Former staffers from President Barack Obama’s science office have taken this to heart: They are fanning out, finding jobs in academia, at nonprofits and elsewhere, but they continue to work together, largely behind the scenes. This science diaspora, as one former staffer called it, is ready to bot[...]
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Trump Creates Academic Turnmoil
TRAVEL BAN THROWS RESEARCH, ACADEMIC EXCHANGE INTO TURMOILBOSTON (AP) – Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine, public health and engi[...]
My Unhappy Life as a Climate Heretic
AN ACADEMIC POLICY WONK COMPLAINS THAT LIBERALS DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO HIM By Roger Pielke Jr. Wall Street Journal Much to my surprise, I showed up in the WikiLeaks releases before the election. In a 2014 email, a staffer at the Center for American Progress, founded by John Podesta in 2003, too[...]
Trump vs Science
What will President Trump mean for science? Trump’s climate change skepticism and pledge to cut federal spending has many researchers worried about science under his administration. WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY SARAH KAPLAN[...]
UW Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Physics:
Today’s Nobel Prize in Physics given to the UW’s Professor David Thouless shows how important it is for the UW to explain itself as more than just the home of our wondrous Husky football team. The 2016 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded Tuesday to David Thouless from the University o[...]
Miracles from Science
Scientists Invent Oxygen Particle That If Injected, Allows You To Live Without Breathing New Medical Discovery A team of scientists at the Boston Children’s Hospital have invented what is being considered one the greatest medical breakthroughs in recent years. They have designed a micropart[...]
Science: What to fear under Trump