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Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter: Could this be a summer of progress?

Members of Congress are back in town following the Fourth of July holiday, and talks are taking...
July 11, 2019
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Visibility May Be the Key to Increasing Support for Science

During a recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Colloquium on “Misinformation about Science...
June 20, 2019
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Research Funding Hinges on Deal to #RaiseTheCaps

Just three months remain in the current fiscal year, and lawmakers in the House have made...
July 11, 2019
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The Research Advocate: Summer 2019

The summer 2019 edition of the Research!America newsletter, The Research Advocate, is now online...
June 28, 2019
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38%
Few say U.S. global standing in science and innovation will strengthen by the year 2050
Funding research gives all of us a better chance of living a healthier life. Without the research done, we could not have moved forward and have found cures or have even found medicine to have helped us, the survivors.
Andrea Kramer
Cancer Survivor / Patient Advocate
38%
Approximately 38% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime.
67%
Public Policies Should be Based on Best Available Science
Most people ... don’t understand the role of research in keeping America competitive and us alive and well. Research!America bridges this gap, informing leaders, policymakers and the public of the critical role of research and the necessity to ensure its funding and growth.
M. Roy Wilson, MD, MS
President, Wayne State University
$11 Billion
In 2018, the U.S. domestic box office earned $11 billion, enough to fund the NIH-sponsored research for eye disease and vision disorders ($859 million) for nearly 13 years.
Bench to Bedside
Medical progress is part determination, creative thought, science, manufacturing and distribution, sound regulation … and the list goes on. Science plays a pivotal role in each phase.
$17.5 billion
In 2019, the top five MLB teams were valued at 17.2 billion—twice the amount of funding that NIH-sponsored neuroscience research will receive that year (8.945 billion).

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Straight Talk: 2019 National Health Research Forum
September 5, 2019
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Public Health Fair 2019
September 12, 2019
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