What we learned in Mexico City September 12, 2022
Moonshots seem impossible—until they’ve hit their target. This was the mantra of our in-person accelerator workshop, hosted with our partners at Unlock Aid in Mexico City. The workshop…
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Building back better: a billion dollar investment in broadening economic opportunity September 2, 2022
As Build Back Better Regional Challenge communities get to work, they represent our best hope for greater opportunity across the country.
Read moreEnvironmental Data in the Inflation Reduction Act August 16, 2022
The hundreds of millions of dollars that the IRA invests in environmental-data collection and analysis will serve as critical scaffolding to efficiently guide federal spending on environmental initiatives in the near future.
Read moreThe Day One Project is going international! August 16, 2022
We'll be spending this week in Mexico City with our partners at Unlock Aid, where we’ll be co-hosting the Reimagining the Future of Global Development Moonshot Accelerator. This will be our eighth accelerator cohort, and the very first in-person group.
Read moreCHIPS and Science Highlights: Developing a Scientific Workforce of the Future August 11, 2022
If we want to keep America at the forefront of scientific discovery, we need to make sure that we are constantly replenishing our pool of scientists with the best and brightest minds.
Read moreCHIPS and Science Highlights: Regional Innovation August 11, 2022
Three new programs, NSF Engines, Tech Hubs and Recompete, plus existing programs like BBBRC and GJC, represent a massive proposed investment in building regional innovation clusters.
Read moreCHIPS and Science Highlights: Bioeconomy August 10, 2022
Congress had a lot more on its agenda than semiconductors when compiling the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The bill–law as of yesterday–puts forward an expansive framework to advance U.S. innovation broadly, including in areas that feed into a critical sector: the bioeconomy.
Read moreCHIPS and Science Highlights: National Strategy August 9, 2022
Many aspects of the CHIPS And Science Act have gotten significant attention, but one potentially consequential section for U.S. science has been almost wholly overlooked: a requirement that the U.S. government establish a national science and technology strategy.
Read moreA Step Forward in Mitigating Existential Threats August 3, 2022
It’s no secret that the world is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected. And as our societies become more technologically advanced, the risks of a global catastrophe become greater.
Read moreBurning Questions: Wildfire Policy with Erica Goldman August 2, 2022
Americans now get all-too-regular reminders of the dangers posed by wildfires: just this week California’s McKinney Fire provided a tragic example. …
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