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Kurt Gottfried, a recognized leader in the scientific community on missile defense and nuclear terrorism, has been awarded the 2016 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Legislators took the floor vote as an opportunity to boost medical research funding.
Under the House bill, general science and technology funding would be cut by less than the Pentagon had intended, while DARPA would see a smaller increase.