Local governments and communities face a breadth of STEM-related issues that scientists and engineers can help address.
This panel discussion will delve into the details on AI policy, including both domestic and international perspectives. Will the EU once again shape tech policy or will the US finally regulate its tech industry? Hear how academics are predicting the future of AI policy in 2024 and how industry future proofs its technology to account […]
ESAL chats with Karen Gardner, economist, researcher, and policy analyst for better healthy retail public health policy.
Advancing Science is not just an educational initiative; it is a lifeline to struggling schools, providing them with scientific equipment, workshops, and mobile science educator expertise, all at no cost.
ESAL hosted a panel discussion titled “Evidence-Driven Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic”. The panelists provided a deeply informative and multi-faceted view of one of the most serious public health challenges in the United States.
ESAL chatted with Cindy Hua, board member of Downwinders at Risk and chair of the Particulate Matter Education Committee, about her work on empowering residents to engage with the civic process and her journey into local activism.
Learn more about how researchers are using data science to highlight the housing insecurity issue across the country.
In a recent conversation with ESAL, Kavin Manickaraj, chief data scientist at Greenlink Analytics, reflected on how his concern for the well-being of the local community and effects of climate change informs his science and career path. Learn more about how Kavin wants to bridge the gap between science and political action.
ESAL spoke with Christine Task, a senior research scientist at Knexus Research Corporation and contracted technical lead of the Collaborative Research Cycle (CRC) hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Privacy Engineering Program. Learn more about how Christine is mobilizing the privacy research community to solve pressing problems facing the federal government.
As communities across the country grapple with a variety of environmental policy issues, from climate resilience to mine reclamation to energy transition, the need for local solutions grounded in environmental justice is a growing imperative. Geoscientists and other STEM professionals are accordingly well-suited to leverage their scientific expertise to advance such efforts, yet are seldom […]
