This ethos guides Quigley, a professor of science education at the University of Pittsburgh, as she takes on her newest role: ...

Shutting down the government is no way to unleash U.S. innovation. This act delays setting clear priorities for our nation’s research enterprise and amplifies uncertainty that has enveloped the ...

In 2025, there were two technical shutdowns where a CR elapsed before a new CR was signed, but both lasted less than 24 hours and did not have any significant consequences. In fact, in both cases it ...

Spinal cord injuries can cut off communication between the brain and neurons that control leg movements, causing paralysis. Despite decades of research, there are very few therapies that can restore ...

If enacted, the FY26 budget request would end America’s global scientific leadership. The cuts to science would imperil our nation’s future health, security and prosperity. This budget proposal stands ...

Make no mistake, if Congress enacts the President’s skinny budget, the consequences for the future of our nation would be catastrophic. The United States will no longer be in the global race for R&D ...

The U.S. remains the largest R&D spender but by the smallest margin since the mid-90s. It is 13th in government R&D intensity, fifth in private R&D intensity and 6th in basic science intensity. China ...

Science is US, a foundation-supported initiative housed within the American Association for the Advancement of Science, published a new study, Science at Work: The People and Industries Powering ...

Estimated federal research and development (R&D) is the fraction of an agency’s funding that is labeled as specifically for the performance of basic and applied research, development, or the purchase ...

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2024 marks a milestone for the American Association for the Advancement of Science: 150 years of honoring scientists, engineers and innovators for their contribution to the advancement of science and ...

As the world population reaches 7 billion, many countries regions confront a scarcity of those basic resources essential for human life—namely adequate food and water. More than just humanitarian ...