The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support ...
Some scholars dismiss the distinction between basic and applied science as passé, yet substantive assumptions about this boundary remain obdurate in research policy, popular rhetoric, the sociology ...
For example, the Nobel prize in economic science, awarded this week, underlined the importance of funding basic research.
The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in ...
Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. The number of basic science papers published by recipients of ...
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 ...
On the following pages, you’ll meet just a few of the UAB scientists whose discoveries hold tremendous potential to transform the treatment landscape for a variety of diseases, from kidney disease to ...
It’s rare for science to get a lot of time on the silver screen. Especially physics. At least that was the case until this summer, with the release of Christopher Nolan’s epic three-hour film delving ...