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Making Better Drugs for Children with Cancer
The successes that have been achieved in treating childhood cancers stand as beacons against the less dramatic improvements for adults with cancer. Progress began to accelerate in …
Fulfilling the Potential of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
Cancer ranks second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death in the United States, making it a tremendous burden in years of life lost, patient suffering, and economic …
Behavioral Modeling and Simulation
Today's military missions have shifted away from fighting nation states using conventional weapons toward combating insurgents and terrorist networks in a battlespace in which the …
Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards
Humans, especially children, are naturally curious. Yet, people often balk at the thought of learning science--the "e;eyes glazed over"e; syndrome. Teachers may find …
Eager to Learn
Clearly babies come into the world remarkably receptive to its wonders. Their alertness to sights, sounds, and even abstract concepts makes them inquisitive explorers--and …
Discipline-Based Education Research
The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological …
Making Better Drugs for Children with Cancer
The successes that have been achieved in treating childhood cancers stand as beacons against the less dramatic improvements for adults with cancer. Progress began to accelerate in …
Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of …
Early Childhood Assessment
The assessment of young children's development and learning has recently taken on new importance. Private and government organizations are developing programs to enhance the school …
Fulfilling the Potential of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
Cancer ranks second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death in the United States, making it a tremendous burden in years of life lost, patient suffering, and economic …
Childhood Cancer Survivorship
Only more recently has it been realized that the intense effort to care for and cure a child with cancer does not end with survival. Continued surveillance and a variety of …
Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event
A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terrorists--even with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or less--would cause a large number of deaths and severe …