Scientists' worst fears about Trump's cuts to research funding haven't come to pass, thanks to several legal challenges and ...

Research in applied cognitive and brain sciences takes a use-inspired approach to cognitive neuroscience. The psychology department houses a number of renown experts and labs that focus on cognitive ...

Behavioral science describes the study of human behavior through the use of systematic experimentation and observation. Behavioral scientists study when and why individuals engage in specific ...

The U.S. has held a global leadership position in public health and health science research for decades. In the past 75 years, this research has brought many diseases under control through basic ...

Computer science has long operated on a foundation of trust: researchers publish findings, peers verify them, and the field advances one credible paper at a time. That system is now under serious ...

Students at Saint Louis University School for Science and Engineering have the opportunity to apply their education in a global context. Our research areas cross traditional disciplines, allowing ...

Undergraduate research is part of our DNA. Students can hit the ground running with research projects as early as their first year. The lab and scientific writing skills that undergraduates develop ...

In an era of rapid scientific and technological advances when politicians and scientists are struggling to find the right balance between innovation and safety, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has introduced ...

A study of millions of life science papers revealed that manuscripts with women in key authorship roles spent longer between ...

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a ...

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...