Amidst current funding recisions and proposed steep federal funding cuts for research, it’s never been more important to communicate about the value of science and illuminate how improvements to our health care system are realized. A new infographic developed by the Research!America coalition illustrates the collaborative nature of research through all its stages. This can be a great tool for educating public audiences and policy makers, and can be downloaded by clicking on the image.

There is also a new AI tool that shows how science funding shapes society. Researchers in the U.S. and China developed a new AI visualization system called Funding the Frontier that provides a multi-faceted look at the role science plays in society. Rather than focusing solely on papers and citations, the platform links millions of research grants to outcomes like patents, public policy developments, clinical trials, and even media coverage. The system is a new way to visualize the influence of grants, modeled on a ripple effect.

Read more about this AI tool here. While the Funding the Frontier project is not yet open to the public, you can register for the waiting list HERE.