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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Unlocking the U.S. Bioeconomy with the Plant Genome Project

Plants are key to enable a diversified and climate-resilient food system. Mary Fernandes proposes a Plant Genome Project (PGP), a robust Human Genome Project-style initiative to build a dataset of genetic information on plant species.

11.09.22 | 11 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
The STEMpathy Task Force: Creating a Generation of Culturally Competent STEM Professionals

STEM subjects are powerful levers for change, but formal STEM-ed lacks opportunities to practice cultural competency. Anjika Pai and Sophia Swartz propose a task force committed to building values of inclusion and public service into the U.S. STEM workforce.

11.04.22 | 6 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Pandemic Readiness Requires Bold Federal Financing for Vaccines

Getting ahead of the next pandemic is impossible without government financing.

10.25.22 | 10 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Public Value Evidence for Public Value Outcomes: Integrating Public Values into Federal Policymaking

The federal government should broaden institutional capacity to collect and integrate evidence on public values into policy and decision making.

10.19.22 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Unlocking Federal Grant Data To Inform Evidence-Based Science Funding

Federal science-funding agencies spend tens of billions of dollars each year on extramural research, but a healthy dose of transparency could improve the grantmaking process greatly.

10.12.22 | 9 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Masks via Mail: Maintaining Critical COVID-19 Infrastructure for Future Public Health Threats

To protect against future infectious disease outbreaks, the Department of Health and Human Services Coordination Operations and Response Element should develop and maintain the capacity to regularly deliver N95 respirator masks to every home using a mail delivery system.

09.12.22 | 6 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Strengthening Policy by Bringing Evidence to Life

With millions of new scientific papers published every year, acting on research insights presents a formidable challenge. But what if evidence could “live”?

08.22.22 | 13 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Creating a Digital Service for the Planet

To implement environmental initiatives efficiently, the federal government should build and deploy digital resources in ways that meet the needs of multiple environmental and ecological agencies at once.

08.09.22 | 7 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Expanding Pathways for Career Research Scientists in Academia

Federal STEM-funding agencies — led by NSF and NIH, as the two largest sources of federal funding for academic research — should explore and pursue strategies for changing grant-funding incentives in ways that strengthen and elevate the role of the career research scientist in academia.

06.01.22 | 11 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Regulating Use of Mobile Sentry Devices by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol should immediately update its Use of Force policy to include restrictions on use of force by mobile sentry devices.

05.31.22 | 6 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) — A National Center for Bioengineering Solutions to Climate Change and Environmental Challenges

The federal government can accelerate capabilities and applications of environmental biotechnology by establishing the CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) Center.

05.19.22 | 11 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Putting Redlines in the Green: Economic Revitalization Through Innovative Neighborhood Markets

The Biden-Harris Administration can combat the impacts of redlining through a new place-based program called “Putting Redlines in the Green”.

05.16.22 | 11 min read
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