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New Report Identifies Policy Options to Improve Federal Research Regulations, Bolster U.S. Scientific Competitiveness

News Release

The U.S. scientific enterprise has produced significant advances in technologies and medicines for the nation but is being held back by uncoordinated regulations and policies. A new National Academies report examines the landscape of federal regulations and outlines policy options to alleviate administrative and regulatory burden.

Sep 3, 2025

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Featured Publications

Rethinking Researcher Assessment and Incentives at U.S. Academic Institutions: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

Proceedings

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Prevention of and Response to Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: Tools for Department Chairs and Principal Investigators: Part 1: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

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Building Institutional Capacity for Engaged Research: Proceedings of a Workshop

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Transforming Research and Higher Education Institutions in the Next 75 Years: Proceedings of the 2022 Endless Frontier Symposium

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Enhancing Coordination and Collaboration Across the Land-Grant System

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Identifying Gaps in Sexual Harassment Remediation Efforts: Issue Paper

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Implementing Policies to Prevent “Passing the Harasser” in Higher Education

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The Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM

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Addressing Environmental Harms to Reduce Sexual Harassment

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Addressing Abuses of Power to Prevent Sexual Harassment

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Applying Procedural Justice to Prevent and Address Sexual Harassment

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Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable

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The Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust

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