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Politics & Government

Saturday's March Aims To Stand Up For Science

10:50pm April 22, 2017

by Wynne Davis

"I think the profession of science is under attack," says one organizer of the worldwide event. "[We've] left that open for politicians to [hijack] science for their own selfish needs."

Participants in the March for Science walk along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

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Science
Politics & Government

PHOTOS: Scientists Take To Washington To Stress A Nonpartisan Agenda

9:22pm April 22, 2017

by Meredith Rizzo

The science community feels threatened under the current administration. Researchers, educators and activists took to the nation's capital to stress that cuts to scientific funding affect us all.

Scientists rallied for evidence-based public policy outside the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting in San Francisco in December.

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Environment
Health & Safety

Should Scientists March? U.S. Researchers Still Debating Pros And Cons

8:48am February 23, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A "March for Science" is set for April 22 in Washington, D.C., to show support for evidence-based public policy. But some worry the march will be seen as partisan, and may even undermine sound policy.

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