We are at a possibly catastrophic time for science in the United States, academic science especially. The Trump administration is cutting funding for research in areas the president finds offensive (e ...

The data ecosystem of community colleges is fragmented, and the gaps constrain researchers’ abilities to measure community ...

Program managers, spread across the science agencies, have become an essential part of the engine of successful scientific ...

Policymakers must rewrite science’s Cold War-era social contract by being honest about who benefits from R&D and achieving ...

A new publication aims to train young scientists to act responsibly and ethically, be good stewards of public funding and trust, and navigate the broader responsibilities that come with being a ...

In “Escaping AI’s Measurement Trap” (Issues, Summer 2026), Urs Gasser, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and Fabienne Marco make a compelling case that governance of artificial intelligence faces a problem.

Oversight of artificial intelligence is largely built on benchmarks that fail to capture how models have learned to “perform for the test.” A better system would govern through learning and inquiry.

After the firing of the National Science Board, legislators have an opportunity to establish a new balance between democratic accountability and protection from partisan meddling. A little more than a ...

As Asad Ramzanali argues in “Why the Cloud Needs Competition” (Issues, Winter 2026), cloud computing has become critical infrastructure for everyday American life and national security. It is also the ...

The global research enterprise relies on information infrastructure to power scientific discovery, medical breakthroughs, and evidence-based policymaking. But the data repositories, digital asset ...

To ensure the nation’s leadership in artificial intelligence, cloud computing infrastructure must be regulated to encourage competition and enable innovation, building on lessons from other sectors.

A year after he left office, President Biden’s industrial policy is widely considered a failure. But the tools his administration developed are still in play and have defied a long-standing consensus ...