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The Inflation Reduction Act brings money for climate research, but there is an energy trade-off

Inflation Reduction Act passed by Senate but needs approval of House of Representatives

Funding is needed to scale up diagnosis and care, public health experts say

This week: rules for space junk, a new NSF education head and research into Covid-19
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Ursula von der Leyen and Joe Biden reaffirm commitment to freedom of speech

£40 smartphone microscope could be used for research, education and science outreach, they say

Figure even lower for teaching staff as much time is spent on admin and meetings

Artificial intelligence is making it more tempting than ever for unscrupulous academics to plagiarise

This week: new operational priorities for Nasa, Covid funding, and harassment among medical faculty

Proposals include uplifts for the National Science Foundation and research on antimicrobial resistance

Science committee ranking member Frank Lucas “disgusted” with political machinations

A Californian open-access deal could herald the sunny future that reformers have been dreaming about

This week: rewarding science breakthroughs, diversifying clinical trials, and a new astrophysics chief

Research areas prioritised include diagnostic tools, infection control and therapeutic effectiveness

Recombination of microchips and science components gets congressional approval

Government efforts to tackle underrepresentation of minorities in Stem must address deep roots of racism

This week: Fauci plans retirement, Cancer Cabinet appointments and small-business R&D

House representative links move to funding of Wuhan lab, amid scientific scepticism of law change

Growing use of data in universities requires more prominence for research offices, US report says

Summer is rapidly approaching—time is running out for Congress to agree on R&D spending

This week: new NOAA chief scientist, an environmental data lab and dark-matter detection

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology launches $1.5 million diversity programme

US research community welcomes federal guidance on collaborative research involving people

Pole-to-pole alliance will share knowledge and data, and promote ocean literacy

James Webb Space Telescope is a joint initiative of Canada, Europe and the United States

Nasa’s attempts to aim for the stars keep getting bogged down in the political gutter

This week: ‘top secret’ research, supercomputers powering up and a plan to boost semiconductor manufacturing

Nasa administrator Bill Nelson expresses concern about China’s plans, but Chinese government dismisses his claims

Ericka Boone wants to provide more support for less-funded US institutions and early career researchers

Independence Day dawns for researchers getting to grips with Supreme Court's abortion ruling

This week: $8 billion for hydrogen innovation, patient safety and social sciences leadership

Economic powers to “step up, align and track” preparedness efforts

Cost overruns and delays reach worst levels in more than a decade of analysis

American Association of University Professors says survey reveals ‘appalling’ pay for part-time faculty

Budget battle commences again in Congress

This week: draft agency budgets published, NSF funding compromise proposed and call for animal-research support

Licensing “contributed up to $1.9 trillion to US economy” over past 25 years