May-June '17 | Fellowship Focus | S&T Policy FellowsCentral

Taking Federal Policy Know-how to Another Level

Moving the skills one develops as a Science & Technology Policy Fellow from the federal to state or local level comes almost naturally. Alumni fellows are embedded throughout the country bringing

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Scientific Groups Vow to Carry On the Spirit of the March for Science

23 Apr 17

Leaders of many scientific societies and associations pledge in a joint statement to build on the momentum sparked by the March for Science and continue defending the scientific enterprise.

STPF Fellows Get Personal

10 May 17

The four scientists gathered to give talks on a Thursday night in Washington generated more laughing, crying and shouts of support from the audience than one would expect. That’s because these weren’t

Policy and Science at the Department of Justice

10 May 17

“I never knew the Department of Justice [DOJ] had a science agency,” Iris Wagstaff, 2015-16 Executive Branch Fellow, recalls thinking after learning about it at “finalist interview week” for the AAAS

Highlights from Sci on the Fly: May 2017

03 May 17

Podcast: Scientists are People Too, Episode 1 Host and current fellow at the National Institutes of Health Danielle Friend introduces listeners to a new podcast series “Scientists are People Too” in

Featured Fellows

Elizabeth

Cameron

2000-2001 Legislative Branch Fellow and 2003-2004 Executive Branch Fellow Elizabeth Cameron joined the Nuclear Threat Initiative in April as senior director for global biological policy and programs.

Kerri-Ann

Jones

1985-1986 Executive Branch Fellow Kerri-Ann Jones is now a vice president at PEW Charitable Trusts, directing an agenda focused on advancing research and science. Before PEW, Jones was assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environment and scientific affairs at the Department of State.

Dorothy

Jones-Davis

2012-2014 Executive Branch Fellow Dorothy Jones-Davis has recently become the executive director of Nation of Makers, a new national nonprofit striving to support a full range of organizations that impact the maker community. In this role, she will expand on maker activities she was involved with as a fellow.