Version 1.6 of the NIH RePORTER was released on June 24, 2010. Among the new features include:
General Updates:

MyRePORTER feature has been added allowing users to create a MyRePORTER account to save and manage queries. When users are logged into their account, the Hit List page now has a ‘Save Query’ button so users can save [...]

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eRA Commons has partnered with NCBI in providing a link to MyNCBI in Commons. MyNCBI includes “MyBibliography,” a tool for users to maintain and manage a list of all of their authored works, such as journal articles, manuscripts accepted for publication, books, and book chapters.
The partnership between eRA Commons and NCBI allows Commons users to [...]

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STAR METRICS (Science and Technology in America’s Reinvestment – Measuring the EffecT of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science) is a federal and university partnership which is developing an empirical framework to measure the outcomes of science investments and demonstrate the benefits of scientific investments to the public. The project is led by the National [...]

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Two interesting articles in Nature on demonstrating the impact of research:
In the Public Eye
“Society deserves to see a return on its investment in science, but researchers need help to make their case.”
Science Funding: Science for the Masses
“It makes scientists think more explicitly about how their work is connected to enhancing benefits to society.”

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