AAAS’ EPI Center Shares the Science of Election Security
In 2020, millions of Americans will cast votes in local, state, and federal elections. Voters no longer use outdated processes to cast ballots by pulling a mechanical lever or punching holes in a card
Climate Change Responses Require an All-of-The-Above Strategy
Clean energy innovation needs to be accelerated and the suite of potential breakthrough technologies expanded to slow the pace of global warming, said Joseph Hezir during a presentation at the
Hydrology Experience Flows into the Work of Policy Fellows
Hydrology Experience Flows into the Work of Policy Fellows Robyn Craig Tue, 07/16/2019 - 09:33 Published Date Fri, 07/19/2019 - 09:32 Author Kathleen O'Neil Kirsten Neff takes to the water on the Rio
Blog Feature: How to Transition into an STPF Fellowship
Blog Feature: How to Transition into an STPF Fellowship Robyn Craig Thu, 07/11/2019 - 11:28 Published Date Tue, 07/16/2019 - 11:27 Author Robyn Craig Intern Recently on the fellow-run blog and podcast
CASE in Point: Graduate Science Students Seek Public Policy Training
Chris Bolden, a Ph.D. candidate researching drug addiction, was thrilled with the outcome of two Arkansas congressional delegation staff meetings as part of an American Association for the Advancement
Physicists Take On Work and Classroom Culture for LGBT Scientists
Sixteen percent of physicists between the ages of 18 and 26 identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and many have experienced or observed harassment on campus or in the workplace,
Policy Fellows’ Challenges Are Large – So Are Their Goals
The 44th class of AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows began their tenure with optimism and hope that they can help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, despite warnings that the policy
Science Funding Holds as Congress Begins Recess: Where Are We and What's Left To Do?
Congress made rapid progress on appropriations in June and July following a late start, but there’s still a long way to go, with some major decisions yet to be made – including what to do about
Collaborative Efforts of S&T Policy Fellows
Most people probably do not realize that there are vials of pathogens – including anthrax, the plague, tularemia (also known as “rabbit fever”), and others – sitting in labs all over the world that
Fellows Harness Power of New Technologies for Middle East Urban Development Conference
By some estimates, as many as 2 billion people worldwide may be living as squatters by 2030, leaving rural areas to dwell in urban slums. “This is where the sustainable development challenge will have