The Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (SKAPP) is part of the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services (Read more about us)
Celeste Monforton Testifies in House
4/28/10 - On Workers Memorial Day, Celeste Monforton testified at the House Education & Labor Committee’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing on the Protecting America's Workers Act (Read more)
SKAPP Releases Results of Scientists in Government Research
3/3/10 - SKAPP's new report Strengthening Science in Government: Advancing Science in the Public’s Interest identifies concrete steps that agencies and the executive branch can take to strengthen federal science. (Read more)
Senate Confirms David Michaels to Head OSHA
12/4/09 - The US Senate confirmed David Michaels as the new Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
Welcome to the Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (SKAPP)
SKAPP is an initiative of scholars to examine the application of scientific evidence in the legal and regulatory arenas. We are committed to a future of transparent decision-making that draws on the best science to protect public health. Our objectives are:
- to enhance understanding of how science is used and misused in government decision-making and in legal proceedings; and
- to inform decision-makers about the nature of scientific inquiry and opinion.