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Biden Announces Additional OSTP Appointees

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President Biden announced two additional appointees to leadership roles in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Dr. Jane Lubchenco will serve as Deputy Director for Climate and Environment. An accomplished environmental scientist, Dr. Lubchenco is a professor at Oregon State University and formerly served as US Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of NOAA, as well as the US Science Envoy for the Ocean. She is also a UW alum, having received her Masters degree in Zoology (’71)!

Dr. Jason Matheny will serve as Deputy Director for National Security. He has served as a Commissioner on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence since 2018. Prior to that role, he served as Assistant Director of National Intelligence and Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency.

UW Publishes 2021 Federal Agenda

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The University of Washington has published our 2021 Federal Agenda outlining our top priorities for the coming year. Our agenda reflects a commitment to service, excellence, and innovation, taking into account the unique challenges of the past year.

We are proud of our longstanding partnership with the federal government and look forward to further collaboration in 2021.

Hearing on Research Infrastructure

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The US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will host a hearing titled “Building Back the U.S. Research Enterprise: COVID Impacts and Recovery”.

Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. EST (7:00 a.m. PST)
Place: Online via videoconferencing. Link will be posted here.
Witnesses:
• Dr. Sudip Parikh, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Dr. Christopher Keane, Vice President for Research, Washington State University
• Dr. Felice J. Levine, Executive Director, American Educational Research Association
• Mr. Thomas Quaadman, Executive Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Biden Signs Executive Orders to Tackle Climate Crisis

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President Biden signed several Executive Orders related to climate resiliency and sustainable infrastructure. The Executive Orders aim to:

  • Center the Climate Crisis in US Foreign Policy and National Security Considerations;
  • Take a “Whole-of-Government” approach to the Climate Crisis and Create an Office of Domestic Climate Policy;
  • Leverage Federal Buying Power;
  • Rebuild Infrastructure to catalyze the creation of jobs in construction, manufacturing, engineering and the skilled-trades;
  • Advance Conservation, Agriculture, and Reforestation;
  • Revitalize Energy Communities;
  • Secure Environmental Justice and Economic Opportunity.

The President also signed a memorandum on scientific integrity and evidence-based policymaking, which will re-establish the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

A full fact-sheet is available here.