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January 15, 2021 · The Hill arrow icon

The US government’s best ally: Science

One of the greatest scientific achievements of the past century — the rapid development of safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines — happened because the United States broke with convention. A unique public and private sector collaboration, built on the foundations of decades of federal basic science support and fueled by urgency and an infusion of funds, unleashed the best America has to offer.

January 14, 2021 · Politico arrow icon

Politico Morning Tech

The nonpartisan Science and Technology Action Committee wrote a letter urging the Biden transition team to elevate Office of Science and Technology Policy leadership to the Cabinet level.

The Science & Technology Action Committee (STAC) is a group of 25 non-profit, academic, foundation, and corporate leaders working to dramatically strengthen U.S. science and technology. The Committee is co-chaired by: Bill Novelli, Professor Emeritus and founder of Business for Impact at Georgetown University and former CEO of AARP, Sudip Parikh, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Executive Publisher of the Science Family of Journals, Mary Woolley, President & CEO of Research!America, and Keith Yamamoto, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy at UCSF and Immediate Past President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).