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Maintaining Military Medical Readiness Today Saves Lives Tomorrow

The White House should expand military-civilian partnerships in trauma care to achieve a national goal of eliminating preventable deaths.

11.22.21 | 6 min read
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Pathways to Net-zero Soil Loss by 2050

The Biden Administration should announce its intention to achieve net-zero soil loss by 2050.

11.01.21 | 4 min read
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Press release
FAS Organ Procurement Organization Innovation Cohort Shares Data to Advance Organ Recovery Research

Today the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) announced that the  Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Innovation Cohort is opening up ten years of data to engage in research to increase the rates of lifesaving organ donations every year.

10.05.21 | 3 min read
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Press release
FAS Announces Selection of Daniel Correa to Serve as Chief Executive Officer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) announced the selection of Daniel Correa to serve as Chief Executive Officer of FAS. Since January, Dan has served as Acting President of FAS since former President Ali Nouri departed the organization to join the Biden-Harris Administration. 

09.29.21 | 3 min read
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Policy Memo
Federal Approval of Over-the-Counter Birth-Control Pills

The U.S. should approve over-the-counter (OTC) birth-control pills to ensure universal access to contraception.

08.30.21 | 1 min read
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Blog
Digital IDs for Securing Personal Information

Digital driver’s licenses can offer greater protection of personal information, and some states are already skipping the line at the DMV From submitting personal information over email to scheduling telehealth appointments, safe and verifiable forms of personal identification are crucial. While physical driver’s licenses are standard, they can be stolen or forged. To improve security […]

08.18.21 | 3 min read
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Article
Why and How Faculty Should Participate in U.S. Policy Making

If the U.S. Congress is to produce sound policies that benefit the public good, science and technology faculty members must become active participants in the American policy-making process. One key element of that process is congressional hearings: public forums where members of Congress question witnesses, learn about pressing issues, develop policy initiatives and conduct oversight of […]

08.17.21 | 1 min read
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Blog
Empowering Healthy Eating in America

Poor diets present elevated health risks, and Americans need help finding the time and resources to eat nutritiously Americans get bombarded with promotions for unsubstantiated diet fads on the internet, are exposed to dubious weight-loss branded foods in grocery stores, and often struggle to eat nutritiously. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend a balanced diet […]

08.11.21 | 2 min read
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American Rescue Plan Funding: A Playbook for Efficiently Getting the Lead Out

A data-driven approach to rid American communities of the pernicious effects of lead contamination in water systems.

08.06.21 | 1 min read
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Police Misconduct and Violence: Let the Data Talk

Limited insight into police misconduct makes it difficult to improve policing, but a national registry could help

08.04.21 | 3 min read
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Extending Human Life with Senescent Cell Treatments

Research into senescent cells could result in extended human lifespans and significant policy implications Improved housing, sanitation, and healthcare have significantly increased humans’ life expectancy, and biomedical advances have the potential to further extend people’s lives. The life expectancy of a person born in 1860 was only about 39 years; a person born today can […]

07.28.21 | 2 min read
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DNA for Data Storage and Retrieval

To reduce the burden on traditional data centers, improving on DNA data storage could be the key The pace at which data – such as photos, videos, and social media posts – are being generated is ramping up drastically, exceeding the scaling limits of traditional silicon-based data storage technologies, and DNA could be deployed to […]

07.21.21 | 2 min read
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