Access

News

Nature 405, 8 (4 May 2000) | doi:10.1038/35011225

NSF celebrates half a century with big plans

Colin Macilwain

As the National Science Foundation (NSF) approaches its fiftieth birthday next week, its prospects have seldom looked brighter.The Clinton administration has proposed a $675 million budget increase next year for the agency, which funds most non-biomedical research at US universities.