Marcia McNutt

1 month ago | issues.org | Vol. XLI |Lisa Margonelli |Lia Halloran |Marcia McNutt

Solving the disconnects between science and society will require much more than good ideas and good intentions—it will require the political will to bring the fragmented institutions of science together. Today’s political environment precludes the science community from making its old pitches to Congress; it will need to break old habits, build new bonds at personal, local, and regional levels, and reconsider the way it works. Editor's Journal Perspectives FeaturesBook Reviews

Feb 13, 2025 | aaas.confex.com | Alison Snyder |Marcia McNutt

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Nov 14, 2024 | science.org | Chenshu Liu |Feyza Yilmaz |Ayumi Kuratani |Marcia McNutt

Long before the 5 November US presidential election, I had become ever more concerned that science has fallen victim to the same political divisiveness tearing at the seams of American society. This is a tragedy because science is the best—arguably the only—approach humankind has developed to peer into the future, to project the outcomes of various possible decisions using the known laws of the natural world.

Oct 8, 2024 | issues.org | Marcia McNutt |Vol. XLI

When Marcia McNutt, the president of the National Academy of Sciences, delivered her 2024 State of the Science address, she argued that US science is strong—but action is required to address competition from China, declining federal investment in science, and a decrease in public trust of science and scientists. McNutt identifies the core challenges that the research community must tackle to ensure that American science remains strong.

Oct 7, 2024 | issues.org | Marcia McNutt |Jay Lloyd |Vol. XLI

Here’s what we need to do to keep American science strong. The US scientific enterprise has for decades been a juggernaut for innovation, economic growth, and lasting national security and prosperity. However, as the head of a premier US science organization, I am growing increasingly alarmed by worrying trends that threaten to undermine our global leadership in science and our ability to continue producing the advances that our nation and world have long depended upon.