on the Cantor-Smith U.S.A. Today article of September 30 should stoke the fires of each and every…

Why Archaeology Matters: A Crisis in Federal Funding of Archaeological Research

Tune in at 6PM ET tonight to hear us discuss the recent attacks on National Science Foundation Funding from Capitol Hill. (UPDATE:  one of our listeners pointed out that the House Subcommittee on Research and Technology is holding a hearing today on the National Science Foundation http://science.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-research-and-technology-hearing-keeping-america-first-federal-investments.) Why does NSF choose “to fund research on…