Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter

December

• Captured in Quotes
• ‘Tis the Season… to Champion Medical Research
• Muddy Waters

November

• Gratitude
• A Striking Resemblance
• Back to Business
• A Light at the End of a Very Long Tunnel

October

• Haunted by Gridlock
• Time Lost Is Progress Lost
• Stalemate
• More than One Kind of Hero
• Federal Shutdown and More

September

• A Fast-Approaching Deadline
• Medical Research Week
• Recognizing Research
• Advocacy Works

August

• Back to School, Back to Congress
• Policy Decisions, Research Impacts
• A Troubling Development in Federal Grantmaking
• Take the August Challenge

July

• Roller Coaster of a Week
• As American as Science
• The Advocacy Imperative
• Increasing the Visibility of Science
• American Curiosity, Ingenuity, and Leadership

June

• What’s at Risk
• On The Hill and On The Road
• Changing Hearts and Minds
• The Results Are In

May

• Who Will Step Up?
• Community and Advocacy
• ‘Tis the Season of the Colleague Letter
• Calling All Advocates
• Compelling Testimony

April

• Consequential Advocacy
• Make Your Voice Heard Now
• Navigate and Advocate
• Advocacy Now

March

• Disturbing News
• Certainty, Uncertainty, Advocacy
• Honoring Research Advocates
• Advocacy at the Forefront

February

• Research Advocates Unite in Force
• The Time For Advocacy Is Now
• Americans Want Medical Progress
• We All Must Engage

January

• America Speaks
• The First 100 Hours
• Anticipating Changes
• Connections
• New Year, New Opportunities

December

• Clock is Ticking
• Looking Forward
• Energy Not Inertia

November

• Gratitude
• Communicating
• Transition

October

• Trick or Treat
• Talk of the Town
• Remarkable Leaders
• Staying Safe
• Reinvigorating Medical Research

September

• In the Nick of Time
• Straight Talk
• Many Clocks are Ticking
• Another Continuing Resolution

August

• Emerging Threats
• Inspiration in Challenging Times
• Make Your Voice Heard
• Engage and Inform
• Taking the Leap

July

• Bold Leadership
• What Is Possible
• Make Sure to Be Heard
• Fireworks and More Fireworks

June

• Time to Engage
• Portrait of a Leader
• America Speaks on Food and Nutrition
• Oversight and Progress Too

May

• Next Gen Researchers
• Leading the Conversation
• Alarming News
• Nominate a Star Today
• Champions for Research

April

• From Public Sentiment to Public Policy
• A Warm Welcome
• Award Winners In the Public Eye
• A Big Moment in the Sun for Science

March

• March Madness
• A Step Backward
• Celebration and Inspiration
• Setting Priorities

February

• Of Three Minds
• Science Without Walls
• The Heart of the Matter
• America Speaks
• A Call to Action

January

• Meeting the Moment
• The Budget Roller Coaster
• The Potholed Path Forward
• Tackling Threats to Progress

December

• Contributing to Our World through Scientific Progress
• Great Messaging, Great Advocacy
• Americans Are Worried

November

• Making Changes not Excuses
• The Power of Gratitude and Giving
• Running Up That Hill
• Labor Neither Lost nor Unappreciated

October

• Eye-Popping Statistics
• Setting Silence Aside
• America Needs Cures, Not Cuts
• What Would Lincoln Do?

September

• We Have Seen This Movie Before
• Celebration and Consternation
• The Good, the Bad, and the Indefensible
• What’s At Stake

August

• Advocacy Happened in August
• Silence and Shutdowns
• Scientific Collaboration in Contentious Times
• CHIPS and CHiMPS
• Losing Confidence

July

• Priceless Advice, Precarious Times
• Heating Up!!
• At Odds
• Changes, Challenges, Champions

June

• “The Power of One”
• Mapping a Science Strong Future
• Invest in the NIH
• Fast and Furious
• Refocusing on the Future

May

• Don’t Remove the Engine
• A new prize, new nominee, and potential new agreement
• The Incredible, Incomparable ROI of R&D
• The $130 Billion Mistake

April

• Let’s Talk About Vax, Baby.
• Elect To Advocate
• Alarm Bells Are Ringing
• If You Think Research is Expensive, Try Disease

March

• Big Ideas Bring Better Health
• Go Bold
• Dazzled!
• The Risk is Real; The Time Is Now
• Champions, Challenges, Change

February

• Public Perspectives, Public Policy
• Spotlight on Equity
• Facing Down Existential Threats
• Public Sentiment is Everything

January

• Earworms and Outreach
• Devil in the Details
• Common Ground, Common Good
• Optimism?

December

• Advocacy Works!
• It’s A Wrap
• Let’s Talk
• Act to Reverse Declining Life Expectancy
• It’s Never Over

November

• A Time to Say Thank You
• The Clock is Ticking
• Vote! And Keep Engaging

October

• What Does $10.6 Billion Buy?
• Show Your Work
• 10,000 Lives Each Week
• Many to Honor, Much to Celebrate

September

• Saying Thank You — and Seeing Parallels
• A Revealing Map
• The Countdown is On
• Inaction is a Terrible Decision
• Advocacy, Curiosity, Trust

August

• Seizing Opportunity
• 10 Minutes to Impact
• Joining and Cultivating R&D Champions
• Then. Now. Imagine.

July

• YOU DID IT!
• Advocacy Works! U.S. Innovation Bill Making Progress
• The Future is On the Line
• The Clock is Ticking on U.S. Competitiveness

June

• Strong Support for Federal Research
• A Busy Week in Washington
• Discipline and Staying Power
• You can change the image of things to come…
• With Research, There is Hope

May

• Preparation and Innovation
• Double Down on Innovation
• Covid Deaths Be Not Proud
• Public Perspectives, Policy Imperatives

April

• Transformative Innovation Creates Jobs
• Making the Most of the Moment
• Safe Passage
• Representation and Inclusion

March

• We’ve Got Work to Do
• America Speaks for Science
• Heroes Among Us
• Progress is a Process
• R&D Drives Jobs, Competitiveness

February

• Will We Meet the Moment?
• Leadership Requires Investment
• Progress on the Hill
• Not Normal

January

• Build Trust, Build Preparedness
• Clarion Call for R&D Investment
• The Case for Course Correction
• More Unites Than Divides Us

December

• Progress, Challenges, Opportunity
• Delays Cost Lives
• Honoring Leaders, Encouraging Action
• Urgency of Meeting the Moment

November

• An Abundance of Thanks
• This Isn’t a Drill
• Public Health is All of Us, Everywhere
• Heroes Act When the Stakes Are High

October

• Research is a Bargain
• Speak Now for Research
• Focus on the Future
• Champions and Challenges

September

• These Times Call for Action
• See Clearly, Act Boldly, Embrace Change
• Live from the 2021 National Forum!
• First Lady Jill Biden
• Stepping Up Investments in Science

August

• Clarity
• Skepticism In and About Science
• Competition, Communication, Candor
• Building Out Progress

July

• Leadership, Stewardship, Bipartisanship
• Nudging the Nudge-able
• Misinformation is Deadly
• Start by Asking
• Global challenge, global opportunity

June

• Championing Science
• Communication, Innovation, Advocacy
• Data for Insight and Action
• Plenty That’s New

May

• Advocacy Works
• All In for Science
• Special Gratitude Edition
• Praise, Engage, Advocate

April

• 00 Days Today
• Stewardship and Leadership
• Collaboration, Coordination, Innovation
• Focus on the Future
• Big Plans

March

• Then and Now
• Keys to the Path Forward
• One Year Later
• Innovation Requires Investment

February

• Perseverance and Resilience
• Research Relief is COVID Relief
• RISE to the Challenge
• Recognizing, Reconciling, and Revitalizing

January

• Full Speed Ahead
• Science Is America’s Best Ally
• Stimulating Progress
• Aftershock

December

• Moving Forward to 2021
• Bringing Science Home
• Transitions and Trust
• Deadlines Drive Action

November

• Spotlight on Public Health
• Trust and Tribute
• With the Election Behind: Science Full-Steam Ahead
• Let’s Get To Work

October

• Setting Unwelcome Records
• Trust in Science; Support Science
• Will Science Be the Winner?
• Solving Problems to Benefit Us All
• Put Science to Work

September

• Vote Science Strong
• The Clock is Winding Down
• Live from the 2020 National Health Research Forum
• Securing a Science-Strong Future

August

• Fogging the Lens
• Now or Never
• Inaction is the Wrong Choice
• A Now Situation

July

• Meeting the Moment
• The Courage to Act
• Serving the Public Interest
• What Future are We Building?
• Daunting Challenges, Core Strengths

June

• The Solutions Will Come From Science
• Partnership and Progress
• Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Every Day
• Assuring a Fair and Just Society

May

• Building Back Better
• Public Sentiment
• Point to the Victories
• Now is the time

April

• Without research, there is no hope
• Strength together
• Time To Think Big
• For the health of the public
• Reliance on science

March

• Science, Science, Science
• Science: Front and Center
• High alert
• Meeting Americans’ Expectations

February

• Vote to #FundScience
• Building trust, driving progress
• We can’t ignore the President’s budget
• State of the Union: Key Takeaways

January

• A long week
• Meet the Honoree: Mary Fogarty McAndrew, Recipient of the Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award
• A Call to Action
• Troubling trends
• Resolutions
• The future is us

December

• Advocacy works
• Do we have a deal?
• Cross sector civic engagement

November

• With gratitude for all
• Let’s take time to say thank you
• Gratitude and Vigilance
• Don’t Settle for Stasis

October

• Delivering Halloween treats
• Honoring Advocacy
• #CRsStopProgress
• Nobel Laureates of today and tomorrow
• Not a moment too soon

September

• Great expectations
• The future of research
• Words and Deeds
• A Pivotal Month

August

• If we don’t speak up…
• Don’t wait to advocate
• Scientists as messengers
• Evidence, Advocacy, Impact
• Your advocacy made a difference

July

• Trains, planes, and a budget deal
• Are We There Yet?
• Could this be a summer of progress?
• Raising Awareness; Raising the Caps

June

• June Gloom
• Trust in science
• The value of innovation
• A research setback and research accelerators

May

• Kudos to young scientists
• The public context of research
• We are all Patients
• The research environment
• Leadership matters

April

• Opportunities and Imperatives
• Public Health at the Forefront
• Then and Now
• Taking Action is the Right Answer

March

• Keeping a finger on the public pulse
• Spring deadlines
• Grateful for research and our advocates
• Hearings and being heard

February

• Science Budgets in Jeopardy
• Focus on the Future
• Countering threats to science and to health
• Getting to goal

January

• Delays Hurt Us All
• Walking the priority talk
• Keep moving
• Positioning the US for success
• Advocacy works in the new year!

December

• Charting a Better Course
• A Difficult Day
• Down to the wire — again
• Touching Hearts and Minds

November

• Global Health Security
• Changing the Lexicon
• Energizing Advocacy
• First Thoughts on Science and the New Congress
• Vote (early or not) and advocate often

October

• News you can use, for your health and for your advocacy
• Public Health Demands Advocacy
• Election Countdown Begins
• Bipartisanship matters

September

• Major kudos and prestigious awards
• Inspiration and reasons for hope
• Optimism in the air
• Cutting through the Noise

August

• Empowering students to engage the public
• The Senate is busy and so are we
• Three ways to let the Senate know your views
• Summer in the Capital City
• High stakes for research and public health

July

• Research is a Strategic Asset
• Health, Well-being and Prosperity
• Welcome News
• Big Money and Small, Working for Research

June

• Better is Possible
• A Bias for Action
• Breaking through
• No easy answers

May

• More advocacy, more science, more solutions to what ails us
• Too many epidemics; too little response
• Assessing Success
• Rescission Decision
• It Takes a Continuum

April

• Calling All Advocacy Superstars
• Rallying for Research
• Tweet First, Then March for Science
• No Rescission

March

• Staying Unstuck
• Omnibus Puts More Science to Work
• An Indelible Impact
• Stepping Up the Pace
• Gathering the Will and the Evidence

February

• Make Your Priorities Known
• Inaction is a Choice
• Bipartisanship in Action
• Saying no to the status quo

January

• Wake-Up Call
• Determination in the Face of Uncertainty
• Cautious Optimism Is Not a Done Deal
• Ironies and Urgencies Frame the New Year

December

• The Stage Is Set for Action in 2018
• No Time to Stand on the Sidelines
• An unacceptable scenario
• Prathik’s Future

November

• To tax or not to tax, that is the question
• Thanks and a Thanksgiving Challenge
• Raise the caps, raise awareness, raise your voice
• News and Coming Attractions
• Context and Content

October

• What Money Can Buy
• Messages Worth Repeating
• Public Engagement Leads to Public Support
• It’s time to dig deeper

September

• What geese and rats and frogs have in common
• If you think research is expensive, try disease
• Patients are Waiting
• Writing Early for Several Good Reasons

August

• Confronting Challenges Together
• Advocacy isn’t discretionary
• Sound science, smart advocacy
• Ending the crippling constraints on research
• Laureates and advocates

July

• Mixed Signals
• Changing the image of things to come
• Straight Talk
• Power to the Public

June

• Before and After the 4th of July
• We can’t hope our way out of these challenges
• Drumbeats and determination
• Leadership matters
• Countering societal threats with research and innovation

May

• Assuring a nation worth defending
• Three Minute Thesis
• Knowledge and science in the service of national strength
• Saying thank you when it counts

April

• A True Celebration
• Raise Your Voice for Science
• Marching for (More) Science
• Things to do while Congress is in recess

March

• March Madness
• Important Signals Are Emerging amidst the Noise
• An Evening of Inspiration and Celebration
• Speak up and be Heard
• Not Too Much to Hope

February

• Science Serves
• Advocacy can be the Secret Sauce Empowering Science
• Science and fiscal responsibility
• Embracing Advocacy and Public Engagement

January

• Science not silence
• Listening Carefully
• Dr. King continues to inspire
• 2017 is off to a fast start