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According to a copy of the new research sighted by JoyNews’ Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen, the number of health care professionals, scientists, and engineers in state legislatures has increased since 2021 when Eagleton launched the first publicly accessible national database of elected state legislators with scientific, engineering, and health care training. At the time, only 3% of state legislators in the United States were in those occupations.

Reply The Science and Politics Initiative at Rutgers' Eagleton Institute of Politics has launched the first publicly accessible national database of elected state legislators with scientific, engineering and health care training. "As our nation continues to face the pandemic, climate change, renewable energy infrastructure and other science-based issues, it becomes apparent that the perspectives of scientists who hold elected office are invaluable," said Anna Dulencin, senior program coordinator of the Eagleton Science and Politics Initiative. Anna Dulencin is the senior program coordinator o...

National inventory of scientists, engineers and health care professionals in U.S. state legislatures The Science and Politics Initiative at Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics has launched the first publicly accessible national database of elected state legislators with scientific, engineering and health care training. “As our nation continues to face the pandemic, climate change, renewable energy infrastructure and other science-based issues, it becomes apparent that the perspectives of scientists who hold elected office are invaluable,” said Anna Dulencin, senior program coordina...

Save water. Save energy. Save money. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved The Acoustic Testing Pilot Program, a new $1.5 million grant program for water utilities to install state-of-the-art leak detection technology. The program was developed by Dr. Kira Lawrence, Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship recipient with the New Jersey BPU. "Water leaks waste money, energy and a precious resource, especially at a widespread infrastructure level," state BPU President Joe Fiordaliso said. Water uses the most energy resources with their water treatment plants and waste water trea...