Science Progress Issues

09-01-10 | U.S. Stem Cell Ruling Invites Asian Competition

By Jonathan D. Moreno
A ruling barring NIH funds from use in embryonic stem cell research will hurt American research efforts and send cutting-edge biotechnology jobs to Asia.

08-30-10 | Thrown Back to the 90’s

By Jeanne F. Loring, Ph.D.
The misguided human embryonic stem cell research ruling by a U.S. court would discontinue amazing gains made over the past 12 years in regenerative medicine.

08-24-10 | If You Can’t Win on the Science, Take ‘Em to Court

By Jonathan D. Moreno
A poorly argued decision upends critical embryonic stem cell research funded by the National Institutes of Health, and puts into question policies upheld by the Clinton, Bush, and Obama Administrations.

08-18-10 | Would You Take the New Alzheimer’s Test?

By Jonathan D. Moreno
A new test can detect with great accuracy the development of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms occur. Jonathan Moreno muses on the ethical and political implications of this new medical milestone.

08-25-10 | A Win for Regional Innovation

By Sean Pool
On August 24th the Department of Energy Announced that a consortium of 90 organizations anchored at Penn State University will receive $129 million of to support energy efficiency innovation.

07-27-10 | Jumpstarting Sustainable American Jobs

By Thomas Gephart and Dan Loague
The federal government should partner with venture capitalists to help our nation’s innovative small businesses build the equity capital they need to grow and prosper in the United States.

06-08-10 | The Full Potential of University Research

By Krisztina “Z” Holly
Krisztina “Z” Holly proposes a pilot initiative for the federal government to accelerate the great potential of breakthrough innovations arising from academic research.

05-14-10 | Re-Thinking Innovation

By W. Patrick McCray
For the networks of scholars who study innovation to fully understand the process, they must examine innovation in a networked world.

08-25-10 | A Win for Regional Innovation

By Sean Pool
On August 24th the Department of Energy Announced that a consortium of 90 organizations anchored at Penn State University will receive $129 million of to support energy efficiency innovation.

08-20-10 | New “Ice Island” a Sign of Things to Come

By Sean Pool and Sarah Busch
Scientists at a congressional briefing conclude that recent glacial calving of a giant ice island off the Greenland ice shelf is a clear symptom of a warming world.

08-12-10 | A Long-Lasting Peace Between Man and Fish

By Andrew Light, Sean Pool and Laurel Hunt
Author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg tackles the changing relationship between human beings and the ocean in the new book Four Fish: the Future of the Last Wild Food.

08-10-10 | Distorting Science While Invoking Science

By Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
From Secondhand smoke to “Star Wars” to climate change, the cast of characters peddling pseudo-science is stunningly consistent.

07-20-10 | Is it Time to Change the Model for Tissue Donation?

By Jonathan D. Moreno
The idea of informed consent has grown up, and it’s time to rethink the reasoning behind the consent system for tissue donation, writes Jonathan Moreno.

06-02-10 | Transitions

By Andrew Plemmons Pratt
This Science Progress newsletter will go on hiatus for the summer as we transition staff. We will alert you as soon as it starts up again, but expect a period of radio (or, rather, email) silence. You can continue to find new content right here on the Science Progress homepage, and can get automated updates through our RSS [...]

10-21-09 | Tools for Truth Telling

By Andrew Plemmons Pratt
Given the Obama administration’s positive approach to science and to human rights, a new CAP report argues that now is the time to craft policies that support collaborations between researchers and advocates that stop atrocities.

08-13-09 | A Temporary Farewell

By Andrew Plemmons Pratt
Chris Mooney joined us at the very beginning and has been contributing to Science Progress since we launched in October 2007. He’ll be taking a break for the next school year and will head to MIT as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. In his “Temporary Last Column,” he looks back over two years of science [...]