Building Momentum for Equity in Medical Devices December 2, 2022
Through a systematic approach, stakeholders can work to close racial disparities in medical devices in the near-term and advance health equity.
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Fighting Fire With Policy October 26, 2022
This week, we're launching a Wildland Fire Policy Accelerator to develop policy ideas aimed at improving how we live with fire in the United States.
Read moreScience in the Public Interest: Devising a New Strategy March 1, 2021
What actions should the federal government take “to ensure that our nation can continue to harness the full power of science and technology on behalf of the American people”?…
Read moreConfronting Foreign Threats to Basic Research December 16, 2019
Foreign scientists working in the U.S. are a vital part of the U.S. scientific research enterprise, a new report from the JASON scientific advisory…
Read moreGarwin on Serendipity and Solar Sailing September 13, 2019
In July, the Planetary Society’s Lightsail 2 spacecraft demonstrated the viability of “solar sailing,” becoming “the first spacecraft in Earth orbit propelled solely by sunlight.” But…
Read moreWhite House Issues a “National” Science & Tech Agenda September 3, 2019
A new White House budget memo presents science and technology as a distinctly American-led enterprise in which U.S. dominance is to be maintained and reinforced.
Read moreCongress Members Speak Up for JASONs May 8, 2019
The Department of Defense decision not to renew the underlying contract for the independent JASON scientific advisory panel drew criticism from a…
Read morePentagon Cancels Contract for JASON Advisory Panel April 10, 2019
Updated below In a startling blow to the system of independent science and technology advice, the Department of Defense decided not to renew its support for the JASON defense science…
Read moreNavy Torpedoes Scientific Advisory Group April 5, 2019
This week the U.S. Navy abruptly terminated its own scientific advisory group, depriving the service of a source of internal critique and evaluation. The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) was…
Read moreJASON Endorses Further Fusion Power Research January 17, 2019
The JASON scientific advisory panel cautiously endorsed further research into what is known as Magneto-Inertial Fusion (MIF) as a step towards achieving fusion-generated electricity. “Magneto-Inertial Fusion (MIF) is…
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