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What We’re Reading This Week, January 19

Here’s a selection of articles Federal Relations is reading this week:

Meetings! – A guide on how to make the most of your DC visit. From Roll Call.

Due North – President Obama has issued an Executive Order on creating an Arctic Executive Steering Committee to eliminate overlapping areas of responsibility within the federal government and better focus efforts on the arctic. Read about it at USA Today.

Kickstarter Research – With ever shrinking federal research budgets, scientists are getting innovative and that includes crowdsourcing research. Read about it in The Washington Post.

Personal Medicine – In the State of the Union, the President called for a more personalized approach to cure diseases like cancer and diabetes. Read about it in The New York Times.

Changes to 529 – To pay for the two years of community college, the Obama Administration has proposed taxing 529 accounts. Read about it in The New York Times.

Athletics Scholarships – Schools and athlete representatives from the NCAA’s five wealthiest conferences voted 79-1 to expand what Division I schools can provide under an athletic scholarship. Read about it in USA Today.