Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

Looking beyond Funding at NIH

July 31, 2015

 

After more than a decade of essentially flat funding, the National Institutes of Health appears likely to get a considerable budget boost from Congress for next year. But a policy analyst has pointed out in Issues that addressing a number of questions reaching beyond overall funding levels could help the nation get the best continuing return on its investments in health research.