Models will always have bugs. How do scientists decide which ones are most important and how many is too many?| Eos
This week on Entanglements, our hosts ask: Should we run outdoor geoengineering experiments? Intentionally altering the planet’s climate has been fiercely debated for years. And although some scientists are increasingly open to the idea, there is still disagreement on whether or not to move forward.| Undark Magazine
This week on Entanglements, our hosts speak with Jill Escher, a philanthropist, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, and parent of two young adults with severe nonverbal autism, and Eric García, the Washington bureau chief at The Independent, who himself is autistic.| Undark Magazine
Amid the measles outbreak in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows.| Undark Magazine
Climate scientists use a special kind of simulation, called Earth system models to help grasp the planet’s past and predict its future. But as part of Trump’s proposed budget and programmatic cuts, ESMs are now under threat — including a DOE initiative that has received more than a decade of investment.| Undark Magazine
Opinion | Simplistic debates about the drugs obscure the complex dynamics of how psychic pain is understood and treated.| Undark Magazine
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) are deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s fractured ruling that permits the Administration, for now, to cancel nearly $800 million in NIH grants. This decision… The post Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in American Public Health Association v. NIH appe...| | ASCB
The state is at the forefront of changes to vaccination policy — and for public health more broadly. What does that frontier look like?| Undark Magazine
ASCB and three other major life science organizations have submitted a friend of the court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), opposing a White House request that SCOTUS pause a recent federal court ruling in Boston. The four groups are the ASCB, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the American Society… The post ASCB to Supreme Court: Don’t Block NIH Diversity Grant Decision appeared first on ASCB.| | ASCB
Fourteen Republican Senators have written to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)—the agency responsible for developing the President’s annual budget proposal and overseeing its implementation—urging him to “ensure the timely release of all FY25 NIH appropriations in accordance with congressional intent.” Among the 14 signers are eight members…| ASCB
Opinion | A growing research field known as ‘the science of science’ will be essential for navigating an uncertain future.| Undark Magazine
National Science Foundation employees are among the latest federal scientists to issue a statement expressing concern over the Trump administration’s actions. The statement refers to “a series of politically motivated and legally questionable actions by the Administration that threaten the integrity of the NSF.”| Eos
What you don't know can shape what you know, argues Toby Shu.| Fancy Comma, LLC
As the U.S. and other countries cut funding for global health initiatives, what role will philanthropy take?| Undark Magazine
We have a promising update regarding the case for which AGU is one of the plaintiffs. In AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT..| From The Prow
Scientists should understand politics to navigate the science policy world.| Fancy Comma, LLC
The White House has proposed the creation of a new federal employee category—Schedule F, or Policy/Career—that would reclassify thousands of existing career civil service positions as policymaking roles. This change would make these positions subject to presidential appointment and removal, rather than being protected nonpartisan roles. Implications for federal science agencies are serious. Under this…| ASCB
Along with supporting important scientific discoveries, federally funded scientific research has significant impact on state and local economies. It is estimated that, on average, every $1 of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research results in $2.56 of local economic activity. Not only does an NIH grant pay the salaries of lab personnel, who in turn…| ASCB
Opinion | The latest floods, wildfires, and other disasters reveal the flaws of adaptation as the main response to climate change.| Undark Magazine
A proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule would allow activities that harm the habitats of protected species.| Undark Magazine
Most members of Congress have never been in a biomedical research laboratory. In these stressful times, inviting one of your Congressional representatives to tour your lab can be very important by providing them with a better understanding of the importance of the federally funded life science research done in their state by their constituents. Most…| ASCB
Scientists’ strong research and analytical skills make them ideal policy analysts for evidence-based decision-making.| Fancy Comma, LLC
AGU approved three updated position statements that will help shape the future of climate action, science communication and data sharing.| From The Prow
The U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council has profound implications for the Earth and space sciences.| From The Prow
Brent Blevins is a senior congressional staffer and staff director of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, which is part of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Space, Science, and Technology. On this installment of Science Policy IRL, he explains what staffers in the House and Senate do in the science policy world, and his unusual path into science policy.| Issues in Science and Technology
At the 2024 AAAS Annual Meeting, science policy experts discussed the best practices for taking science to the halls of Congress for effective policymaking.| Fancy Comma, LLC
As part of her 2024 AAAS meeting recap series, Sheeva talks about state-level science policy advisory organizations.| Fancy Comma, LLC
Sheeva recaps a 2024 AAAS Annual Meeting session on executive branch policymaking.| Fancy Comma, LLC
Recapping the 2024 AAAS annual meeting, Sheeva talks about 21 ways scientists can participate in science policy.| Fancy Comma, LLC
Sheeva talks about her experiences in all three branches of government in a video series.| Fancy Comma, LLC
Short answer: yes, judges do act as gatekeepers of scientific evidence.| Fancy Comma, LLC