| This page is a list of government websites in order of topic. Each site listing contains the title and a short summary of each website. You can use the outline below to select the desired topic, or you can just browse down through the listings see what sites are listed. |
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AGRICULTURE |
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| Agricultural Marketing Service | |
| Oversees marketing agreements
and orders, administers research and promotion programs and purchases commodities
for Federal food programs.
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| Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) | |
| Animal care, plant science
and technology, veterinary services, and wildlife services.
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| Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) | |
| “To raise levels of nutrition
and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better
the condition of rural populations.”
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| United States Department of Agriculture(USDA) | |
| Official website of the
United States department of agriculture.
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ASTRONOMY |
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| Asteroids & Comets | |
| Provides a collection
of links to information on asteroids and comets.
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BIOLOGY |
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| American Biological Safety Association | |
| Information on all aspects
of biosafety and biological safety, including documents, regulations and
guidelines for members and non-members of the ABSA.
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| Biology Editors | |
| Specializes in manuscripts,
reports, proposals, and other scholarly documents in all disciplines of
biology, biomedicine, and biotechnology.
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| Center for Disease Control (CDC) | |
| “Protecting the health
of the American public through monitoring of disease trends, investigation
of outbreaks, health and injury risks, foster a safe and healthful environments,
and implementation of illness and injury control and prevention interventions.”
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| Computational Biosciences | |
| R&D in computational
biology and bio-informatics Analysis resources for genome research, annotation,
gene identification and protein structure.
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| Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases | |
| “Dedicated to preventing
and controlling the emerging, re-emerging, drug-resistant and other important
bacterial and mycotic diseases in the U.S. and around the world.”
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| Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biology | |
| Study to assess the potential
of long-range acoustic monitoring of free-ranging populations of large
cetaceans.
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| Leukocyte Cell Biology Section | |
| Studies differentiation
and activation of human and marine white blood cells and the role of the
cellular immune system in mediation antitunor immune response.
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| National Cancer Institute | |
| Funding for cancer research
and current research on cancer.
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| National Institutes on Health (NIH) | |
| “World's premier medical
research organization, supporting some 35,000 research projects nationwide
in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments
and AIDS.”
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| National Library of Medicine (NLM) | |
| Medline links, research
in molecular biology and other research, and hot topics.
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| National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature | |
| Specialized collection
of books, journals, and other documents concerned with ethical issues in
medicine and the professions, especially contemporary biomedical issues.
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| Salinity Laboratory, George E. Brown, Jr. | |
| National laboratory for
basic research on the biology, chemistry, and physics of Salt-affected
soil-plant-water system.
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CHEMISTRY |
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| Chemical Patents Plus | |
| free searching of full
text U.S. patent documents from 1971, with complete patent page images
from 1993, and many JAVA-rotateable 3D chemical structures, from CAS.
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| K.M. Smith Research Group | |
| Poprhyrin chemistry information:
documents about organic synthesis, non-planar porphyrins, X-ray crystallography,
PRC mimics, oxophlorins, PDT and more.
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EDUCATION |
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| US Department of Education | |
| Comprehensive education
resource that covers access, grants, programs, and teacing materials. Check
headlines, studies, and research findings.
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ENGINEERING |
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| Bureau of Reclamation | |
| The second largest wholesaler
of water and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power.
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| Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board | |
| “Reviews operations,
practices, and occurences at DOE’s defense nuclear facilities” and makes
recommendationns that are necessary to protect human health and safety.
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| DOT -- Online Digital Special Collections | |
| "The Department of Transportation (DOT) offers this Website giving access to
digitized versions of a number of their special collections, such as Civil
Aeronautic Manuals, Civil Air Regulations, Superseded Advisory Circulars,
Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965), FAA and CAA Research
Reports, and more. Transportation researchers will find this a very useful
resource. The interfaces for each of the collections are easy to manage, and
certainly, this Website make looking up selected DOT documents much easier."
[TK] Good for aviation.
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| Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Protects the environment
and has the following goals: clean air, clean and safe water, safe food,
preventing pollution, and reduction of global environmental risks.
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| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | |
| Helps in disaster situations
from flooding to fire, trains emergency managers, coordinates federal response
to disaster.
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| U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee | |
| Has hearings on science
related topics as well as science education hearings.
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| U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee | |
| Hearings on different
types of transportation involving air, land, and water.
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
| “We boldly expand frontiers
in air and space to inspire and serve America and to benefit the quality
of life on Earth.”
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| National Science Foundation | |
| “Promoting science and
engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in
almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.”
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| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
| “Established by the U.S.
Congress under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to ensure adequate
protection of the public health and safety, the common defense and security,
and the environment in the use of nuclear materials in the United States.”
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| Idaho National Engineering Laboratory | |
| Includes a description
of the laboratory and its function, enviromental impact studies, details
of current projects and programs and employment information.
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| Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) | |
| “Establishes protective
standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees
through technical assistance and consultation programs.”
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| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | |
| “The nation’s largest
public power producer” and “manages the Tennessee River system to keep
the Valley’s water resources clean, beautiful, accessible, and productive.”
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| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Flood control, environmental
protection, disaster response, military construction, and research and
development.
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| U.S. Dept. of Energy | |
| “Leading science and
technology agency whose research supports our nation's energy security,
national security, environmental quality, and contributes to a better quality
of life for all Americans.”
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| U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation | |
| Coast guard, highway
safety, inland waterways, communications, interstate commerce, science
and engineering research and development, and transportation.
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| U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works | |
| Waste control, clean
air, nuclear safety, transportation, fisheries and wildlife, and drinking
water.
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| White House Office of Science & Technology Policy | |
| “Provide the President
with timely policy advice and to coordinate the science and technology
investment.”
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| WWW Virtual Library | |
| Lists research papers,
organizations, and journals on aerospace and electrical engineering alphabetically
by subject.
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FORESTRY |
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| United States Forest Service. | |
| Official website of the
United States forest service.
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GEOLOGY |
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| This Dynamic Planet | |
| Document in pdf format
showing the Earth's physiographic features, the current movements of its
major tectonic plates, and the locations of its volcanoes, earthquakes,
and impact craters.
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| The Electronic Volcano | |
| A window into the world
of information on active volcanoes. Find many types of materials such as
maps, photographs and a few elusive documents.
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| Geological Survey | |
| This site offers research
on the nations biological inforstructure, earthquakes, and water resources.
Users can download geographical data and purchase maps.
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| US Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program | |
| The USGS outlines the
hazards posed by volcanoes. Includes informaiton about their Volcano Hazards
Program and updates on current volcanic activity in the US.
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| USGS - Ask a Geologist | |
| Users who have a question
about volcanoes, earthquakes, glaciers, maps, or rivers can post it here
and a real geologist will answer it.
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| USGS - Earthquake Information | |
| USGS Western Earthquake
Hazards Team provides real-time data on recent earthquakes.
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| USGS Marine & Coastal Geology Program | |
| Information about the
USGS Marine and Coastal Geology program is available on this web site.
Links to pages that describe the research projects, study locations, and
staff are all available. Visitors can also use the program's search engine.
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HEALTH INFORMATION |
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| Dept. of Health and Human Services | |
Medical and social science
research:
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| Center for Disease Control (CDC) | |
| “Protecting the health
of the American public through monitoring of disease trends, investigation
of outbreaks, health and injury risks, foster a safe and healthful environments,
and implementation of illness and injury control and prevention interventions.”
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| ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| "ClinicalTrials.gov provides
patients, family members, health care professionals, and members of the
public, easy and free access to information on clinical studies for a wide
range of diseases and conditions."
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| Food and Drug Administration(HCFA) | |
| “Assures the safety of
foods and cosmetics, and the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological
products and medical devices”.
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| Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) | |
| Administers the Medicare
and Medicaid programs.
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| National Cancer Institute | |
| Funding for cancer research
and current research on cancer.
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| National Center for Health Statistics | |
| “To provide statistical
information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health
of the American people.”
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| National Institutes on Health (NIH) | |
| “World's premier medical
research organization, supporting some 35,000 research projects nationwide
in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments
and AIDS.”
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | |
| “To significantly improve
drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment and policy.”
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| National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) | |
| “Responsible for conducting
research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related
illnesses and injuries.”
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| National Library of Medicine (NLM) | |
| Medline links, research
in molecular biology and other research, and hot topics.
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| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | |
| Information related to
drug addictions (including alcohol).
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LAW |
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| Administrative Office of U.S. Courts | |
| Contains information
on the courts in the U.S., “functions as a clearinghouse for information
from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.”
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| Federal Court Opinions | |
| Contains Electronic Reference
Desk with links to law related internet sites, full text opinions of six
Court of Appeals districts, hypertext version of the founding documents
of the U.S., the Georgia State Constitution.
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| Federal Court Opinions (7th district) | |
| “Federal Court Opinions
from the 7th circuit (Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin) from 1995 to present.”
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| Federal Judiciary Committee | |
The duties of the committee
include:
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SPACE SCIENCES |
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| NASA | |
| Listing of natural sciences
and engineering related subjects related to aeronautics and space.
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| Space Sciences Index | |
| Features a collection
of links to space sciences and astronomy sites.
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