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◆ The National Science Foundation (NSF) will be accepting comments on a revised version of its Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) expected to be finalized sometime next year. “To facilitate review, revised text has been highlighted in yellow throughout the document to identify significant changes. A brief comment explanation of the change also is provided,” the agency said in a Dec. 14 Federal Register notice. In an email to stakeholders, NSF Policy Head Jean Feldman said the draft incorporates “the revised [2 C.F.R. § 200]: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Co...

Top 10 Thomas Industry Update Podcast Episodes in 2020 Share: Welcome to Thomas Insights — every day, we publish the latest news and analysis to keep our readers up to date on what’s happening in industry. Sign up here to get the day’s top stories delivered straight to your inbox. With 29 different guests sharing their perspectives on STEM, Industry 4.0, COVID-19's impact on business, and other hot topics of 2020 throughout 25 different episodes, the Thomas Industry Update Podcast shared a broad range of diverse insights this past year. Let's take a look at 10 of the most popular epi...

Dr. Courtney N. Phillips is the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state’s largest agency with a budget of $14 billion. Her oversight responsibilities include public health and other direct service programs for citizens in need such as behavioral health, developmental disabilities, aging and adult services, emergency preparedness, and the Medicaid program. Dr. Phillips served as executive commissioner of Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) where she was committed to improving the health, safety and well-being for millions of Texans. She was responsible for more than 40,0...

NC Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan is the President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for EPA administrator, according to multiple news sources. Policy Watch reported yesterday that Regan was the leading contender for the job. A Goldsboro native, Regan has been DEQ secretary since 2017; he was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper. A DEQ spokesperson could not be reached for comment. Regan worked at the EPA for nine years in the late ’90s and mid-’00s before joining the Environmental Defense Fund. EDF issued this statement from Hawley Truax, Southeast Regional Director of En...

PROVIDENCE — The first openings in a decade on the Rhode Island Supreme Court  gave members of the House of Representatives a chance on Wednesday to approve two newcomers to the court.  The House approved Gov. Gina Raimondo's nomination of Erin Lynch Prata, a powerful six-term state Senator, on a 58-to-5 vote, despite arguments the appointment violates the state's 1992 "revolving-door" ban against leaps directly from the State House to the courts. Until her resignation last week, Lynch Prata chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. The lawmakers unanimously approved Raimondo's nomin...