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.

Then one day the workshop
was shuttered and
a bright, desiccant, metallic
soot took place from the pleasant
and hectic comings
and goings, and we
none of us recalled what had been done….

The United States should treat STEM talent development as a core pillar of national security, but opportunities for STEM workforce training and education have not developed in a coordinated manner.

Restoring US manufacturing leadership requires a culture shift in how engineers, technologists, and technicians translate ideas into production.

To ensure the nation’s leadership in artificial intelligence, cloud computing infrastructure must be regulated to encourage competition and enable innovation, building on lessons from other sectors.

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.