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National Science Foundation providing $60 million to build capacity and infrastructure
Water leaks have damaged equipment and labs, finds study of US standards institute
As NIH leaders report on their pandemic experiences, some say the learning has just begun
This week: US-India ties, Nasa funding for HBCUs and a Darpa ‘food from air’ scheme
Hackers targeted research critical to national security, Republican chairs say
Lessons include need for investment in behavioural research and faster clinical trials
Minority groups are earning more Stem degrees, but parity is a distant dream
This week: White House scientific integrity policy criticised and Congress member alleges congressional oversight “ignored”
Roadmap outlines $2.6 billion in spending to expand access to artificial intelligence research
Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native people constitute just a quarter of Stem workforce
Authorship records bring sobering evidence to debate over goals and approaches, says Gali Halevi
Two powers sign agreement for researchers to collaborate in using AI to address global challenges
With Republicans pulling levers to limit spending, US research may end up being squeezed
Pilot later this year will involve “an exchange of cyber experts”
This week: a five-year university group plan, an AI clash and liquid-mirror telescopes
Rand recommends Department of Defense boosts awareness of collaboration opportunities and reduce bureaucracy
Current definition of pathogens is “too narrow” and some research could be “overlooked”, group warns
Could universities with Confucius Institutes be funded by the NSF and Department of Defense again?
This week: US-Japan space collaboration, an NSF commercialisation partnership and a humanities boost
Key committees for R&D get new chairs after Republicans gain majority in House of Representatives
Framework says agencies should prevent political interference and have non-restrictive social media policies
Why has the NIH been without a boss since 2021?
This week: novel ideas for space technology, Hillary Clinton joins Columbia University and more
R&D spending as share of GDP flatlined for the first time in years, report estimates
National Academies make recommendations for how Confucius Institute hosts could receive Department of Defense funds
Boosted US science budgets are still short of ambition, say some in the research world
National Science Foundation among agencies to receive bolstered budgets
This week: minority involvement in artificial intelligence, health researcher conduct and agency independence
US colleges and universities spent $89.9 billion on R&D
Major publishing policy change, microchip spending and more—the biggest US research stories of the year