Scientific progress depends on exchanging ideas with other experts and getting feedback from them. Academic freedom is necessary to enable that progress. Restricting how scientists can interact with other scientists impedes scientific progress — and development of future cures.

FEMA you’ve been with SW Florida a lot recently. We’ve benefited personally from your care and SBA disaster loans since Irma in 2017 wiped out 50% of Everglades City, including our water treatment plant. Your work is vital. We stand with you.

As someone who writes educational materials and programming for child maltreatment prevention, it’s simply not possible to create those items without 50+ years of high quality evidence that shows each of those words are integral to understanding why violence happens and what helps protect children.