/tispp/channels_item/2 en /tispp/node/5048 <p>Nicholas B. King has been named the Associate Director of the <a href="/tispp/">Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy</a> at ���������Թ�, where he holds appointments in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ School of Population and Global Health and the Faculty of Arts’ Max Bell School of Public Policy.</p> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:54:07 +0000 ���������Թ� /tispp/node/5046 <p>January 14, 2026 | Ruth Morgan, the 2024-25 TISPP visiting fellow, argues that trust between science and society depends on sustained, open dialogue. She highlights that knowledge is disruptive and uncertain, and that progress starts with asking better questions especially in an era of misinformation. </p> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:36 +0000 ���������Թ� /tispp/node/5045 <p>January 14, 2026 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/rees-kassen">Rees Kassen</a><strong>, </strong>Academic Director for ���������Թ�'s new Sustainability Park and the director of TISPP. His article traces today’s tension around the post‑WWII “social contract” for publicly funded basic research (shaped by Vannevar Bush’s <i>Science: The Endless Frontier</i>). He argues the contract is straining as governments demand faster, more visible returns, even though long-run payoffs (like mRNA vaccines) show why basic research matters.</p> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:05:53 +0000 ���������Թ� /tispp/node/5044 <p>January 14, 2026 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/barbara-koremenos">Barbara Koremenos</a>, the 23-24 McConnell Visiting Scholar at ���������Թ�'s Max Bell School of Public Policy, argues that international scientific collaboration can build trust and help solve global problems, even amid geopolitical rivalry. She focuses on stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) research that represents a new frontier akin to the Antarctic Treaty in its ability to foster international scientific collaboration.</p> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:17:09 +0000 ���������Թ�