Questions still roil the waters as MBL charts new course
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Woods Hole's distinguished past, including 11 Nobel Prize alumni, is no guarantee of future financial stability, according to MBL director John Burris. Dwindling US federal funding, competition from universities and private industry, and an aging laboratory present major challenges.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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A census in which all Americans count
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Republicans in Congress oppose Census Bureau plans to use statistical sampling to supplement interviewing in the 2000 census. Supporters of sampling say traditional methods undercount Democrats and maintain that Republican opponents have political motives.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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