Tom Price
Tom Price is a Washington-based freelance writer who focuses on public affairs, business, technology and education. Previously he was a correspondent in the Cox Newspapers Washington bureau and chief politics writer for the Cox papers in Dayton. He is author or co-author of five books, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Rolling Stone, CQ Researcher and other publications.
Crafting Policy to Bridge the Red-Blue Divide
The Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank founded four years ago by four former U.S Senate majority leaders, works to overcome political polarization.
State Budget Cuts Hurting Quality of Research
While the federal component of research funding remains federal, state budget cuts threaten U.S. research quality, educators say. …
Beware of Science as Political Veneer
“Scientization of politics,” not just politicization of science, weakens scientific integrity.
U.S. Challenged for High-Tech Global Leadership
A mixed picture emerges as science organizations examine the U.S. lead in innovation and where that lead is headed.
A Primer on Media in the 21st Century: Part II
It’s been said that the so-called new media are driving a stake into the heart of the traditional dead-tree model. A recent Project for Excellence in Journalism report shows that while new media are growing in popularity, old-school reportage is still important and relevant.
It’s All One World for Energy Concerns
A recent energy policy summit concluded what the Group of 8 powers are learning: The Third World may require help reducing heat-trapping gases.
A Primer on Media in the 21st Century
Although it says rumors of the death of traditional news media are exaggerated, the Project for Excellence in Journalism catalogs some methods for staving off the demise.
Making Diversity a Value, and Not an Event
Tom Price is blogging for Miller-McCune.com from the 3rd annual Conference on Understanding Interventions That Broaden Participation in Research Careers.
If Science Happens in Silence, Did It Happen?
Tom Price is blogging for Miller-McCune.com from the 3rd annual Conference on Understanding Interventions That Broaden Participation in Research Careers.
Community Building Keeps Students on the Scientifc Path
Tom Price is blogging for Miller-McCune.com from the 3rd annual Conference on Understanding Interventions That Broaden Participation in Research Careers.
Striving to Keep Diversity in the Formula
Tom Price is blogging for Miller-McCune.com from the 3rd annual Conference on Understanding Interventions That Broaden Participation in Research Careers.
The Steady Erosion of Science Journalism
Tom Price is blogging live from the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s public policy conference for Miller-McCune.com.
Knowledge the Most Important Renewable Resource
Tom Price is blogging live from the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s public policy conference for Miller-McCune.com.
R&D From Both Sides Now
Tom Price is blogging live from the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s public policy conference for Miller-McCune.com.
Policy Types Assured Obama’s ‘a Science Guy’
Tom Price is blogging live from the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s public policy conference for Miller-McCune.com.
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Overseas Troops Finally Get Fair Shot at Voting
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Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected No More?
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