Monthly Archives: September 2020

COVID & Racism, their effects on the university scientific enterprise and what Congress is doing (or not doing) about them

  What a summer we have had. The killing of George Floyd and others has sparked renewed outrage over systemic racism in our country. Protests and demonstrations across the nation are calling for real change. The pandemic continues unabated at … Continue reading

Posted in Congress, Federal support for science, National Science Foundation | Tagged , , | Comments Off on COVID & Racism, their effects on the university scientific enterprise and what Congress is doing (or not doing) about them

Our First Branch of Government Needs Science Too

  Editor’s Note: Lucia Simonelli just completed her year as the AMS Congressional Fellow. She served in the office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and focused her work there on his climate agenda. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics from the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Our First Branch of Government Needs Science Too