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ARISE: Advancing Research In Science and Engineering: Investing in Early-Career Scientists and High-Risk, High-Reward Research

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ARISE

The ARISE project and its resulting report sought to foster a new generation of scientists and stimulate innovation to generate competitive advantage in a global economy.

Overview

The ARISE report addressed two issues central to the vitality of America's research enterprise: 1) the support of early-career investigators; and 2) the encouragement of high-risk, high-reward research. Such support and encouragement can foster a new generation of scientists and stimulate the daring investigations that will generate competitive advantage in a global economy.

With valuable input from leaders of the key federal science and technology research agencies, members of Congress and their staffs, academic leaders, and young faculty, the project committee analyzed current science funding policies in order to find ways to strengthen the impact of federal research dollars. The project's report offered fresh policy recommendations for government, university, and foundation leaders.

ARISE Check List for Action

People

People

Program Chair
ARISE Study Committee

David Baltimore

California Institute of Technology
Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology; President Emeritus
Academy Member

Steven Chu

Stanford University
William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Humanities and Sciences
Academy Member

Richard B. Freeman

Harvard University
Herbert S. Ascherman Professor of Economics
Academy Member

Susan Lois Graham

University of California, Berkeley
Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Emerita
Academy Member

David Goldston

House Science Committee (former Staff Director)

Linda P.B. Katehi

University of California, Davis
Chancellor; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Women and Gender Studies
Academy Member

Peter S. Kim

Stanford School of Medicine
Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor of Biochemistry at Stanford University
Academy Member

Neal Francis Lane

Rice University
Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus and Professor of Physics and Astronomy Emeritus
Academy Member

C. Dan Mote

University of Maryland
Regents Professor & Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering and Former President
Academy Member

Daphne Preuss

University of Chicago; Chromatin, Inc.

David Domingo Sabatini

NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Frederick L. Ehrman Professor of Cell Biology and Chairperson, Dept. of Cell Biology
Academy Member

Randy W Schekman

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Distinguished Professor
Academy Member

Albert Teich

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Keith Robert Yamamoto

University of California, San Francisco
Vice Chancellor for Research; Executive Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
Academy Member
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Publications

Publications

News & Updates

News & Updates

Press Release
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Schekman to Brief CDC Institute on ARISE Findings

Randy Schekman will present the recommendations of the ARISE report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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Cech Presents ARISE Recommendations on Capitol Hill

Tom Cech (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) will present the recommendations of the American Academy’s ARISE report to members of Congress and their staff at a Capitol Hill briefing organized by the American Chemical Society.
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Outcomes

Outcomes

The recommendations from the Academy’s 2008 report ARISE—Advancing Research In Science and Engineering were incorporated into the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as the federal budgets for FY2010 and FY2011. The Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health have all increased support for early-career researchers and potentially transformative research, as recommended by ARISE.

Statements of Support for ARISE

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