ESAL recently interviewed Virginia Sen. Lashrecse Aird about her experience working at the state level to develop policy on artificial intelligence.
Local governments and communities face a breadth of STEM-related issues that scientists and engineers can help address.
ESAL recently interviewed Virginia Sen. Lashrecse Aird about her experience working at the state level to develop policy on artificial intelligence.
Read more about California's recent landmark proposal SB 1047 for ensuring safe and responsible development of large-scale artificial intelligence systems (AI) discussed in a recent virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Carnegie).
Career trajectories for people with advanced degrees in science have changed in the past decades, but our general approach to training the scientific workforce has not. Created in the aftermath of World War II, the current system of training scientists in the US relies primarily on research and training grants awarded to principal investigators. Faculty […]
Passed on 26 June, the 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act (SB 2499 and HB 7811) emphasizes the importance of energy storage in enhancing the reliability and resilience of the state's energy grid, especially as it increasingly relies on renewable sources like solar and wind power.
Seattle's port is making a strong push for environmental sustainability by requiring all homeported cruise ships to use shore power by 2027, moving up their original goal from 2030. This change aims to cut emissions and promote cleaner energy use in the maritime sector.
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.
