And… We’re Back.
After almost three years on the project, our faithful managing editor Andrew Pratt has moved on to join Teach for America. We wish him the best. My name is Sean Pool, and I’ll be filling in as interim managing editor for the website. Here’s a recap of what we’ve been up to this summer.
Science Progress Editor-In- Chief Jonathan Moreno has documented both small steps forward and potentially devastating setbacks in stem cell research, as Monday’s misguided injunction on NIH funding for research using existing embryonic stem cell lines followed just weeks after the FDA approved the first ever human clinical trial for a stem cell therapy. We’ve also spent some time this summer digging into fisheries, oceans, and climate science policy with a book review and podcast with the author of Four Fish, a guest post by the authors of Merchants of Doubt, and a piece by Brad Johnson on the need for a unified federal science response in the wake of the BP oil disaster. On the innovation front we had venture capitalists Thomas Gephart and Dan Loague explain the importance of equity financing to start-ups as they take their prototypes into full-fledged commercialization, and what the government can do to help. As well, Krisztina “Z” Holly talked about how to unlock innovation by harnessing the cutting-edge research taking place in our university system.
Please note that the “blog” portion of the site will remain on hiatus for the rest of August and possibly through September. But we will continue to bring you a handful of feature articles each week, as well as twitter and RSS feeds and an email newsletter (for those who subscribe).
We hope you enjoy the new and streamlined Science Progress.
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