Reports and Commentary

FSIP is charged with exploring the economic and political forces shaping scientific innovation and examining how the U.S. can revitalize its research and innovation system to address the challenges of today’s world.

Over the past few years, the team has produced a diverse portfolio of reports, articles and commentaries tackling the forces reshaping American research and innovation.

Reports and Papers

Science Philanthropy Indicators Report 2025
By Chris Martin, Kate Lowry, Robert Conn, and France Córdova

Science Philanthropy’s Implications for American Leadership in Innovation
By Robert Conn, Peter F. Cowhey, Christopher L. Martin, Joshua Graff Zivin

In the Media

Responding to new realities in US science and technology
By Robert W. Conn and Thomas F. Rosenbaum

America Leads in Science and Technology. If Trump Gets His Way, It Won't For Much Longer.
By Peter F. Cowhey and Joshua Graff Zivin

GPS News

Reimagining America’s innovation engine | November 2025 
How the FSIP initiative is uncovering what it will take for the U.S. to lead in research and technology, from smarter public-private partnerships to forward-thinking policies on talent and investment

Exploring new frontiers in science, innovation | July 2022
New initiative in the Peter F. Cowhey Center on Global Transformation (CCGT) seeks to understand the ecosystem of philanthropic giving in the U.S. – and how philanthropic giving can help the U.S. maintain its edge as a country of innovation