In his weekly radio address to the nation, President Elect Obama made this statement: “More than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It’s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America’s place as the world leader in science and technology.”
"More than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation..."
Mr. Obama went on to state, “Right now in labs, classrooms and companies across America, our leading minds are hard a work chasing the next big idea, on the cusp of breakthroughs that could revolutionize our lives.”
The President Elect, in the same presentation on Decemer 20th, announced that he had chosen Dr. John Holdren to be Assistant to the Presideent for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Dr. Holden is a professor and Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, as well as President and Director of the Woods Hole Research Center.
It is the function of this website to chronicle daily notable developments in support of the Obama adminisrtration goals and objectives with regard to science and technology. The full text of the weekly address can be found at WSJ.com