It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn't just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists.

Announcing the new intiative in basic science included Guillermo “Willy” Prado, interim executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, center, Dr. Henri Ford, dean and chief academic ...

The radical dismantling of government-funded basic research will accelerate the deterioration of universities’ beneficent implementation of the scientific method — the greatest accomplishment of ...