Back in 1970, the economist Milton Friedman famously argued that businesses have a single responsibility: to increase profit. For decades, the so-called “Friedman doctrine” amounted to dogma in ...

Discover the economic and societal impacts of unemployment, including hidden challenges for individuals and long-term effects on GDP and government expenses.

WASHINGTON — The National Science Foundation’s decades of support for engineering research and education have had profound impacts on society, leading to the development of critical new technologies, ...

The familiar phrase “school’s out for summer” often brings about student cheers and sighs of relief from teachers. It marks the end of an academic year and the start of a period of relaxation, ...

Applied Innovation supports and promotes the NSF I-Corps program as a way to help Drexel innovators expand the impact of their research. The program enables participants to explore the question of, ...

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The rapid evolution of technology has transformed society in profound ways, presenting both opportunities and significant challenges. As a professor of public administration and public policy and a ...

A new white paper from Sage reveals a gap between the aspirations for societal impact of social and behavioral science (SBS) researchers and the leaders and systems that govern their careers. While ...

Academia prides itself on measuring 'impact,' but are we truly evaluating what matters? In the current system, academia prioritizes papers over breakthroughs, thereby stalling innovation after ...

A dozen faculty or staff members from Purdue's West Lafayette campus will be chosen to participate in the Societal Impact Fellows Program for Spring 2022. Societal Impact fellows will work with a ...