Research Highlight: Scientific Talent Leaks Out of Funding Gaps

Jan 30, 2025 | News, Publications, Research

Link: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2402.07235 February 2024 Authors: Wei Yang Tham, Joseph Staudt, Elisabeth Ruth Perlman, and Stephanie D. Cheng Abstract: We study how delays in NIH grant funding affect the career outcomes of research personnel. Using comprehensive...

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AI will have a major impact on labor markets. Here’s how the US can prepare.

Jan 13, 2025 | News, Publications, Research

The nation can do better at forecasting AI-driven job and skill changes, including with a data-focused nonprofit that examines the technology’s impact. By Brent Orrell, Suzette Kent, and Jason Owen-Smith. Originally published on FedScoop on December 30, 2024 Markets...

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Industries of Ideas Project Reaches New Milestone

Nov 26, 2024 | News

This month, IRIS premiered the Beta version of the Industries of Ideas dashboard to our advisory board members. The Industries of Ideas project seeks to address the need for new, data-driven ways to demonstrate the value of national investments in knowledge-driven...

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Industries of Ideas project featured on World Economic Forum podcast

Nov 25, 2024 | News

IRIS cofounder and New York University Professor Julia Lane was recently interviewed on Trustworthy Tech Dialogues, a podcast by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Trustworthy Technology. Dr. Lane discussed ongoing work on the “Industries of Ideas” project and how...

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Webinar! Innovations for the Public Good: A Talk with Dr. Jason Owen-Smith

Sep 20, 2024 | Events, News

Wednesday, October 2nd, 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. EDT Join IRIS Executive Director, Jason Owen-Smith, and Research!America for a presentation on IRIS’s efforts to capture, communicate, and enhance the public value of academic research and higher education. The webinar is...

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Michael Zwick of Rutgers University elected to IRIS board; Bethan Cantwell of Michigan State University re-elected

Aug 14, 2024 | News

IRIS welcomes new and returning members to our Board of Directors. Dr. Michael Zwick, the Senior Vice President for Research at Rutgers University, was elected for a three-year term; and incumbent board member Bethan Cantwell, the Assistant Provost for Institutional...

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