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NASEM Council on Science Integrity
November 3, 2021
The new Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) held its first meeting on October 25.
Marcia McNutt, co-chair of the Council, provided an introduction and moderated the discussion on “Restoring Trust in Government through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking,” with guest speaker Kei Koizumi, Principal Deputy Director for Policy
read moreModernizing Federal Support Agencies to Meet the Research and Information Needs of Congress
November 3, 2021
On October 21, the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress held a hearing on “Modernizing the Congressional Support Agencies to Meet the Needs of an Evolving Congress.” Witnesses representing the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) spoke about role of these agencies to support the science and technology information needs of Congress. Committee
read moreNSF in Reconciliation
November 2, 2021
Some Science Spending Survives Reconciliation Bill Pruning
Last week, House Democrats introduced a new version of their partisan reconciliation bill just after the White House released its framework for slimming down the House’s initial $3.5 trillion, multiyear legislation to around $1.75 trillion. Some lawmakers are pushing for a vote on the measure this week, in conjunction with the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which includes about $500 billion in new
read moreDBASSE Lecture and Fall Meeting
On October 14 and 15, the Division of Behavioral and Social Science Research and Education at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, hosted the 2021 Henry and Bryna David Lecture and the Advisory Committee met to discuss topics related to climate change.
The lecture, Like Wildfire: How Climate Justice Should Change Disaster Response’, showcased the work of Dr. Michael Méndez, an Assistant Professor of
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