Committee on Science Technology Engineer Division on Engineering and Physical Sci Board on Higher Education and Workforc
The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation's technology base. A workforce with robust Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) capabilities is critical to sustaining U.S. preeminence. Today, however, the STEM activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) are a small and diminishing part of the nation's overall science and engineering enterprise.
Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and...
The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued a...
Committee on the Future U S Workforce fo Board on Earth Sciences and Resources Board on Higher Education and Workforc
We live in a changing world with multiple and evolving threats to national security, including terrorism, asymmetrical warfare (conflicts between agents with different military powers or tactics), and social unrest. Visually depicting and assessing these threats using imagery and other geographically-referenced information is the mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). As the nature of the threat evolves, so do the tools, knowledge, and skills needed to respond. The challenge for NGA is to maintain a workforce that can deal with evolving threats to national security,...
We live in a changing world with multiple and evolving threats to national security, including terrorism, asymmetrical warfare (conflicts between a...
Committee to Assess the Current and Futu Board on Agriculture and Natural Resourc Board on Higher Education and Workforc
The U.S. veterinary medical profession contributes to society in diverse ways, from developing drugs and protecting the food supply to treating companion animals and investigating animal diseases in the wild. In a study of the issues related to the veterinary medical workforce, including demographics, workforce supply, trends affecting job availability, and capacity of the educational system to fill future demands, a National Research Council committee found that the profession faces important challenges in maintaining the economic sustainability of veterinary practice and education,...
The U.S. veterinary medical profession contributes to society in diverse ways, from developing drugs and protecting the food supply to treating com...
Committee on Improving Higher Education' Board on Higher Education and Workforce Policy and Global Affairs
U.S. strength in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines has formed the basis of innovations, technologies, and industries that have spurred the nationa (TM)s economic growth throughout the last 150 years. Universities are essential to the creation and transfer of new knowledge that drives innovation. This knowledge moves out of the university and into broader society in several ways a " through highly skilled graduates (i.e. human capital); academic publications; and the creation of new products, industries, and companies via the commercialization of...
U.S. strength in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines has formed the basis of innovations, technologies, and indust...
Committee on Federal Research Regulation Committee on Science Technology and Law Board on Higher Education and Workforc
Research universities are critical contributors to our national research enterprise. They are the principal source of a world-class labor force and fundamental discoveries that enhance our lives and the lives of others around the world. These institutions help to create an educated citizenry capable of making informed and crucial choices as participants in a democratic society. However many are concerned that the unintended cumulative effect of federal regulations undercuts the productivity of the research enterprise and diminishes the return on the federal investment in research.
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Research universities are critical contributors to our national research enterprise. They are the principal source of a world-class labor force and...
Planning Committee for the National Summ Board on Higher Education and Workforce Policy and Global Affairs
The future competitiveness of the United States in an increasingly interconnected global economy depends on the nation fostering a workforce with strong capabilities and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). STEM knowledge and skills enable both individual opportunity and national competitiveness, and the nation needs to develop ways of ensuring access to high-quality education and training experiences for all students at all levels and for all workers at all career stages.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) holds a primary responsibility for...
The future competitiveness of the United States in an increasingly interconnected global economy depends on the nation fostering a workforce with s...
Students, parents, and government agencies need as much information as possible about the outcomes of the higher education experience and the extent to which they can expect a fair return on their investment in higher education.In order to better understand the concept of quality - enabling students to acquire knowledge in a variety of disciplines and deep knowledge in at least one discipline, as well as to develop a range of skills and habits of mind that prepare them for career success, engaged citizenship, intercultural competence, social responsibility, and continued intellectual...
Students, parents, and government agencies need as much information as possible about the outcomes of the higher education experience and the exten...