Lessons resonate more with students when they can see that what they are learning in class has real, tangible meaning.

Iyamu’s story takes us to an ambitious green housing project, run by a grief-stricken daughter struggling to keep her ...

But the task of improving and investing is hindered by the lack of standardized, high-quality data about the grid’s physical ...

How can rapidly expanding cities provide affordable, green housing? To understand the challenges in doing so, look to the ...

Latin America’s scientific culture can help build stronger institutions and a more just account of where knowledge comes from.

When I was six or seven years old, an elementary teacher asked me to write down what I wanted to be when I grew up. I listed three options: doctor, teacher, and engineer. My teacher was surprised I ...

A core design feature of two funding programs allows them to serve diverse missions across the federal innovation system.

Biochemist Katalin Karikó won the Nobel Prize for research that laid the groundwork for effective COVID-19 vaccines. She talks about how hard work and focus—rather than innate talent—led to her ...

The United States has focused on preventing the transfer of sensitive technology to adversarial nations rather than on improving its ability to collaborate internationally. One of the first major ...

Communities are increasingly unsatisfied with blanket promises of jobs and economic growth when considering the siting of data centers nearby. Unlike the factories of past industrial eras, data ...

Locally focused research investments enable coalitions of scientists and citizens to serve community needs. During the 15 years I spent managing fisheries in Canada and New Zealand, I worked closely ...