NSF Archives - Society for Historical Archaeology

Congressional Attack on National Science Foundation Funding: FIRST Act Moves To Next Phase

May 14, 2014
Governmental Affairs
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by Eden Burgess On March 13, 2014, the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act, or FIRST Act (H.R. 4186), was referred to the full Committee on Science, Space, and…

Historical Archaeology, the NSF, and Why Archaeology Matters

October 17, 2013
President's Corner
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As many of you know, last week the SHA responded to Eric Cantor and Lamar Smith's USA Today letter advocating NSF funding regulations. There was a rush of tweets on…

Response to Eric Cantor and Lamar Smith

October 9, 2013
President's Corner
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Many of you know that Representatives Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) last week published a piece in USA Today advocating tighter controls of National Science Foundation funding. Their…