FRANCIS COLLINS, the NIH director, received the 2017 Public Service Award from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology “for his outstanding accomplishments in the communication of science.” “Francis Collins is a model of scientific citizenship. His passion for public education has been an inspiration, and his leadership has motivated thousands of scientists to...
The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.
