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Gary Peters: “Partially in response to criticism from Members of Congress about silly sounding research grants--we heard some examples…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2017
Partially in response to criticism from Members of Congress about silly sounding research grants--we heard some examples of those here earlier today--the NSF issued guidance in 2013 to researchers on how to write titles and abstracts in a way that enhances public understanding of scientific research.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters discusses NSF guidance to improve public understanding of research titles.

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