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CLEANER and NSF's Environmental Observatories
Degradation of the nation's water resources threatens the health of humans and the functioning of natural ecosystems. To help better understand the causes of these adverse impacts …
Planning for Two Transformations in Education and Learning Technology
In response to concerns about the continued unrealized potential of IT in K-12 education, the National Research Councils Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, …
New Orleans Hurricane Protection System
Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation's most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. …
Toward a Sustainable and Secure Water Future
Water is our most fundamental natural resource, a resource that is limited. Challenges to our nation's water resources continue to grow, driven by population growth, ecological …
Prizes to spur innovation and technology breakthroughs
Prizes to spur innovation and technology breakthroughs: hearing before the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of …
Rising to the Challenge
America's position as the source of much of the world's global innovation has been the foundation of its economic vitality and military power in the post-war. No longer is U.S. …
Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation …
Global Change and Extreme Hydrology
Climate theory dictates that core elements of the climate system, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, and reservoirs of atmospheric and soil moisture, should change as the …
Countering Bioterrorism
The attacks of September 11 and the release of anthrax spores revealed enormous vulnerabilities in the U.S. public-health infrastructure and suggested similar vulnerabilities in …
Software, Growth, and the Future of the U.S Economy
Starting in the mid 1990s, the United States economy experienced an unprecedented upsurge in economic productivity. Rapid technological change in communications, computing, and …
Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences
New research opportunities to advance hydrologic sciences promise a better understanding of the role of water in the Earth system that could help improve human welfare and the …
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition, assists judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of …