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• Digital democracy: A systematic literature review (1) Digital democracy: A systematic literature review
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: May 16, 2023, 3:15 p.m.
• NSF seeks input to develop an investment roadmap for its new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (1) NSF seeks input to develop an investment roadmap for its new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: May 1, 2023, 4:31 p.m.
• Updated NIH Impact Pages (1) Updated NIH Impact Pages
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: March 9, 2023, 6:16 p.m.
• NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency (1) NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 25, 2023, 5:45 p.m.
• AP African-American Studies Curriculum Made Public (1) AP African-American Studies Curriculum Made Public
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 20, 2023, 10:51 p.m.
• Now in charge, House Republicans launch flurry of investigations (1) Now in charge, House Republicans launch flurry of investigations
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 14, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
• Catastrophic Funding Cuts in Scientific Research – Can Blockchain Be the Solution? (2) Catastrophic Funding Cuts in Scientific Research – Can Blockchain Be the Solution?
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 11, 2023, 9:50 p.m.
• China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation – should the US be worried? (1) China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation – should the US be worried?
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 10, 2023, 6:41 p.m.
• U.S. Congress boosts spending on earmarks to universities (1) U.S. Congress boosts spending on earmarks to universities
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 6, 2023, 3:55 p.m.
• Pollution and health impacts. Poverty? (2) Pollution and health impacts. Poverty?
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 5, 2023, 6:39 p.m.
• paying for climate change (1) paying for climate change
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 5, 2023, 6:19 p.m.
• FDA to permit some retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills (1) FDA to permit some retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Jan. 4, 2023, 10:11 p.m.
• The driving forces behind the success of Beijing and Shanghai (1) The driving forces behind the success of Beijing and Shanghai
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Nov. 29, 2022, 10:28 p.m.
• New York City Will Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People Involuntarily (1) New York City Will Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People Involuntarily
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Nov. 29, 2022, 5:49 p.m.
• Call for submissions: ISSI 2023 Call for Papers - informetric and scientometric (2) Call for submissions: ISSI 2023 Call for Papers - informetric and scientometric
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Nov. 29, 2022, 5:26 p.m.
• China Protests Break Out as Covid Cases Surge and Lockdowns Persist (1) China Protests Break Out as Covid Cases Surge and Lockdowns Persist
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Nov. 28, 2022, 9:42 p.m.
• A “psychological vaccine”: Why prebunking is the best way to fight misinformation (1) A “psychological vaccine”: Why prebunking is the best way to fight misinformation
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Nov. 9, 2022, 9:55 p.m.
• Science Communication for Societal Impact (1) Science Communication for Societal Impact
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Sept. 15, 2022, 12:04 a.m.
• OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without Delay (1) OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without Delay
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Aug. 30, 2022, 7:03 p.m.
• Knowledge overconfidence is associated with anti-consensus views on controversial scientific issues (3) Knowledge overconfidence is associated with anti-consensus views on controversial scientific issues
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Aug. 21, 2022, 5:45 p.m.
• Nearly $53 Billion in Federal Funding Could Revive the U.S. Computer Chip Industry (1) Nearly $53 Billion in Federal Funding Could Revive the U.S. Computer Chip Industry
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Aug. 9, 2022, 5:10 p.m.
• The passage of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (2) The passage of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: Aug. 1, 2022, 6:06 p.m.
• Submit a science policy abstract by Aug. 3 to AGU's Fall Meeting (1) Submit a science policy abstract by Aug. 3 to AGU's Fall Meeting
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: July 27, 2022, 2:02 p.m.
• The four bases of anti-science beliefs—and what to do about them (1) The four bases of anti-science beliefs—and what to do about them
  
  posted by: Jason E. B. , On: July 12, 2022, 6:28 p.m.