The Gulf Research Program’s Science Policy Fellowship helps scientists hone their skills by putting them to practice for the benefit of Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems. Fellows gain first-hand ...

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Scientists have a vital role to play in shaping policy—whether as a full-time career or through everyday contributions. Your expertise is crucial to informed decision-making. Join three scientists, ...

An instrumentalist understanding of science has become dominant in American political discourse in recent decades, making science policy harder to distinguish from industrial policy. Yet crafting ...

President-elect Donald Trump will once again have the chance to leave his mark on this country’s scientific research enterprise. But that’s cold comfort for many scientific researchers, who have long ...

Killer viruses. Artificial intelligence. Extreme weather. Microplastics. Mental health. These are just a few of the pressing issues on which governments need science to inform their policies. But the ...

The Trump administration is facing backlash after it put forward new guidelines for the use of science at federal agencies, with scientists and Democratic lawmakers suggesting the policies would roll ...

Michael Mann, presidential distinguished professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, has been named ...

Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) and Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) speak during a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by New America's Future of Work and Innovation Economy initiative and the American Association of ...