Since President Trump’s inauguration, his administration has repeatedly clashed with the scientific community. But a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Wednesday outlines potential policy fixes in a rare area where the administration’s rhetoric is aligned with academia’s interests: simplifying federal research regulations.

The report lays out 53 ways policymakers could simplify research regulations across an array of topics, from the submission of grants to clinical research to the handling of alleged scientific misconduct. One broad way to improve the current system, the report’s authors write, would be through a new role within the White House Office of Management and Budget to coordinate cross-agency requirements, or through the creati

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