This episode begins with a summary of hearings held to update Congress on the progress of the 21st Century Cures Act. In his testimony to the U.S. House and Senate, National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins emphasized his agency’s commitment to support the next generation of researchers. The episode also provides an update on the controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; our letter-writing campaign to remove the repeal of the graduate student tuition waiver; the damaging effects of a continuing resolution on the research community; and the status of the FY18 budget and a possibility of another government shutdown. We end the episode and close out the year by sharing our favorite science stories of 2017.
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