2025 has been a rough year for science and scientists. Cancelled grants, shifting funder priorities, changing regulations, and general uncertainty have not only led to the loss of opportunities for ...

This guide features sessions led by STPF fellows and/or related to science in policy and science communication. STPF looks forward to seeing you at the AAAS Annual Meeting!

The 2026 CASE Workshop will be held in person in the Washington, DC, area from April 12 - 15, 2026. Students interested in attending must apply for sponsorship through a sponsoring institution, which ...

In the hunt for a remedy, when the baton is passed from dedicated academic scientists to an innovative company to trusted community advocates, outcomes for society can be especially powerful. Today, ...

The modern U.S. research enterprise has some of its roots in World War II, through the U.S. government's Office of Scientific Research and Development or OSRD. Quickly authorized by President Franklin ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of Fellow to 396 of its members for 2017 in recognition of their contributions to science and technology, scientific ...

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 ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has bestowed upon 416 of its members the lifetime honor of being an elected Fellow in recognition of their extraordinary achievements in ...

The FY 2018 budget proposal is undoubtedly a difficult one for R&D. But is it an historically difficult one? In a word: yes. In fact, there’s a strong argument to be made that the first Trump ...

This week the book is closing on the Trump Administration, but we're also at the end of another era: the era of the Budget Control Act. Adopted in 2011, the Budget Control Act (BCA) established a ...

There are several current efforts to require labeling of foods containing products derived from genetically modified crop plants, commonly known as GM crops or GMOs. These efforts are not driven by ...

Nearly 500 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have earned the lifetime distinction of AAAS Fellow. AAAS Fellows are elected each year by their peers serving on the ...