‘A philosophical attack on the nature of science’
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Rebecca Trager2026-03-10T14:59:00
Norine Noonan and Susan Coady Kemnitzer, who have retired from decades-long senior leadership roles at key science agencies and the White House, talk about the importance of collecting data at this historic moment
A session at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) recent annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona celebrated the 50th anniversary of the organisation’s R&D Budget and Policy Program. Norine Noonan and Susan Coady Kemnitzer, who have now retired and previously held senior leadership positions at science agencies and the White House, had a lot to say about the situation facing universities and research funders in the US. Rebecca Trager caught up with them.