Your Candidates - Your Health

10/17/2018

The Science Policy Group at University of Urbana-Champaign is hosting a panel event where you can engage your candidates about research & agriculture policy! Check it out Mon. Oct 22 Register here http://bit.ly/2OtKQoN .

08/23/2018

Featuring: Victoria Shanmugam, MD, Director of the Division of Rheumatology, Associate Professor of Medicine; Brad Jones, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbi...

08/14/2018

, here's a recording of the Coalition for National Science Funding's recent webinar about communicating the value of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to elected officials. https://vimeo.com/281866608.

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08/06/2018

Many Americans say government investments in medical research, engineering and technology or basic scientific research usually pay off in the long run.

08/02/2018

Are you a current undergraduate/graduate student, postdoc, or early career fellow interested in the public policy landscape shaping science, innovation, and discovery? Then register for this program to learn how public policies shape medical and biological engineering. https://aimbe.org/institute/

07/24/2018

Scientists representing CNSF have made the case for the investment in scientific research on Capitol Hill. This summer presents an opportunity to further build support for science in state and district offices of congressional members. This webinar will provide strategies that will help strengthen r...

07/23/2018

"Candidates with science and technical backgrounds are running for Congress this year in unprecedented numbers..." Read more in Scientific American. https://bit.ly/2LLQPje

Engineers, researchers, physicians have won or lost primary races based on other factors

07/20/2018

In this episode of the ASBMB science policy podcast, public affairs staff members provide updates on the fiscal year 2019 Labor Health and Human Services appropriations. Staff members also discuss the society’s August is for Advocacy annual campaign and recap the society’s response to the Nation...

07/16/2018

We've extended the proposal deadline for our Bipartisan Candidate Engagement initiative to accommodate more groups interested in participating. You now have until August 10 to apply! Learn more at bit.ly/2ym4bkf.

Research!America, in partnership with the National Science Policy Network, has announced a request for proposals from student- and postdoc-led science policy groups for the alliance’s bipartisan candidate engagement initiative for the 2018 midterm elections.

07/13/2018

Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole is a dedicated leader in the fight in Washington D.C. for sustained increases in federal funding for biomedical research through the National Institutes of Health. U.S. Rep. Cole, Chairman of the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, speaks candidly to Amazing Th

07/10/2018

"We count on a continuous stream of support from the federal government... If we had less federal funds, we would have less information and less information to treat patients with." Scientists across the country are using federal funds for research to advance medical technology and improve patients' lives. Visit our Reasons for Research page to learn why funding for research is so important! https://bit.ly/2GT9Kug.

Patients and scientists explain why medical and health research must be a higher national priority SCIENTISTS EXPLAIN WHY Federal Funding is essential In the following videos, scientists discuss why federal support for medical and health research is crucial to saving lives and reducing health care c...

07/09/2018

The AAS is now a cosponsor of the bipartisan candidate engagement initiative, a partnership of Research!America and the newly-formed National Science Policy Network (NSPN). The bipartisan candidate engagement initiative is a focused program as part of the NSPN's broader microgrant program, which is....