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Nuclear Notions: Accounting for Risk Perceptions and Values When Implementing U.S. Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Notions: Accounting for Risk Perceptions and Values When Implementing U.S. Nuclear Energy

The recent Inflation Reduction Act introduced policies to help nuclear energy become a larger part of the U.S. energy transition.
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Indranil Ghosh
Smart Tech, Heavy Toll: How AI is Reshaping Energy Consumption

Smart Tech, Heavy Toll: How AI is Reshaping Energy Consumption

Navigating the AI Boom and Energy Consumption Challenges
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Gianna White
Comparison of deeptech innovation ecosystems in Boston, Pittsburgh, and Eindhoven

Comparison of deeptech innovation ecosystems in Boston, Pittsburgh, and Eindhoven

Analyzing regional factors driving biotech and cleantech success in three innovation hubs
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Irene Duba
From Research to Reality: Crafting Policies with Evidence That Matters

From Research to Reality: Crafting Policies with Evidence That Matters

In today’s complex world, evidence-based policymaking is more critical than ever, especially when shaping science and technology policy…
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Deborah Stine
The Democratic and Republican Party Platforms from a Science and Technology Policy Lens

The Democratic and Republican Party Platforms from a Science and Technology Policy Lens

Perhaps some of you watched the national conventions of the Republican and Democratic parties this summer. One important but often…
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Deborah Stine
Flooding Deserves a Bigger Role in Climate Change Policy

Flooding Deserves a Bigger Role in Climate Change Policy

Highlighting the lack of data available in regards to flooding and how it can negatively impact society
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Deborah Stine
Project 2025 and Science and Technology Policy

Project 2025 and Science and Technology Policy

Highlighting text from Project 2025 related to Science and Technology Policy
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Deborah Stine
Artificial Intelligence is Not All Bad

Artificial Intelligence is Not All Bad

A case for the benefits of AI
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Deborah Stine
Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and Science and Technology Policy

Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and Science and Technology Policy

A look into Harris’ and Walz’ history with Science and Technology
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Deborah Stine
Legislative Action Can Tackle Los Angeles’s Idle Oil Well Problem

Legislative Action Can Tackle Los Angeles’s Idle Oil Well Problem

Home to the nation’s largest urban oil field, Los Angeles also houses over 3,100 “idle” oil wells that haven’t been properly…
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Natalie Gehred
Immigrant Graduate Students and Postdocs Enhance U.S. Research and Innovation

Immigrant Graduate Students and Postdocs Enhance U.S. Research and Innovation

The U.S. research enterprise is dependent upon the best and brightest STEM talent contributing to scientific innovation.
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Adriana Bankston
California Should Use Green Infrastructure Funding to Employ Formerly-Incarcerated People

California Should Use Green Infrastructure Funding to Employ Formerly-Incarcerated People

The lack of adequate employment opportunities for formerly-incarcerated people severely restricts their ability to build stable lives
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Jon Judd
Equity, Efficiency, Engagement: Strengthening Community Engagement in Illinois’ Retrofit Program

Equity, Efficiency, Engagement: Strengthening Community Engagement in Illinois’ Retrofit Program

Illinois must require more effective community engagement in its building retrofit programs in order to equitably boost energy efficiency
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Broderick Johnson
Improving K-12 STEM Education in the U.S — What Are Most Important?

Improving K-12 STEM Education in the U.S — What Are Most Important?

Addressing Challenges and Driving Success: Key Strategies for Advancing K-12 STEM Education in the U.S.
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Uche Samuel Osuji
Compensation for Radiation Victims Set to Expire Without U.S. House Action

Compensation for Radiation Victims Set to Expire Without U.S. House Action

Without action, the entire compensation program expires in June, leaving affected individuals and families without a simple recourse.
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Ryan Nesselrodt
How Scientists Can Enhance Scientific Research Through Legislative Change in the CHIPS and Science…

How Scientists Can Enhance Scientific Research Through Legislative Change in the CHIPS and Science…

I’m a researcher with a PhD in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology from Emory University. However, I didn’t go on to work in the…
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Adriana Bankston
We need a direct connection between climate change and the federal One Health Policy

We need a direct connection between climate change and the federal One Health Policy

Written by Chia Chun Angela Liang
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Chia Chun Angela Liang, PhD
Improving data and policies to support LGBTQ+ people in STEM

Improving data and policies to support LGBTQ+ people in STEM

Shane Coffield, Kolin Clark, Anna Dye, Colbie Chinowsky, Briana Niblick, Marco Reggiani, Bryce Hughes, Alfredo Carpineti, Randall Hughes…
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Shane Coffield
New York State of STEM: Empowering policymakers with scientific and technical expertise

New York State of STEM: Empowering policymakers with scientific and technical expertise

NYS lacks a STEM-specific policy fellowship program and existing programs are not designed to optimally recruit STEM professionals.
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Emily Laurilliard
More than a data point: Embedding of gender in the development of digital agriculture technology

More than a data point: Embedding of gender in the development of digital agriculture technology

Data-driven and digital agriculture is seen as a set of disruptive technologies with wide-ranging potential to transform food systems
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Alwin Hopf
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