MetroLab Ink
Ideas and updates from MetroLab
Across the network, cities and universities are making strides to develop new tools and technologies to improve our urban centers. The MetroLab blog highlights these stories and accomplishments. It features articles written by advisory board members, MetroLab staff, and network members. Our blog is also published on Medium, so be sure to follow us there to stay up to date on our postings!
February 12, 2025–
In January, the Office of Management and Budget paused grant making. This includes the projected $200.4 billion allocated to federal R&D funding. Every day that goes by without providing funding to current or future grants, is a day of delay in receiving evidence-based solutions to make our world better. Not until I came to MetroLab did I so concretely think about research. Why would I? I’m not a researcher. I’m not an academic. Before the time of AI, I would just google something. But even Google started from an investment in science. One of the world’s most ubiquitous tools was started because of a research grant. …
