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Tulips, Tyranny…and Gratitude
It’s springtime in Washington, my favorite season in our nation’s capitol. The cherry blossoms have faded, but the bright red tulips are standing erect like soldiers in Lafayette Park, across from the...
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Editorial Writers Consider the Water Crisis, Informed by UCS Experts
I was in Newport, Rhode Island for a conference of the Association of Opinion Journalists October 13 through 16. It was wonderful to escape the fog of Capitol Hill and be in the company of rational,...
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Part-Time Activism for the Busy Expert: A Molecular Biologist’s Tale
I remember the first really large protest I ever attended. I was 21 and it was on the eve of the invasion of Iraq. The atmosphere was electric—all over the U.S. and around the world, people were out...
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Dear Tomorrow: An Open Letter to My Son on Climate Change and His Future
Dear Thomas, In the five months you’ve been on this Earth, I already love you more than I can describe in words. I want nothing but a perfectly happy life for you, a life with every opportunity...
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From Academia to Advocacy and Back: The Importance of Translating Research...
Sadly, this will be my last post as an analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). I came to UCS in Washington, DC immediately after obtaining my PhD in 2014. Two years later, I’m coming full...
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You Can Support Science and Push Back Against the Anti-Science Agenda: Here’s...
Dazed and confused is not a phrase typically used to describe scientists, yet many of us are feeling that way in the wake of the dramatic policy changes implemented in the first few months of the new...
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Public Discussion of Science Policy Surges Nationwide as Thousands Engage in...
Photo: Omari Spears/UCSThe great awakening of the science community is only gaining steam in the wake of increased attacks on science. Since the spring launch of Science Rising, we’ve recorded more...
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Three Ways Advocacy Has Enabled Market Forces to Clean up the Power Grid
Economics and market forces are powerful but often get all the credit for the gains in decarbonizing the power grid. Certainly, they deserve a lot of credit: without favorable economics,...
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