The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provided DOE's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory with $103.1 million. Fermilab will invest the funds in critical scientific infrastructure to strengthen the nation's global scientific leadership as well as to provide immediate economic relief to local communities. This Web site will provide citizens with clear and accurate information about how Fermilab is using the new funding and its immediate benefits for our neighbors and our nation.
Fermilab Today—August 21, 2009
This hybrid Ford Fusion is the first of 24 new alternative-fuel vehicles that will join the Fermilab fleet in the coming weeks, thanks to funds secured by the Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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symmetry breaking—August 14, 2009
"A collaboration of national laboratories, universities, and industry may soon begin testing a new material that could help to revolutionize the superconducting magnet field."
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Fermilab Today—August 7, 2009
Fermilab's efforts to develop superconducting radiofrequency technology and plans for a long-baseline neutrino experiment got a boost Tuesday with a new round of stimulus funds.
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Fermilab Press Release—August 5, 2009
In the latest installment of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will receive an additional $60.2 million to support research toward next generation particle accelerators and preliminary design for a future neutrino experiment.
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U.S. Department of Energy—August 4, 2009
Washington, D.C. – U.S Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $327 million in new funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go toward scientific research, instrumentation, and laboratory infrastructure projects.
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Fermilab Today—July 31, 2009
Construction crews at the future site of the NOvA detector facility have blasted through two more sections of rock since the initial detonation last week.
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Fermilab Today—July 24, 2009
In June, Fermilab awarded a $2.1 million contract in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to a small company in Bucks County, Pa., that will manufacture roughly 8,700 kilograms of two chemical powders, dubbed wavelength shifters, for the experiment.
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Fermilab Today—July 23, 2009
Construction crews began blasting into the rock at the future site of the NOvA detector facility in northern Minnesota on Monday.
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The U.S. Department of Energy will provide Fermilab with $103.1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for the projects listed below:
Reporting the misuse of Recovery funds is a high priority for the federal government.
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August 20, 2009
ILC NewsLine
Stimulus funds for SCRF at Fermilab
August 19, 2009
Physorg
Neutrinos on Display
August 19, 2009
Metal Miner
Titanium Dioxide Used to Catch Neutrinos Between Illinois and Minnesota
August 17, 2009
Washington Post
Blasting Neutrinos Under Wisconsin May Yield Big Payoff
August 6, 2009
The Herald News
Welcome home, money
August 6, 2009
Daily Herald
Stimulus check will keep Fermilab open for next 20 years
August 5, 2009
Batavia Republican
Foster announces $60.2 in funding for Fermilab
August 5, 2009
Crain's Chicago Business
Fermi, Argonne get $65M in research funds
August 5, 2009
Interactions.org (press release)
Fermilab to Receive Additional $60.2 Million in Recovery Act...