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Four science policy and education leaders sit on-stage during the 2025 NAS State of Science address while a fifth speakers shares remarks from a portable screen.

2025 State of Science panel

Video of a panel discussion featuring science policy and education leaders following the 2025 State of Science address by Dr. Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Science.

A hand holding up an imaginary lightbulb that is emitting images related to science and technology.

Universities are the invisible hand

A joint op-ed in Issues in Science and Technology on the role of science in nation-building, science funding and opportunities to improve the scientific enterprise.

A person in business attire sits and speaks into a microphone on-stage during a fireside chat about US research universities.

University research is the "invisible hand" in advancing innovation

A video excerpt describing how the iPhone exemplies the collective impact of academic research.

A person in business attire holds out a tomato in front of a table of students with laptops during a class lecture on innovation.

Rethinking public affairs at ASU

A video giving an insight look at the science policy and public affairs course co-taught by President Crow each spring at ASU.

A person in a white shirt and gray blazer holds up a tomato during a course lecture on innovation.

When is a tomato more than a tomato? Crow guides class to a wider view of technology

A look at the science, technology and public affairs course co-taught by President Crow each spring semester at ASU. 

Six people sit in chairs on a stage and a large LED screen discussing higher education and science before a live audience.

2024 AAAS Annual Meeting Closing Plenary Panel

A panel discussion on higher education, public trust and the future of science.

Side-by-side head shots of two science and technology policy leaders and authors smiling and dressed in dark clothing.

Enhancing trust in science and democracy in an age of misinformation

An op-ed in Issues in Science and Technology co-authored with Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences.

An illustrated gold wave design sits against a backdrop of stars in a dark sky.

Finding Collective Advantage in Shared Knowledge

An Issues in Science and Technology podcast interview on the historical impact of U.S. investment in science.

An artist's close-up rendering of a microchip in green, black, orange and yellow

The next 75 years of U.S. science and innovation policy

An article examining how the future of scientific research needs to be restructured to meet the increasingly complex needs and challenges facing society.

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