Just 17% of Americans now say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (2%) or “most of the time” (15%). While trust in government has been low for decades, the ...

A growing share of U.S. adults say religion is gaining influence, but most still want churches to stay out of politics, a ...

Jay P. Greene was a Senior Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy. The federal government provides enormous subsidies to the wealthiest universities in the country.

The Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable hosts monthly webinars on issues of national and international importance in science, technology, and policy. The webinars are free ...

The Government Department is a national leader in undergraduate research. Our faculty and students collaborate on a wide variety of research projects. Students may choose to pursue an individual ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Government contracts awarded by Air Force Research Lab have since been an effective collaboration between the government and private sectors. The purpose of these research and development programs is ...

Critics say a directive to make federally funded research immediately free to the public could violate authors’ copyrights. It could also disrupt the $19 billion academic publishing industry. Even as ...

(NewsNation) — Ten scientists have died or disappeared, all with links to the nation’s nuclear programs, raising questions about possible connections. On Thursday, President Trump said he was in a ...

Innovation has always relied, to some degree, on government support. But a recent study suggests that public funding might be even more influential than it seems. “Nearly a third of US patents rely ...