Science:
A novel program at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
to support innovative ways of communicating science faces an
uncertain fate. The 4-year-old Discovery Corps Fellowship (DCF)
program has attracted few applicants, and in a time of tight
funding, a new program solicitation that's about to hit the
streets could be its last. Fellows say one big obstacle is that
the scientific community, for all its handwringing about a
scientifically illiterate public, still views outreach as a
dubious activity for those on an academic career path.
