Tara O'Toole has been confirmed by the Senate to be undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology directorate. Patrick Gallagher has been confirmed as the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
A cheerful welcome to ScienceInsider's new competitor: a blog published by the American Physical Society called Physics Frontline. In the new media world, sources are rivals.
The Environmental Protection Agency has teamed with NASCAR star Jeff Gordon to help body shops reduce air pollution from automotive spray paint.
For every tweet labeled #HelpHoneyBees, Häagen-Dazs will donate $1 for honey bee research at the University of California, Davis, up to $3500.

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