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What Should Come Next for the NSF Innovation Engines Communities? (And What About Those That Just Missed Out?)

There are exciting things ahead for communities that participated in the NSF Engines grant program, even for those that missed out on securing funding.

05.17.23 | 6 min read
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Social Innovation
day one project
Policies
Addressing Online Harassment and Abuse through a Collaborative Digital Hub

The authors propose that the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse convene government actors, civil society organizations, and industry representatives to create an Anti-Online Harassment (AOH) Hub to improve and standardize responses to online harassment and to provide evidence-based recommendations to the Task Force.

05.16.23 | 10 min read
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Science Policy
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Accelerating Biomanufacturing and Producing Cost-Effective Amino Acids through a Grand Challenge

Amino acids are essential but costly inputs for large-scale bioproduction. Federal funding can incentivize scalable production, cutting these costs in half.

05.15.23 | 14 min read
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Technology & Innovation
Blog
CHIPS and Science Funding Update: FY 2023 Omnibus, FY 2024 Budget Both Short by Billions

Here’s how CHIPS and Science funding is shaping up in the battle over the federal budget.

05.12.23 | 12 min read
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Social Innovation
Blog
Five Ideas for the Education Sciences Reform Act

If the 118th Congress decides to reauthorize the ESRA, ALI urges the HELP committee to strengthen our education system by prioritizing the following policies.

05.11.23 | 3 min read
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Technology & Innovation
Policies
Visa Interview Waivers after COVID

Even though the COVID emergency is over, personal appearance waivers should be a standing policy in low risk cases.

05.11.23 | 10 min read
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FAS
Press release
On the Passing of Former FAS Board Member David Hafemeister

Dr. Hafemeister’s decorated career working on nuclear proliferation and arms control helped usher in post-war peace.

05.11.23 | 1 min read
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Technology & Innovation
Blog
How Do OpenAI’s Efforts To Make GPT-4 “Safer” Stack Up Against The NIST AI Risk Management Framework?

Before releasing a new, powerful system like GPT-4 to millions of users, we must ask: “How can we know that this system is safe, trustworthy, and reliable enough to be released?”

05.11.23 | 9 min read
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Technology & Innovation
Blog
State Department Must Urgently Update the Exchange Visitor Skills List To Safeguard American Interests

The J1 visa Exchange Visitor Program, a pivotal mechanism fostering global cultural exchange and dissemination of specialized knowledge, remains regrettably stagnant since its last renewal in 2009.

05.11.23 | 2 min read
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Nuclear Weapons
Report
Nuclear Notebook: Russian Nuclear Weapons, 2023

The FAS Nuclear Notebook is one of the most widely sourced reference materials worldwide for reliable information about the status of nuclear weapons, and has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1987.. The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by the staff of the Federation of American Scientists’ Nuclear Information Project: Director Hans […]

05.08.23 | 1 min read
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Social Innovation
day one project
Policies
Creating a Fair Work Ombudsman to Bolster Protections  for Gig Workers

A large portion of gig workers are people of color, and the nature of their temporary and largely unregulated work can leave them vulnerable to economic instability and workplace abuse. To increase protections for fair work, the Department of Labor should create an Office of the Ombudsman for Fair Work.

05.02.23 | 9 min read
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Social Innovation
day one project
Policies
Establishing an AI Center of Excellence to Address Maternal Health Disparities

Maternal mortality is a crisis in the United States. The Biden-Harris Administration should establish an AI Center of Excellence to bring together data sources and then analyze, diagnose, and address maternal health disparities, all while demonstrating trustworthy and responsible AI principles.

05.02.23 | 7 min read
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