Archive: Mar 2017

1. Why Trump’s N.I.H. Cuts Should Worry Us

   March 22, 2017 1:57 pm Comments Off on Why Trump’s N.I.H. Cuts Should Worry Us

   Last week I was in London to participate in a scientific symposium. During coffee breaks, many British colleagues asked me and other American visitors to explain the bewildering news that President Trump had announced his intention to cut the budget for the National Institutes of Health by 18.3 percent, about $5.8 billion.

2. When Teachers Face the Task of Fixing Their Retirement Accounts

   March 6, 2017 9:47 am Comments Off on When Teachers Face the Task of Fixing Their Retirement Accounts

   When the Greenwich Alliance for Education held its annual trivia challenge last week, Carol Sutton worried a bit when the topic turned to finance. Ms. Sutton, the president of the teachers’ union in Greenwich, Conn., and her table full of educators weren’t quite equipped for the question about debentures.