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

The position was eliminated the same week a new Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Robert Redfield’s record-setting salary was nearly double that of his predecessors.

The proposed limitations stem from fears of intellectual property theft.

Administration officials contend that research and teaching assistants are students, not workers, and want to take the matter to federal court.

Sara Brenner discusses why she took a break from academia to join the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, and what she hopes to accomplish there.

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

Funds for the NIH and NSF would stay flat, while some agencies, including the FDA and NASA, would see increases.

The new policy affects academic and nonprofit grants and cooperative agreements exceeding $50,000.