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NSF Engines, a new programme of the US National Science Foundation, aims to spread the tech wealth more broadly across the nation – tackling a regional policy problem common to many countries
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has urged universities in the US to provide the expertise in defence, cybersecurity, aeronautics and healthcare that is needed to rebuild his country's war-torn economy and infrastructure.
The Biden Administration is planning a campaign to attract Russian scientists and engineers to the US, in an effort to further weaken Russia's science and technology base. It also plans to help Russian physicists at the CERN nuclear lab continue working there, rather than return home when their normal visas expire, if they wish.
The OSTP is without a leader in the wake of a scandal. It's time for the White House to think about getting a new kind of director.
The US president wants huge increases for clean energy and public health, but a divided Congress might not go along with the plan.
Municipal waste incinerators only report hazardous air pollutants-like dioxin, mercury, and lead-to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every three years, and PFAS compounds are not yet listed in this category.
As the US Administration unveiled its "bold decadal vision" to accelerate fusion energy, the Department of Energy has announced up to USD50 million of federal funding to support US scientists conducting experimental research in fusion energy science at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities at home and overseas.
More than the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of leadership is imperiling Biden's intent to reinvigorate American science.
The investigation into Lander’s management shows the importance of equitable leadership and strong protections.
Geneticist Eric Lander had a reputation for being a bully, scientists say, as they call for more inspiring leadership.
The resignation of the Science Adviser likely won’t doom president’s science initiatives, argue science policy observers
President Biden's efforts to remake US R&D policy took a hit Monday, as his chief science adviser, Eric Lander, unexpectedly resigned following an internal White House investigation of claims he had bullied members of his staff.
The US has unveiled a range of measures to make it easier to attract people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, in a further effort to move away from the exclusionary rhetoric of the Trump era. They include a new initiative to facilitate researcher exchange, and a host of tweaks to visa rules to make entry easier.
As the US president's first year in office ends, Nature assesses whether he's kept his promise to make evidence-based decisions.
Growing competition means U.S. must decide where to excel.
A new US strategy to expand international science diplomacy gathered speed, as the Biden administration announced collaborations with the Swiss and Canadians, and upcoming discussions with France, Japan and other science partners.
The aim is to help Swiss and US researchers carry out projects with partners in the respective countries.
A COVID-19 commission must be created by the U.S. government, experts argue in the latest issue of Science. Members of Obama's PCAST offer recommendations for such a commission to examine to prepare for future pandemics.
In the first of a new 'talking leadership' interview series, Rosa Ellis meets the Johns Hopkins University president to discuss how he is realigning the institution to educate students about democracy and encourage them to contest ideas.
