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To Confront Isolation and Build Community, Restore In-Person Grant Panel Reviews
Federal science agency policies have made it harder for researchers to gather together as part of in-person expert review panels to assess grant proposals. Instead, institutionalizing a practice established out of necessity during COVID, th...
A Response to The National Academies' Vision for Science: Averting a Path Towards Mediocrity
The mission of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is to recognize outstanding science, foster broad understanding of science, and provide counsel to government and society. But none of this was an offer today. Instead, in this third ann...
An Invitation to The Future of Science
A Timely Public Dialogue
In late April, I traveled to Princeton for a public discussion on the impacts of attacks on science and medical research with Sam Wang, Professor of Neuroscience & Founder of the Electoral Innovation Lab. The n...
Billions and Billions: Economic Impacts of the White House's Proposed FY 2027 Cuts to Science and Medical Research
Bottom-Line Up Front
Today, our Science and Community Impacts Mapping Project (SCIMaP) team released an economic impact analysis of the White House’s proposed FY 2027 NIH and NSF budgets. If enacted, cuts to science and medical researc...
The Historic Scope of This Year's NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program & Advocacy Still Ahead
Clearing a Path for Early Career Researchers
On April 12th, more than 2,500 prospective graduate students nationwide received a dose of very good news. The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the 2026 cohort of awardees in its...
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