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Ebola is Back. America's Defenses are Thinner.
A simulated Ebola patient in an isolation pod is placed in an ambulance for transport to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Md. in support of Headquarters Air Mobility Command Exercise Mobilit...
Alzheimer's Research Under Siege: The Vanishing Cure
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America spent a decade making real progress against Alzheimer's disease. Then, in a matter of months, much of that work was put in jeopardy — not because the science failed, but because of political decisions...
Science, Policy, and Other News that Caught My Eye
Greetings, SciLight readers. Whew! We made it through another week. This past week, Trump was in China, the topic of gender transition was in the courts, and SCOTUS allowed continued access to the abortion pill by mail. Like to sleep? Be s...
The State of Gun Policy in America Hits Close to Home
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Earlier this week, I drove down Memorial Drive the way I usually do — windows down, radio on, the Charles River glinting to my left, Cambridge humming along on my right. It’s one of those routes you stop reall...
Science, Policy, and Other News that Caught My Eye
Greetings, SciLight readers. Another mind-blowing week. Trump feuding with the Pope. Trump thanking himself, hantavirus on a cruise ship, death knell for the Voting Rights Act….This is a long roundup, but there is a bit of good news, so be...
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Dr. Jacob Carter studies and reports on how science influences government decision making. He is an expert in scientific integrity, science-informed policy processes, and holds a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology.
Former Executive Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Current Board member of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) and The Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU.
Federico Holm, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist with the Center for Progressive Reform. His work on environmental and energy policy, climate, and land use has been published in multiple scientific and non-scientific outlets.
Former technocrat, trained scientist, with 3 decades of federal government experience
Retired, NOAA Assistant Administrator for Research
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