President Barack Obama walks along the Colonnade with John Holdren, Nov. 4, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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  • Space Community Leaders on Historic Berthing of Dragon to the International Space Station

    Today, history was made in space. For the first time, an American private spacecraft is now docked with the International Space Station. Some leaders in the space community issued the following statements.

  • The Dragon Spacecraft has Berthed with the International Space Station

    Dr. John P. Holdren, the President’s science and technology advisor, issues a statement on “a key milepost in President Obama’s vision for America’s continued leadership in space.”

  • Student Winners Create Games for Learning

    The second annual National STEM Video Game Challenge concluded on Tuesday with winners being honored at The Atlantic’s Technologies in Education Forum in Washington, DC.

  • Healthy Food, Digital Tools at G8 Food Security Events

    In advance of the G8 Summit at Camp David last weekend, President Obama joined four African Heads of State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, private-sector leaders, and Bono from the band U2 and the ONE Campaign at the 3rd Annual Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security.

  • Nominate Your Mentor for the Presidential Award in Science, Math, and Engineering Mentoring

    Do you know someone who has been an excellent example, role model, and mentor to others in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines? If so, consider nominating them for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).

  • Unlocking the Power of Energy Data

    The U.S. Government, as well as the private sector, is sitting on a vast – and in many cases, untapped – supply of energy data. Sets of data aren’t what most people think of when we talk about safely and responsibly developing American energy resources such as wind, solar, oil, and gas. But data are also essential components of the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy.

  • Statement from the White House on the Falcon 9 Launch

  • Evidence Points to Benefits of Active Teaching in STEM Education

    An exciting new report was released today by the National Research Council, an arm of the National Academies, provides some clear direction, backed by extensive evidence, on how to improve science and engineering education in this country.

PRIZES TO SPUR INNOVATION

On April 10, 2012, OSTP released a comprehensive report detailing the use of prizes and competitions by agencies to spur innovation and solve grand challenges. Those efforts have expanded in recent months under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which granted all Federal agencies authority to conduct prize competitions to spur innovation, solve tough problems, and advance their core missions.



BIG DATA

The Administration announced a “Big Data” research and development initiative March 29, 2012. An archived webcast is available here.




2013 R&D BUDGET

February 13, 2012 -- OSTP is pleased to release the following information on the science, technology, innovation, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education components of the President's FY 2013 Budget:



WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR


On February 7th, 2012, President Obama hosted the second White House Science Fair celebrating the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. The President announced key steps the Administration and its partners are taking to help more students excel in math and science, and earn degrees in these subjects.


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