Author: Engineering

The U.S. system of graduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has served the nation and its science and enginee...

During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the V...

In 2014, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) engaged the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a pla...

The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was convened in 1940 in response to a request f...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - often called The Nation's Report Card - is the largest nationally representative and conti...

Despite the changing demographics of the nation and a growing appreciation for diversity and inclusion as drivers of excellence in science, enginee...

Information technology (IT) is widely understood to be the enabling technology of the 21st century. IT has transformed, and continues to transform,...

A convergent manufacturing platform is defined as a system that synergistically combines heterogeneous materials and processes (e.g., additive, sub...

Satellite remote sensing is the primary tool for measuring global changes in the land, ocean, biosphere, and atmosphere. Over the past three decade...

On September 16, 2019, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ...

Biomedical research results in the collection and storage of increasingly large and complex data sets. Preserving those data so that they are disco...

Wildland fires pose a growing threat to air quality and human health. Fire is a natural part of many landscapes, but the extent of area burned and ...

Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies assesses the status of medical, research, sterilization, and other commercial applic...

The needs and demands placed on science to address a range of urgent problems are growing. The world is faced with complex, interrelated challenges...

The U.S. space science community includes thousands of scientists across multiple disciplines that influence and are influenced by the many enginee...

In recent decades, production processes of intermediate and final products have been increasingly fragmented across countries in what are called gl...

Research to advance understanding of the ecology and biology of wildlife species is more important than ever as the world confronts issues ranging ...

High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential...

Encryption protects information stored on smartphones, laptops, and other devices - in some cases by default. Encrypted communications are provided...

Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in th...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops human health assessments that focus on ...

More intense heat waves, extended wildfire seasons and other escalating impacts of climate change have made it more important than ever to fill kno...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance and supp...

Valued for its ecological richness and economic value, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is under substantial pressure from human activities. The Deepwater H...

Despite advances in the delivery of high-quality cancer care and improvements in patient outcomes in recent years, disparities in cancer incidence,...

To help prioritize among possible investments to improve the resilience of built infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico region, the National Academie...

During the past 25 years, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences...

In response to a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - and with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Admi...

During the last century and today, the Tennessee walking horse has been used primarily for pleasure and show competition. Unique and natural to the...

Climate change is creating impacts that are widespread and severe for individuals, communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world. While ...

Significant efforts are ongoing within the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to improve national security and competitiveness by harnessing the growing power o...

As a living substrate, soil is critical to the function of Earth's geophysical and chemical properties. Soil also plays a major role in several hum...

At the request of Congress, this report presents findings and recommendations related to governance of the U.S. government's monitoring, detection,...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide disability benefits: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...

Established in December 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education wa...

In December 2019, new cases of severe pneumonia were first detected in Wuhan, China, and the cause was determined to be a novel beta coronavirus re...

Electric power is a critical infrastructure that is vital to the U.S. economy and national security. Today, the nation's electric power infrastruct...

Headlines frequently appear that purport to highlight the differences among workers of different generations and explain how employers can manage t...

Business structures, employment relationships, job characteristics, and worker outcomes have changed in the United States over the last few decades...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine last reviewed the state of the science on nutrition during pregnancy and lactation 30...

Human milk is considered the biologic norm for feeding the human infant during the first 6 months of life, and it is a preferred food from 6 to 12 ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)leads a nuclear security enterprise that includes three national laboratories, several productio...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was asked to articulate a 5-year strategic vision for international health security p...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has overseen significant upgrades to the technology used to manage aviation operations to increase the sa...

In 2009 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) began to assess the need for better-defined medical and public health crisis standards of care (CSC) for ca...

The goal of planetary protection is to control, to the degree possible, the biological cross-contamination of planetary bodies. Guidelines develope...

The Earth system functions and connects in unexpected ways - from the microscopic interactions of bacteria and rocks to the macro-scale processes t...

On November 13 and 14, 2018, members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Global Forum on Innovation in Health Profes...