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From Science to Business
Scientists, engineers, and medical professionals play a vital role in building the 21st- century science and technology enterprises that will create solutions and jobs critical to …
Power of Change
Electricity, supplied reliably and affordably, is foundational to the U.S. economy and is utterly indispensable to modern society. However, emissions resulting from many forms of …
Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States
Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from …
Humanities Doctorates in the United States
Improving Democracy Assistance
Over the past 25 years, the United States has made support for the spread of democracy to other nations an increasingly important element of its national security policy. These …
To Recruit and Advance
Although more women than men participate in higher education in the United States, the same is not true when it comes to pursuing careers in science and engineering. To Recruit and …
Seeking Security
Within the last 30 years, the genomes of thousands of organisms, from viruses, to bacteria, to humans, have been sequenced or partially sequenced and deposited in databases freely …
Advancing Urban Sustainability in China and the United States
In November 2018, National Academy of Sciences (NAS) President Marcia McNutt visited China for the first time in her official role. As part of this visit, the National Academies of …
Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning
Human reproductive cloning is an assisted reproductive technology that would be carried out with the goal of creating a newborn genetically identical to another human being. It is …
Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing
Smart manufacturing technologies - from advanced sensors to new computing capabilities - have the potential to greatly improve the productivity, energy efficiency, and …
Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation
In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in …
Science and Engineering Programs
Based primarily on a conference, this book examines the need for interventions to increase the number of U.S. students, both males and females, pursuing careers in the sciences and …