Education in the United States operates within a complex system. It is difficult to focus on any particular component without considering how it is influenced by and, in turn, influences other parts ...

America has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a precipitous decline. Proposed cuts to the federal agencies that fund scientific ...

Provost Alec D. Gallimore has appointed Professor Jungsang Kim to a new role overseeing the formation of the next phase of the Duke Science and Technology (DST) initiative. Kim, the Schiciano Family ...

Pew Research Center has had a longstanding interest in studying Americans’ views of the impact of science. A majority of Americans (61%) say science has had a mostly positive effect on society. This ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...