Pipettes & Politics: Episode 5

In this episode we cover the 2-year budget deal passed in Congress and what it means for some of the major science funding agencies; new sexual harassment policies being proposed by the NSF and the NIH; and the National Science Board’s policy companion statement on U.S. need for a STEM-capable workforce. ASBMB Today science writer John Arnst makes his debut on the podcast to talk about his feature article for the February edition of the magazine on work funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Interested in science policy? Applications are open for ASBMB's annual Capitol Hill Day. The deadline to apply is Feb. 26. Go to policy.asbmb.org for more information. NSF sexual harassment notice: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in144.jsp?org=NSF NIH revamps its sexual harassment policy: https://nihrecord.nih.gov/newsletters/2017/01_27_2017/story4.htm NSB policy companion statement on U.S. need for STEM-capable workforce: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244391&WT.mc_id=USNSF_62&WT.mc_ev=click Follow your Pipettes & Politics hosts Twitter and share your thoughts on this episode using #PipettesAndPolitics: -Benjamin Corb | @bwcorb -Andre Porter | @anporter_ -Daniel Pham | @dpham20