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PCAST releases letter on advancing public engagement with the sciences

August 31, 2023 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

Following from a meeting last month where it formally approved the letter, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (OSTP) has now released a letter to President Biden recommending action to increase public engagement and community collaboration through the process of policy development and implementation. Noting that while Americans generally have confidence that […]

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PCAST approves letter on advancing public engagement with the sciences

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has signed off on a letter that it will send to the Biden-Harris Administration calling for advancing public engagement with the sciences. Although the letter hasn’t been formally shared yet, members of the PCAST working group summarized its contents during a public meeting of PCAST

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Former COSI CEO named to PCAST

September 22, 2021 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

Kathryn D. Sullivan, PhD, former President and CEO of COSI in Columbus, Ohio, has been named by President Biden as a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). In addition to serving at the helm of COSI, Sullivan is a former NASA astronaut who flew on three Space Shuttle missions.

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