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<b>The MIT Center for International Studies Invites
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<div align="center"><b><big><big>Science Policy and the Obama
Administration<br>
</big></big></b><big><big><i>Advice to a new president<br>
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</i></big></big><big><b><strong>Wednesday, November 19, 6:00 PM EST</strong></b></big><br>
<big><b><strong>MIT Bldg NE30, Broad Institute Auditorium </strong></b></big><br>
<big><b><strong>7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge</strong></b></big><br>
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</strong></b></big><font face="Times"><big><i>Marc Kastner, Donner
Professor of Physics and <br>
Dean, School of
Science at MIT,<br>
will lead the discussion<br>
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Eugene Skolnikoff, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at MIT <br>
and a former director of CIS, will chair the discussion. <br>
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Science, as it has in the past, will play a vital role in determining
America’s economic viability. Yet, our global leadership in this
crucial area is more vulnerable than ever.š Scientists in the U.S. face
major roadblocks: a decrease in federal funding, restrictive policies,
suppression of research findings to suit political agendas, to name a
few.<br>
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The excitement to reverse this trend, as promised by president-elect
Barack Obama, is palpable. With the current financial crisis and
national debt, America can’t afford to sideline science. <br>
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Join us for an advice session to the Obama administration on science
and the future of America. Leading the discussion will be Marc Kastner,
MIT’s dean of science. </font><small><font face="Times"><big>Eugene
Skolnikoff, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at MIT, will chair
the discussion.</big></font></small><br>
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<div align="center"><font face="Times"><big><i>More detail and
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_science_obama_admin.html">http://web.mit.edu/cis/eventposter_science_obama_admin.html</a></big></font><br>
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<div align="center"><i>Our events are free and open to the public;
Light refreshments will
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Michelle Nhuch
Director of Public Programs
Center for International Studies at MIT
Room E38-206
(p) 617.253.1965
(f) 617.452.3389
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/cis/">http://web.mit.edu/cis/</a>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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