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Member Only ContentResources : News Release
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Research!America Names Ralph E. Grunewald Executive Vice President: June 17, 2008 WASHINGTON—Ralph E. Grunewald has been named executive vice president at Research!America, the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. | Research |
85% of Americans Want a Presidential Debate on Science: May 12, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC—A new poll shows that 85% of U.S. adults agree that the presidential candidates should participate in a debate on how science can be used to help tackle America's major challenges. | Research, Research Investment/Funding |
Louisianans Call Mental Health the Top Impact of Katrina: April 29, 2008 NEW ORLEANS—Mental health issues top the list of ways Louisianans say the 2005 hurricanes affected the health of people in their community. In a new state poll, symptoms such as increased anxiety, stress and depression, were cited more often than other factors, including property destruction or physical illness. | Mental Health Research, Public Health |
Sen. Kennedy To Receive Research!America Advocacy Award: March 18, 2008 WASHINGTON—Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has been selected as the recipient of Research!America's 2008 Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy. | Research, Research Investment/Funding, Stem Cell Research |
Research!America to Honor Top Scientific and Health Research Advocates: March 13, 2008 WASHINGTON—About 500 leaders from industry, academia and scientific and health advocacy organizations, government officials and journalists will participate in Research!America's 12th Annual Advocacy Awards Gala to honor top scientific and health research advocates. | Research Investment/Funding |
amfAR to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award: March 13, 2008 WASHINGTON—amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has been named Research!America's 2008 Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award recipient. | Prevention, Public Health, Research Investment/Funding |
William H. Foege to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award: March 13, 2008 WASHINGTON—Renowned epidemiologist and public health research advocate William H. Foege, MD, MPH, has been named Research!America's 2008 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National Leadership. | Global Health, Prevention, Public Health, Research |
Pat Furlong to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award: March 13, 2008 WASHINGON—Pat Furlong, founding president and CEO of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, has been named Research!America's 2008 Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award recipient. | Research, Research Investment/Funding |
Richard Lerner to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award: March 13, 2008 WASHINGTON—Richard A. Lerner, MD, president of The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, has been named Research!America's 2008 Builders of Science award recipient. | Basic Research/Basic Science, Interdisciplinary Research, Research, Research Investment/Funding |
Schwarzenegger To Receive Research!America Advocacy Award: March 13, 2008 WASHINGTON—California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been selected as Research!America's 2008 Isadore Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public Opinion recipient. | Basic Research/Basic Science, Economic Impact, Research, Research Investment/Funding, Stem Cell Research |
Major Medical Research Coalitions Urge Congress to Accelerate Medical Progress by Increasing Investment in NIH: February 28, 2008 WASHINGTON—Health research advocates joined together to call on Congress to expand the nation's investment in medical research by increasing the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $1.9 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. | Research Investment/Funding |
Research!America Backs Call for Presidential Debate on Science: February 20, 2008 WASHINGTON—Research!America has signed on to Science Debate 2008, an initiative calling for a public debate in which the U.S. presidential candidates share their views on health, science, technology and environmental policy. | Research Investment/Funding |
Research!America Statement: On the Death of Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg: February 6, 2008 WASHINGTON—Research!America's chair, The Honorable John Edward Porter, former Illinois Congressman, responds to the news of the death of Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg, PhD, a member of Research!America's Scientific Advisory Committee: | Research |
President’s Budget Will Slow Medical Progress, Economic Growth: February 4, 2008 WASHINGTON—Research!America's president, Mary Woolley, expressed disappointment in the President's budget proposal for FY09: "Research!America is deeply disappointed by the President's failure to recommend increased federal funding for medical and health research in his 2009 budget. | Research Investment/Funding |
State of the Union 2008:: January 24, 2008 WASHINGTON—Research!America's president and CEO, Mary Woolley, says President Bush has a chance in his final State of the Union speech to reclaim investment in medical and health research as part of his legacy: "In his State of the Union speech and 2009 budget proposal, the President has a chance to show leadership by calling for a renewed commitment to medical and health research. | Research Investment/Funding |
2008 Primaries: Health and Research Key Issues for Voters: December 27, 2007 WASHINGTON—Health-related research and health issues overall are priorities for voters in upcoming primaries for the 2008 elections, according to a new national opinion poll. | Research |
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008: December 20, 2007 Statement from Research!America’s President and CEO Mary Woolley on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008. | Research, Research Investment/Funding |
First National Survey of Hispanic Opinions on Health Research: More Opportunities Needed for Hispanic Youth: December 13, 2007 WASHINGTON—Hispanics believe the U.S. should make a higher commitment to health and science research and are willing to pay additional taxes to subsidize additional medical research, according to a national opinion poll released today by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance) and Research!America. The poll also indicates that Hispanics do not believe there are adequate efforts to facilitate their entry into science professions. | Research |
Giving Thanks: November 19 Honors Public Health Heroes: November 16, 2007 WASHINGTON—Research!America and the leading U.S. public health organizations ask Americans to give special thanks to their state and local "public health heroes" on November 19. | Public Health |
Americans Optimistic About Future Medical Breakthroughs, Concerned That Not Enough Progress Is Being Made: November 16, 2007 WASHINGTON—Although nearly three quarters of Americans expect breakthroughs in treatments for diabetes, cancer and heart disease over the next decade, a majority of Americans (57%) believe we are not making enough progress in medical research, according to a survey conducted for Research!America and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). | Innovation / Competitiveness |
Research!America Honors Univ. of Chicago Economists: October 9, 2007 WASHINGTON—Research!America today presented its 2007 Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award to two University of Chicago economists. | Economic Impact |
U.S. Invests $9.3 Billion in Research to Improve Health Globally: October 4, 2007 ASPEN, CO—Public and private sources in the U.S. invested $9.3 billion last year in global health research, according to a new report by Research!America. | Global Health |
U.S. Research Funding Continues to Flatten As U.S. Health Costs Climb: August 30, 2007 WASHINGTON—Total U.S. investment in health-related research grew by a modest 4.2% from 2005 to 2006, significantly slower than the 6.8% increase in U.S. health costs, according to a report released today by Research!America. | Research Investment/Funding |
Lance Armstrong Foundation Presidential Debates: Make Cancer Research Part of National Dialogue: August 23, 2007 WASHINGTON—In the LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum hosted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation next week, it is critical that candidates explain how as President they would address our declining investment in cancer and other areas of health research. | Research |
Voters: Health Care System Needs Complete Overhaul or Significant Change: July 19, 2007 WASHINGTON—Most registered voters say our health care system needs real change and that federal research agencies need more funding, according to public opinion data released today by Research!America, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation and other partners. | Research Investment/Funding |
New Global Health Research Ambassadors Named: July 11, 2007 WASHINGTON—Twenty-three of the nation's foremost experts on global health have been selected to advocate for the need for greater U.S. investment in global health research as part of Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research. | Global Health |
Research!America Celebrates National Public Health Week 2007: April 2, 2007 WASHINGTON—Research!America joins the American Public Health Association in celebration of the 12th annual National Public Health Week. | Public Health |
Statement: We Must Provide Stronger Funding for CDC: March 21, 2007 WASHINGTON—For 60 years, Americans have benefited from the accomplishments of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in protecting our health and that of our families. | Public Health, Research Investment/Funding |
Statement in Support of Congressional Innovation and Competitiveness Initiatives: March 13, 2007 WASHINGTON—Research!America applauds the initiatives underway in the 110th Congress to advance innovation and competitiveness in America. | Innovation / Competitiveness |
Research Advocates Urge Funding Increase to Get NIH "Back on Track": February 9, 2007 WASHINGTON—Health research advocates joined today to call on the Congress and the Administration to work together on a three-year plan to restore the nation's medical research enterprise. | Research Investment/Funding |
President's 2008 Budget:: February 5, 2007 WASHINGTON—Research!America's board chair, The Honorable John Edward Porter, former Illinois Congressman, urges the President to make research a higher priority: | Research Investment/Funding |
Americans Fear Decline in U.S. Performance in Math and Science: February 1, 2007 WASHINGTON—More than half of Americans (52%) don't believe the U.S. is performing well in science and math education compared to other nations, but they know science is very important (85%), according to a recent poll commissioned by Research!America. | Basic Research/Basic Science |
If U.S. Could Help Change the World: Energy and Health Issues Top List: January 29, 2007 WASHINGTON—If the U.S. invests in one thing to make a difference in the world, energy issues/gas prices/alternative fuels (18%) and health care/medicine/cures (16%) top the list, according to a new poll commissioned by Research!America. | Global Health |
State of the Union and 2008 Budget:: January 23, 2007 WASHINGTON—Research!America's board chair, The Honorable John Edward Porter, former Illinois Congressman, urges the President to make research a priority. | Research Investment/Funding |
Global Health Research Ambassadors Named: November 20, 2006 WASHINGTON—Twenty-seven of the nation's foremost experts in global health will band together to advocate for greater U.S. investment in global health research. | Global Health |
Public Health Thank You Day: November 16, 2006 "We ask all Americans to join us in celebrating Public Health Thank You Day 2006 on November 20, the Monday of Thanksgiving week. | Public Health |
Mental Health Not Given Equal Importance, Americans Say: September 28, 2006 WASHINGTON—While nearly nine out of 10 (89%) Americans say mental health is as important as physical health, only one-fourth (24%) believe physical and mental health are treated with equal importance in the U.S. health care system. Nearly all (92%) say that mental health services such as treatment for depression and suicide prevention should be part of any basic health care plan: 65% strongly agree and 27% say they somewhat agree. | Mental Health Research |
Americans Willing to Donate Genetic Material for Research: September 19, 2006 WASHINGTON—Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say they are willing to donate their own genetic material in order to help scientists study disease, according to a Research!America national public opinion poll released today. | Personalized Medicine |
2006 Elections: Medical Research & U.S. Competitiveness Key Issues for Voters & Candidates: September 18, 2006 WASHINGTON—Medical research issues and U.S. competitiveness in research and innovation are on the minds of voters and candidates alike this fall, according to a new public opinion poll and survey of Congressional candidates commissioned by Research!America and the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for Your Candidates–Your Health, a voter education initiative. | Innovation / Competitiveness |
U.S. Spending Less on Health Research Against Rising Health Costs—In Sept. 13 JAMA: September 12, 2006 WASHINGTON—The U.S. investment in health-related research grew a modest 2.2% in 2005, much slower than the 7.4% growth in health costs, according to a report released today by Research!America. The report is covered in the September 13 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. | Research Investment/Funding |
Research!America Receives $1.2 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant: July 11, 2006 WASHINGTON—Research!America has received a $1.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Global Health |
New Yorkers Value Public Health: April 3, 2006 ALBANY, NY—A recent telephone survey commissioned by Research!America of 800 adults in New York found that the state's residents value public health and want increased funding for public health services. Conducted in January 2006, the survey was sponsored by the New York State Community Health Partnership, a public-private partnership dedicated to improving community health. | Public Health |
U.S. Rep. Michael Castle Receives Research!America Advocacy Award: March 22, 2006 WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Michael Castle (DE) has received the 2006 Research!America Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy. | Stem Cell Research |
Americans Say They Are Healthier Than Their Parents and Working to Stay that Way: March 17, 2006 WASHINGTON—Nearly half (48%) of Americans say they are in better health now than when their parents were their age, according to a national poll released today by Research!America and PARADE. | Aging / Longevity |
President's NIH Budget Will Slow Medical Progress: February 6, 2006 WASHINGTON—Medical research advocates expressed grave concerns that the administration's FY07 proposal to freeze the budget for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will slow the development of life-saving cures and treatments, while undermining President Bush's own efforts to make the nation more competitive in the world. | Research Investment/Funding |
Top Concerns About Aging: Failing Health, Mental Ability: February 2, 2006 WASHINGTON—Americans worry most about staying healthy as they ponder old age, but losing their mental faculty is their biggest fear, according to a national poll released today by Research!America and PARADE magazine. | Aging / Longevity |
Americans Say More Funding for Medical Research Vital to U.S. Economic Health: January 26, 2006 WASHINGTON—Six in 10 Americans (58%) say greater funding for medical and health research is essential to the country's future health and economic prosperity, according to a new national poll released today by Research!America. | Research Investment/Funding |
Majority of Texans Support Stem Cell Research: January 4, 2006 HOUSTON—More than half (55%) of Texans support embryonic stem cell research and a majority (53%) favor using federal funds to conduct this type of research, according to a statewide poll released today by Research!America. | Stem Cell Research |
U.S. Invests $9.5 Billion in R&D for Developing Nations: December 20, 2005 WASHINGTON—Public and private sources in the U.S. spent $9.5 billion in 2003 on research and development (R&D) to improve health in developing nations, according to a new report from Research!America. | Global Health |
Most Americans Hope to Live Past 85, Many See Age Discrimination: December 9, 2005 WASHINGTON—Most Americans (58%) hope to live past age 85, although only 43% think they actually will, according to a new national poll released today by Research!America and PARADE magazine. | Aging / Longevity |
Indiana Residents See Economic Value of Medical Research: November 17, 2005 INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana residents almost universally support investment in scientific research as a driver for the state's economy but think their state is not yet a leader in this area, according to a newly released state poll commissioned by Research!America. | Economic Impact |
Montanans Want More Invested in Protecting Their Health: July 21, 2005 HELENA, Mt.—A large majority of Montana residents (87%) support increasing state funding for health departments that are expected to prepare for and respond to threats to our health according to a statewide poll released today by Research!America. | Public Health |
Majority of Americans Back Embryonic Stem Cell Research: July 7, 2005 WASHINGTON—Six in 10 Americans (58%) say they support using embryonic stem cells in medical research, according to a new national poll by Research!America and PARADE magazine. Three in 10 (29%) are opposed. | Stem Cell Research |
New Poll: Many Don't Know Injury Is #1 Killer of Young Americans: June 29, 2005 WASHINGTON—Injury is the number one killer of Americans between the ages of one and 45. Yet fewer than half of Americans (44%) named injury of any type as the leading killer for this age group, in a nationwide poll. Research!America and SafeUSA commissioned the poll to explore public attitudes and knowledge about injury. | Public Health |
President's Budget Will Slow Research Momentum: February 7, 2005 ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Research to protect and improve health is being threatened by proposed cutbacks in domestic investment. | Research Investment/Funding |