Working Proofs for State-Level Science

The current policy environment offers a unique opportunity to act swiftly on the longstanding issue of burdensome research regulations.

Considering how water breathers differ from air breathers in policy and practice could improve welfare for these animals, both captive and wild.

Gabriel Shaibi was trained to gather evidence about diabetes prevention. To have an impact, he learned to gather partners.

Since 2007, Texas voters have approved $9 billion to chase cures for cancer and now dementia, embracing the idea that biomedical research is a force for public good, rather than a special interest handout to well-connected universities.

The North Carolina Collaboratory is “working proof” of how state-directed research at universities can make publicly funded science accountable to the people of the state.

Far from being passive recipients of federal research dollars, universities pour in substantial resources of their own. It’s time to do a better job of documenting those investments.

A year after he left office, President Biden’s industrial policy is widely considered a failure. But the tools his administration developed are still in play and have defied a long-standing consensus about what is possible.