Barack Obama

A regulatory change initiated during the Obama administration appears set to be put into practice, allowing more than one supplier of cannabis research products.

The 46-person panel will identify instances when politics got in the way of science since 2009.

The decision to leave the United Nations’ educational, scientific, and cultural agency was spurred by what American officials say is the organization’s anti-Israel bias and lack of commitment to reform.

Rush Holt of AAAS talks with The Scientist about the upcoming gathering and collaborations—past, present, and future—between the two countries.

The president has announced that he will continue the Obama-era tradition of showcasing school children’s science projects at the White House.

During his two terms in office, President Barack Obama pushed for action on climate change, injected “innovation” into science and tech, bet big on biomedical research, and published papers in peer-reviewed journals. Here’s a look at his efforts to “put science in its rightful place.”

But some critics say the President relies too heavily on mandatory funding to support the biomedical research enterprise.

The US National Institutes of Health has formed a team of experts to begin the process of building President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative.

Fiscal year 2016 could be very bright for the research enterprise if the President’s budgetary requests are granted.

The President is launching a new initiative to help researchers and clinicians fully realize the dream of “precision medicine.”

The president exercises his authority to expand an existing marine reserve, making it the largest in the world.

President Barack Obama gave a nod to research in this week’s address. But was it enough for science advocates?

Members of Congress have suggested that the President should be able to pick a US Science Laureate.

The President’s 2014 budget includes a windfall for the NSF and cuts to the CDC.

Starting in 2014, the federally funded initiative will seek to develop new technologies capable of mapping the activity in the human brain.

A new analysis finds that while some federal agencies have made strides in safeguarding the validity of their research, more work needs to be done.

The President asks large agencies to make all government-funded research publicly available within a year of publication.

Engineer and materials scientist Subra Suresh will become president of Carnegie Mellon University.