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The National Academy of Sciences called on the federal government to make drastic policy changes to bring down the cost of prescription medicines.
A US Research Integrity Advisory Board is long overdue. Such a leadership body would mitigate bad practices and strengthen good research.
For all the wonderful things academic societies do, they tend to be incredibly conservative and have done very little to suggest that they can lead on publishing innovation.
One of the best ways to shape public policy is for experts to submit detailed, technical information through the public comment process.
More members of Congress ask agency why program lapsed.
Adding to PhD students’ woes will undermine US research and economy.
What are the effects of geographical variations in personal and corporate taxes on the location decisions of innovative individuals and companies?
Scientists fear a crackdown on embryo research if President Trump pays attention to scientific advances.
Republican-controlled Congress ordered destruction of vital sea-ice probe.
The planned overhaul would place new tax burdens on colleges and students, and some critics argue that it could undermine charitable giving to the institutions.
W. M. Keck Observatory chief scientist to lead investments in astronomy, chemistry, physics, materials science and mathematics research.
Rand Paul wants to add two people to every federal peer-review panel evaluating research proposals, charged with looking for value to taxpayers. Science advocates say idea would politicize federal funding of research.
The Case of the EPA, John Konkus, and Climate Change.
Organizers of a Monday conference on the Narragansett Bay were told three E.P.A. scientists would not be allowed to present their work.
The threat to US science does not come from scientists' assumptions, their commitment to investigator-initiated research or the research community's failure to tackle problems of public concern. It comes from an unrealistic system of draconian budget caps that stifle investment in the future.
