Energy, Environment & Climate CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) — A National Center for Bioengineering Solutions to Climate Change and Environmental Challenges The federal government can accelerate capabilities and applications of environmental biotechnology by establishing the CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) Center.
Health & Life Sciences Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers in STEM The federal government must ensure that success for early-career STEM professionals does not demand mental-health sacrifice.
Energy, Environment & Climate Creating a National HVDC Transmission Network A significant increase in transmission capacity is needed to meet the Biden Administration’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Energy, Environment & Climate Reduce, Repurpose, Recharge: Establishing a Collaborative Doctrine of Groundwater Management in the Ogallala Aquifer The federal government should create a Reduce, Repurpose, Recharge Initiative (RRRI): a voluntary program designed to keep farmers engaged in groundwater conservation in the Ogallala Aquifer.
Energy, Environment & Climate Establishing the AYA Research Institute: Increasing Data Capacity and Community Engagement for Environmental-Justice Tools The Biden Administration should create the “AYA Research Institute” to increase federal capacity to identify and resolve environmental justice issues.
Education & Workforce Establishing Village Corps: A National Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program at AmeriCorps Establishing a new ECE-focused branch of AmeriCorps is an innovative solution that builds on existing programmatic infrastructure to use talent and funds efficiently and equitably.
Health & Life Sciences Establishing a National Endemic Disease Surveillance Initiative (NEDSI) The Biden-Harris Administration should establish a National Endemic Disease Surveillance Initiative (NEDSI) to remove barriers to tracking and predicting endemic, infectious diseases.
Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Combating Bias in Medical Innovation The Biden-Harris Administration must act to address bias in medical technology at the development, testing and regulation, and market-deployment and evaluation phases.
Science Policy Taking Out the Space Trash: Creating an Advanced Market Commitment for Recycling and Removing Large-Scale Space Debris In order to mitigate the space debris problem in a way that also bolsters national economic growth, the U.S. government should create an advanced market commitment for recycling and de-orbiting satellites and large-sized debris.
