Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.

Medical groups have criticized the legislation, which will give terminal patients access to experimental treatments, as dangerous and unnecessary.

Rush Holt, CEO of AAAS, discusses what’s changed as a result of the March for Science—and what hasn’t.

In 2017, the agency began posting redacted records, but Congress is now demanding full transparency.

NIH, NSF, and the DOE’s Office of Science will be among the agencies with budget increases if the omnibus bill is passed.

Trained in microbiology, Slaughter championed science, women’s health, and consumer protections as a member of the US House of Representatives.

A science-oriented political action committee is supporting candidates across the country.

Thousands of federal employees go on furlough during the shutdown, which could put a stop to research.

A provision to tax tuition waivers was dropped during the reconciliation process.