Schumer, Gillibrand urge continued funding for BNL collider
Photo credit: Newsday, 2005 / John Paraskevas | Brookhaven's atom smasher has been ranked last as a priority for funding, making its future uncertain. Both New York senators have urged continued funding.
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New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have asked the White House to increase physics research funding by $50 million next year, hoping to keep Brookhaven National Laboratory's ion collider from closing.
Their efforts come after a scientific advisory committee last week ranked the atom smasher last among three projects vying for funding ahead of potential federal budget cuts....
