science policy

Is farm bill’s ‘Sound Science Act’ a Trojan horse? Capitol Connection January 13th, 2014

Could bringing back a little known agency make Congress more tech literate? Capitol Connection January 8th, 2014

Will a re-organization at NASA end early planetary science careers? Capitol Connection December 17th, 2013

Publicly funded research spurs private sector success Capitol Connection November 11th, 2013

NIH to stop funding K-12 and public education programs Capitol Connection October 21st, 2013

Five ways the government shutdown shut down science Capitol Connection October 17th, 2013

Yale lab forced to reduce size by attrition Capitol Connection September 30th, 2013

NIH launches website devoted to workforce initiatives Capitol Connection September 12th, 2013

Funding science today may lead to the next iPhone [pdf] Capitol Connection July 30th, 2013

What will happen to NASA’s Asteroid Initiative Mission? [pdf] Capitol Connection July 26th, 2013

NIH seeks new uses for pharmaceutical compounds [pdf] Capitol Connection July 8th, 2013

Some thoughts on politicians and science [pdf] Capitol Connection June 28th, 2013

Will the Chemical Safety Improvement Act improve chemical safety? [pdf] Capitol Connection June 10th, 2013

Senator Whitehouse speaks out about climate change [pdf] Capitol Connection May 28th, 2013

A look at the NIH sequestration policies [pdf] Capitol Connection May 20th, 2013

Is the ‘High Quality Research Act’ the antithesis of science? [pdf] Capitol Connection May 20th, 2013

Congresswoman proposes STEM Opportunities Act [pdf] Capitol Connection April 16th, 2013

What exactly is Obama’s $100 million BRAIN Initiative? [pdf] Capitol Connection April 15th, 2013

Report: Dept. of Energy should consolidate, close labs [pdf] Capitol Connection April 11th, 2013

Will robots be as transformative as the Internet? [pdf] Capitol Connection April 1st, 2013

NIH offers new grant for non-academic career training [pdf] Capitol Connection March 25th, 2013

Can rehab help scientists guilty of misconduct? [pdf] Qualia January 25th, 2013

Does the science support a ban on female athletes with high testosterone levels? [pdf] Qualia August 8th, 2012