MOST team reflects on this year’s SACNAS conference in recent blog post.
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At the end of October, several members of our team attended the 2022 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference in Puerto Rico. Read our recent blog post to learn more about the workshop they facilitated, who they met at the conference, and local spots they visited during their free time!
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How do fixed wireless devices impact broadband access?
Fixed wireless internet can provide internet to sparsely populated areas, avoiding costs associated with fiber.
Transmitters are most effective on tall structures called vertical assets.
States can increase accessibility to vertical assets by mapping, vetting and ensuring access to assets.
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Do fentanyl testing kits reduce drug fatalities?
1 in 54 MO deaths are caused by opioid overdoses; 90% of these are from fentanyl.
Individuals with a substance use disorder report that fentanyl testing kits made them feel safer from overdose, engage in safer drug use behaviors, and be more likely to seek treatment.
Half of states and D.C. have legalized the use of fentanyl testing kits by medical or harm reduction services personnel to prevent overdoses and deaths.
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What are the effects and uses of eminent domain?
Eminent domain allows the state or federal government to claim private property for public use as long as there is just compensation.
Definitions of public use can vary based on the legal jurisdiction.
There is limited and inconsistent research on the economic effects of eminent domain.
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Medicaid Funding for Mental Health Services
Mental Health Programs to Reduce Reincarceration
Alternative Cattle Feed Options
School-to-Prison Pipeline
In the meantime, visit our Science Note Database to check out the 200+ Notes we've published so far! |
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2022 midterm elections took place on Tuesday, November 8.
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Missourians voted Tuesday to become the 21st state to legalize recreational marijuana, approving a constitutional amendment that also establishes a process to clear nonviolent marijuana-related charges from Missourians’ criminal records.
Science Note: Cannabis Legalization
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The constitutional amendment means that Kansas City will have to spend at least 25% of its budget on the police department, up from its current 20%. The KCPD is governed by the state of Missouri through a Board of Police Commissioners, unlike any other major U.S. city or police department in Missouri.
Science Note: Public Safety Funding
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Applications for our Executive Policy Fellowship continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. MOST Executive Policy Fellows assist state agencies with incorporating data management, analysis, visualization, and integration practices to improve program design and implementation according to agency priorities.
Executive Policy Fellows also have opportunities to build policy-relevant skills by participating in professional development activities hosted by MOST and by contributing additional capacity to team projects as appropriate.
We are currently seeking candidates with an interest in state policy who have extensive data analysis training. Do you know someone who would be a good fit? Additional application materials can be found at https://mostpolicyinitiative.org/about/fellows/apply/.
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Calling scientists and engineers interested in policy writing experience!
We are seeking members of a Community Science Note Editorial Board who can assist in writing and reviewing science notes for a variety of settings, including general information, responses to public comment opportunities, and in advance of public hearings. We request that writers and editors have scientific training such as advanced degrees and/or extensive research experience.
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