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Science has made America great. Is that era over?

Expectations of continued success for American science were shaken this year when the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in funding and fired thousands of scientists. Read More

America may forfeit its lead in space science

American space science sits at a crossroads, with unmatched technical capability on one side and mounting political and budget pressures on the other. The country that built the Apollo program and the ... Read More

U.S. Protesters Increasingly Reject Political Violence, ‘No Kings’ Survey Finds

The most recent “No Kings” marches across the U.S. marked a sharp turn away from protesters’ acceptance of political violence, suggests one early survey by sociologists. Millions of people nationwide ... Read More

Judge orders NIH to restore research funds terminated using political, not scientific criteria

A federal judge in Boston ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore billions of federal research dollars terminated in recent months by the Trump administration. Judge William Young said ... Read More

White House office tells agencies to apply 'Gold Standard Science' to depoliticize research, restore trust

EXCLUSIVE: The White House Office of Science and Technology on Monday directed federal agencies to implement "gold standard science" principles to depoliticize science and restore public trust, Fox ... Read More

Trump’s ‘Gold Standard’ for Science Manufactures Doubt

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Late last month, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a document detailing its vision for scientific integrity. Its nine tenets, ... Read More

Vatican defends science from politics, ideology and misinformation

(RNS) — Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new (June 16) Pontifical Academy of Sciences ... Read More

Opinion: When pediatricians revolt: Rejecting CDC guidelines for scientific integrity

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ decision to break with federal guidance on recommend COVID-19 vaccinations for young children represents more than a policy disagreement. This unprecedented ... Read More

Political science professor named senior fellow

Joseph Fornieri, professor of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology, has joined the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization as a senior fellow. “Joseph ... Read More